Bryan Alfonso Véjar Utreras (born 14 July 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Chilean Primera División side Palestino as a defender.
 Véjar with Palestino | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Alfonso Véjar Utreras | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Talcahuano, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2014 | Huachipato | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Huachipato | 61 | (3) |
| 2016–2021 | Colo-Colo | 55 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Palestino (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2021– | Palestino | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Chile U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2015 | |||
Club career
editHe made his professional debut playing for Huachipato on May 11, 2013. On that day, his team defeated Santiago Wanderers 3 goals to 1.
On August 4, 2016, it was officially announced his departure to Colo Colo, by petition of the current coach Pablo Guede. On August 4, 2021, he moved to Palestino after ending his contract with Colo-Colo.[1]
Seven-a-side football
editStill a player of Palestino, he joined the Chilean seven-a-side football club Red Lions in November 2023 for the championship Legends Cup as coach, with the also active footballer Martín Rodríguez as player.[2]
International career
editVéjar was one of the players selected by former Chilean coach Jorge Sampaoli to spar with the Chile National team for the World cup Brazil 2014.[3] After, he represented Chile U20 at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship, making one appearance.
In 2020, he took part in a training microcycle of the Chile senior team.[4]
Honours
edit- Colo-Colo
- Primera División (1): 2017 Transición
- Copa Chile (2): 2016, 2019
- Supercopa de Chile (2): 2017, 2018
References
edit- ^ "Brayan Véjar fue oficializado como nuevo refuerzo de Palestino". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Arriaza, Bastián (19 November 2023). "Martín Rodríguez retorna a Chile para firmar con un nuevo club". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Los sparring que acompañarán a la Roja en Brasil 2014" (in Spanish). Publimetro Chile. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Munizaga, Sebastián (16 September 2020). "Joan Cruz y Brayan Véjar sorprenden y entran a la nómina de Reinaldo Rueda para el microciclo de Chile". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links
edit- Brayan Véjar at Soccerway
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