Rubén Farfán

Rubén Farfán
Farfán with Coquimbo Unido in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rubén Ignacio Farfán Arancibia
Date of birth (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Nogales, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Iquique
Youth career
Unión La Calera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Unión La Calera 17 (4)
2012 → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) ? (18)
2013–2017 Universidad de Chile 31 (5)
2014–2015 → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) 33 (5)
2016 → Palestino (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Santiago Wanderers (loan) 26 (5)
2017–2018 Deportes Temuco 35 (2)
2019–2023 Coquimbo Unido 108 (12)
2021 → Unión Española (loan) 22 (1)
2024– Deportes Iquique 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2021

Rubén Ignacio Farfán Arancibia (born 25 September 1991) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes Iquique as a winger.

Career

He signed with Deportes Iquique for the 2024 season.[1]

Personal life

He is the nephew of Gerson Martínez, another professional footballer who played for Colo-Colo and Chile U20.[2]

He is nicknamed Rayo (Lightning Bolt) due to his speed.[3]

Honours

Deportes Santa Cruz
Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ^ Morales, Ítalo (25 December 2023). "Se fue de Coquimbo y ya tiene nuevo equipo: se confirma uno de los movimientos del mercado en Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ "El sobrino del atacante albo que siguen de cerca en la U". Publimetro.cl (in Spanish). Publimetro. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "¡El Rayo ya es hispano!" (in Spanish). Unión Española. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Deportes Santa Cruz se coronó campeón de la Tercera B". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2021.


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