Martín Nicolás Arenas Jara (born 23 January 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Nicolás Arenas Jara | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Águilas Verdes | |||
| Unión Salles | |||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||
| 2015–2017 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 2016–2017 | Villarreal C | 21 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2018 | → Magallanes (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Magallanes | 39 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Deportes Melipilla | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lautaro de Buin (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Chile U15 | ||
| 2015 | Chile U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editAs a youth player, Arenas was with Águilas Verdes, Unión Salles and Santiago Wanderers in his city of birth, Valparaíso.[2] A member of the Santiago Wanderers first team in 2014,[3] he moved to Spain and signed with Villarreal in January 2015, playing first for the Juvenil A team, with whom he won the Group VII of the División de Honor, and also training with the first team.[4] He after made twenty one appearances and scored five goals for Villarreal C in the 2016–17 Tercera División.[5]
In the second half of 2017, he returned to Chile and joined Universidad de Chile on a deal for eighteen months.[5] The next year, he joined Magallanes and played for them until the 2021 season.[6][7]
In 2022, he signed with Deportes Melipilla[8][7] and was loaned out to Lautaro de Buin in the second half of the year.[9][10]
International career
editArenas represented Chile at under-15 level in the 2011 South American Championship.[11]
At under-20 level, he represented Chile in the 2015 L'Alcúdia Tournament under Nicolás Córdova, where they became champions.[12][13] He was called up to the squad for the 2017 South American Championship under Héctor Robles, but he suffered a muscle strain.[14]
Honours
editVillarreal Juvenil A
- División de Honor Juvenil - Group VII (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
Chile U20
Personal life
editAt the beginning of his career, he was nicknamed Niño Maravilla (Wonder Boy) like Alexis Sánchez.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Martín Arenas". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b Roca Castelló, Juan Francisco (23 February 2016). "Martín Arenas, el «Niño Maravilla»". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato de Primera División Apertura 2014". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Salas, Cristian (25 December 2015). "Martín Arenas, el chileno que brilla en la Sub 20 del Villarreal". Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b Mayo, Alejandro (20 June 2017). "La joya porteña que repatria la U". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Jugador que pasó por Europa y la U llega a reforzar a Magallanes". En Cancha (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Deportes Melipilla anunció el fichaje de Martín Arenas". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "🎥🎙️ Martín Arenas: "Vengo con muchas ganas de demostrar todo lo que tengo"". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Deportes Melipilla. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Ilic, Gabriel (18 July 2022). "Jugó en Europa: La olvidada expromesa de la U que llega a Lautaro de Buin". En Cancha (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ @deportesmelipilla (8 January 2023). "✅ Martín Arenas mantiene contrato vigente con nuestro club, y seguirá en "Los Potros de Melipilla" para la temporada 2023🔥🐎" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-15". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "SELECCIÓN CHILENA SUB 20 VIAJÓ A ESPAÑA PARA DISPUTAR EL TORNEO DE ALCUDIA". ANFP (in Spanish). 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Contreras, J. (19 August 2015). "Chile es campeón del torneo de L'Alcudia". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Martín Arenas se realizó exámenes médicos y está a un paso de cerrar su llegada a la U". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
edit- Martín Arenas at Soccerway
- Martín Arenas at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)