Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loaysa (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo maɾiˈpan]; born 6 May 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as centre-back for Serie A club Torino and the Chile national team.

Guillermo Maripán
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loayza
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Vitacura, Chile
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Torino
Number 13
Youth career
2002–2014 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Universidad Católica 55 (3)
2017–2019 Alavés 43 (2)
2019–2024 Monaco 123 (11)
2024– Torino 6 (0)
International career
2017– Chile 52 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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Alavés

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On 7 July 2017, Maripán moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.[2]

Monaco

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On 24 August 2019, Maripán joined Ligue 1 club Monaco on a five-year deal.[3] His second season in the Monegasque team consolidated him as one of the best defenders in Ligue 1: he was designated by the CIES Football Observatory as the best Chilean of the season, and he was also the central defender who scored the most goals.[4] Guillermo Maripán signed his best scoring season in the 2020–21 academic year,[5] and also improved five key aspects in his game that evidenced his sporting growth.[6]

Torino

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On 29 August 2024, Maripán signed for Serie A club Torino on a two-year deal.[7]

International career

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In 2017, Maripán debuted for the Chilean senior squad in a friendly match against Burkina Faso.[8] On 31 May 2018, he scored his first goal for another friendly match against Romania in Austria.[9] At the 2021 Copa América, he starred in one of the tournament's matches after making a feint to Lionel Messi.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad Católica 2012 Chilean Primera División 1 0 1 0
2013 Chilean Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Chilean Primera División 5 0 0 0 5 0
2015–16 Chilean Primera División 23 2 0 0 4[a] 0 4[b] 0 31 2
2016–17 Chilean Primera División 26 1 3 0 1[a] 0 1[c] 0 31 1
2017 Chilean Primera División 5[d] 0 5 0
Total 55 3 3 0 10 0 5 0 73 3
Alavés 2017–18 La Liga 19 0 3 0 22 0
2018–19 La Liga 23 2 2 0 25 2
2019–20 La Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 43 2 5 0 48 2
Monaco 2019–20 Ligue 1 20 2 2 0 2 0 24 2
2020–21 Ligue 1 28 5 3 0 31 5
2021–22 Ligue 1 26 0 3 1 8[e] 0 37 1
2022–23 Ligue 1 26 3 0 0 7[f] 1 33 4
2023–24 Ligue 1 23 1 2 0 25 1
Total 123 11 10 1 2 0 15 1 150 13
Torino 2024–25 Serie A 6 0 1 0 7 0
Career total 227 16 19 1 2 0 25 1 5 0 278 18
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in Pre-Libertadores tournament
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de Chile
  4. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2017 3 0
2018 10 2
2019 11 0
2020 2 0
2021 11 0
2022 3 0
2023 7 0
2024 5 0
Total 52 2
As of match played 21 June 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[11]
List of international goals scored by Guillermo Maripán
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 May 2018 Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl, Graz, Austria   Romania 1–1 2–3 Friendly
2. 4 June 2018   Serbia 1–0 1–0

Honours

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Universidad Católica

Monaco

References

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  1. ^ "Guillermo Maripán". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "El Deportivo Alavés refuerza la defensa con Guillermo Maripán" [Deportivo Alavés bolster their defence with Guillermo Maripán] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Guillermo Maripán à l'AS Monaco" [Guillermo Maripán at AS Monaco]. AS Monaco FC (in French). 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Maripán sigue sumando y es el mejor chileno de la temporada". Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Maripán aterriza en Chile como el central más goleador de Europa". BeSoccer (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ^ "La evolución de Maripán que lo llevó a su primera final europea". Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Maripán al Toro" (in Italian). Torino FC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "De agredir a Julián Álvarez en la Selección Argentina a ser el defensor más caro de Chile: quién es Guillermo Maripán" [From attacking Julián Álvarez in the Argentine National Team to being the most expensive defender in Chile: who is Guillermo Maripán]. TyC Sports (in Spanish). 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Video: El primer gol de Maripán con la Selección" [Video: Maripán's first goal with the Chile national football team]. Goal (in Spanish). 31 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Guarden este vídeo porque puede ser la primera vez que lo vean: Maripan pone a Messi a 'bailar'". Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Maripán, Guillermo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  12. ^ "PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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