Maximiliano Gabriel Guerrero Peña (born 15 January 2000), also known as Maxi Guerrero,[2] is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right winger for Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.
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| Full name | Maximiliano Gabriel Guerrero Peña | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Serena, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Deportes La Serena | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Deportes La Serena (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Rangers (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Deportes La Serena | 55 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Universidad de Chile | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Chile U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Chile U23 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Chile | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in La Serena, Chile, Guerrero was with his hometown's club, Deportes La Serena before joining the Universidad de Chile youth system at the age of sixteen.[2][3]
In 2019, he returned on loan to Deportes La Serena,[2] suffering an ACL injury in his professional debut against Deportes Copiapó.[4][5] The next season, he was loaned to Rangers de Talca.[6][7]
In 2021, he rejoined Deportes La Serena in co-ownership with Universidad de Chile.[3] He scored his first goal in the match against Everton on 30 April.[5][8] In 2022, he suffered a second serious injury by meniscus tear.[9] After getting over the injury, he reached consistency.[10]
For the 2024 season, he rejoined Universidad de Chile.[11]
International career
editIn 2017, Guerrero represented Chile U17 in friendlies against the United States[12] and the FIFA World Cup.[13]
In 2023, he has been with the Chile under-23 squad in training microcycles.[3][14][5] He was included in the final squad for the 2023 Pan American Games,[15][16] where Chile won the silver medal.[17]
At senior level, he received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in September 2023[18] and made his debut against Paraguay on 16 November 2023 by replacing Víctor Dávila at the minute 78.[19]
Style of play
editMainly a wide midfielder, he has turned into a right winger, more inclined to an offensive position.[20] He also has played as a right-back in his stint with Rangers.[21][22]
Personal life
editHe is the son of the former football defender Vladimir Guerrero,[23] who also played for Deportes La Serena.[20]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editChile U23
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
References
edit- ^ "Maximiliano Guerrero". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "MAXI GUERRERO: "SIGAN APOYANDO, NO BAJAREMOS LOS BRAZOS"". CD La Serena (in Spanish). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Ilic, Gabriel (24 May 2023). "Maximiliano Guerrero: el delantero que encadila a Eduardo Berizzo y la rompe en Primera B". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Rivera Valencia, Carlos (23 February 2019). "Deportes La Serena hace su estreno como local ante Magallanes". Diario El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Fonseca, Hernán (25 August 2023). "¿Para sorprender a Marcelo Bielsa?: conozca al jugador de la Primera B que la Roja llevará a Uruguay". La Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ (Rangers de Talca) También damos la bienvenida al volante Maximiliano Guerrero, quien llega en calidad de préstamo desde la U. de Chile. on Facebook (in Spanish). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "LUCHANDO COMO UN GUERRERO". Rangers de Talca (in Spanish). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Deportes La Serena retornó al triunfo con goleada sobre Everton en Sausalito". Campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Maximiliano Guerrero será baja en Deportes La Serena por tres meses". Diario La Región (in Spanish). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "MAXI GUERRERO: "Nunca estuvimos solos y tenemos claro que La Serena es de Primera"". CD La Serena (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Maximiliano Guerrero se transforma en nuestro segundo refuerzo para la temporada 2024". www.UdeChile.cl (in Spanish). Club Universidad de Chile. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 17 tiene nómina para gira por México y Estados Unidos". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Sub 17 para la Copa Mundial Sub 17 de la FIFA India 2017". ANFP (in Spanish). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Con Pizarro, Bolados y cuatro jugadores de la Primera B: La nueva nómina para el microciclo de La Roja Sub 23". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Team roster CHI - Chile" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "La nómina de La Roja para los duelos ante Uruguay y Colombia por las clasificatorias al mundial de 2026". www.t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Ortega, Pablo (19 November 2023). "La mayor misión de Córdova". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ a b Rivera Valencia, Carlos (2 March 2023). ""Estaba en deuda": Las confesiones de Maxi Guerrero en su mejor momento en CDLS". www.diarioeldia.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "UN GUERRERO QUE ASOMA CON FÚTBOL Y PERSONALIDAD". Rangers de Talca (in Spanish). 26 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
"Si bien puedo aportar como lateral, el lugar que más me acomoda es en el mediocampo"
- ^ "VOLANTE DE RANGERS ESTÁ LISTO PARA PELEAR UN PUESTO CUANDO REGRESE EL FÚTBOL". Fanáticos del Deporte (in Spanish). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Vladimir Guerrero at BDFA.com.ar
External links
edit- Maximiliano Guerrero at Soccerway