Gabriel Adonis Norambuena Moraga (born May 7, 2003), nicknamed Nora,[1] is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Chilean Primera División club Unión Española.

Gabriel Norambuena
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Adonis Norambuena Moraga
Date of birth (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Unión Española
Number 24
Youth career
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Unión Española 17 (1)
International career
2021–2023 Chile U20 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2023

Club career

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A product of Unión Española youth system, Norambuena made his professional debut in the 2020 Chilean Primera División match versus Cobresal on February 15, 2021,[2] a meeting that he played 19 minutes in during a 4–1 defeat. In October 2021, he signed his first contract as a professional footballer at the age of 18.[3]

International career

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In December 2021, Norambuena represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas,[4] playing the three matches, and at four friendly matches against Paraguay U20[5][6] and Peru U20 on 2022.[7] In September 2022, he made two appearances in the Costa Cálida Supercup.[8] In 2023, he made four appearances in the South American U-20 Championship.

Personal life

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He has stated that his enthusiasm for playing football comes from his family, as his grandfather, uncles and brothers have all played it as well as his mother is a sportswoman. His football model is Gareth Bale.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Gabriel Norambuena" (in Spanish). Unión Española. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ @UEoficial (20 February 2021). "HITOS TEMPORADA 2020-21" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Norambuena firmó su primer contrato en Unión Española" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ González, Christian (3 December 2021). "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20 para el torneo Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ González, Christián (8 April 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 no pudo en su segundo amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó ante Perú en La Videna". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ "La Roja Sub-20 tiene nómina para la Costa Cálida Supercup en España". TNT Sports (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ^ Silva, Felipe (30 October 2021). ""Antes la pasaba mal; ahora llego a la casa y mi familia llora de alegría por verme jugar"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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