Bernardo Jesús Araya Ponce (born 5 June 1993) is a Chilean futsal player who plays as a defender for Spanish club Burela FS. Besides Chile, he has played in Spain, Argentina, France and Brazil.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2024–2024 | AFSU Umuarama | ||
| 2024– | Burela FS | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Chile U23 (futsal) | ||
| 2015– | Chile (futsal) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editAs 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 futsal player to be transferred to 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 [pt], becoming the first Chilean to play in the LNF, the premier brazilian futsal league.[8]
In 2024 he joined Spanish club Burela FS in the Primera División de Futsal, considered to be one of the best futsal leagues in the world, and becoming the first Chilean to play in the Spanish futsal.[9]
International career
editAraya has taken part of the Chile national futsal team since under-23 level, becoming the team captain at senior level.[10]
Personal life
editAraya is the younger brother of Karen Araya, a Chilean professional footballer.[1]
Honours
editYeesco Sercesa
- Copa dos Campeões: 2023
- Taça Farroupilha: 2023
- Série Ouro - Federação Gaúcha: 2023[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Stanisci, Juan (23 September 2022). "Bernardo Araya: a la conquista de Sudamérica". Lástima a nadie, maestro (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Elias, Rodrigo (3 November 2018). "Bernardo Araya: "Vamos a dar la vida por el objetivo" • Planeta Newells". Planeta Newell's (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Maldonado, Víctor (15 July 2021). "Un chileno da el gran salto de su carrera y ficha en el Nantes: "Quiero marcar un precedente"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Ramírez, Daniel (1 March 2022). "Bernardo Araya, la estrella de La Roja de futsal que busca renacer y regresar a Europa: "Quiero volver a mi nivel y estar en las mejores ligas del mundo"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (7 December 2022). "Bernardo Araya se coronó campeón de Futsal en Argentina". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Almazán, Felipe (16 February 2023). "Bernardo Araya será el primer chileno en jugar en el Futsal brasileño". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Almazán, Felipe (14 December 2023). "Bernardo Araya: "Me preocupo de poner a disposición mi experiencia para potenciar al equipo"". www.LaRoja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Almazán, Felipe (17 January 2024). "¡Bernardo Araya es nuevo jugador del AFSU - Umuarama!". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Un capitán chileno a bordo". burelafs.org (in Spanish). Burela FS. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Bernardo Araya, capitán de La Roja Futsal: "Es un honor defender la camiseta de mi país"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ @yeescosercesa (14 December 2023). "CAMPEÃO SÉRIE OURO DE FUTSAL 2023" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via Instagram.
External links
edit- Bernardo Araya at PlaymakerStats.com