Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bernardo Jesús Araya Ponce | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFSU Umuarama | ||
Youth career | |||
Colo-Colo (football) | |||
Universidad de Chile (football) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012 | Deportes Tocopilla (football) | ||
2013 | Palestino | ||
2013–2014 | Deportes Concepción | ||
2018–2021 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
2021 | Nantes Métropole | ||
2022 | San Lorenzo | ||
2023 | Yeesco Sercesa | ||
2024– | AFSU Umuarama | ||
International career | |||
2013–2015 | Chile U23 (futsal) | ||
2015– | Chile (futsal) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bernardo Jesús Araya Ponce (born 5 June 1993) is a Chilean futsal player who plays as a defender for Brazilian side AFSU Umuarama. Besides Chile, he has played in Argentine, France and Brazil.
As a youth footballer, Araya was with both Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile at under-17 and under-18 level, respectively. Next he spent a season with Deportes Tocopilla. [1]
In 2013 he switched to futsal after a trial to join Chile national futsal team alongside his best friend. Having played for both Palestino and Deportes Concepción in his homeland, [1] in 2018 he moved to Argentine side Newell's Old Boys. [2]
As a member of Newell's Old Boys, he got three consecutive promotions and played at all categories of the Argentine futsal. [1]
In 2021, he moved to French side Nantes Métropole [ fr], becoming the first Chilean to play in Europe. [3]
Due to a serious knee injury, he returned to Argentina in 2022 [4] and joined San Lorenzo [ es], winning the league title and the Copa Argentina. [5]
In 2023, he joined Brazilian club Yeesco Sercesa in the Liga Gaúcha, becoming the first Chilean to play in the Brazilian futsal [6] and winning the Série Ouro of the Federação Gaúcha. [7] The next season, he switched to AFSU Umuarama. [8]
Araya has taken part of the Chile national futsal team since under-23 level, becoming the team captain at senior level. [9]
Araya is the younger brother of Karen Araya, a Chilean professional footballer. [1]
Yeesco Sercesa