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![]() Aravena with Universidad Católica in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alexander Ernesto Aravena Guzmán | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2020 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Universidad Católica | 46 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Ñublense (loan) | 30 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Grêmio | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Chile U17 | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Chile U23 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Chile | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
Alexander Ernesto Aravena Guzmán (born 6 September 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Grêmio and the Chile national team.
Aravena debuted the year 2020 in the match against Huachipato in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date.[1]
In the second half of 2024, Aravena moved abroad and joined Brazilian club Grêmio on a deal until the end of 2028.[2][3]
He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23, where he scored the goal, on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[4] He was included in the final squad for the games,[5][6] where Chile won the silver medal.[7]
In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad Católica | 2020 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2021 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2023 | Primera División | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 14 | ||
2024 | Primera División | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
Total club | 46 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | ||
Ñublense (loan) | 2022 | Primera División | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 12 | |
Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
Total carrera | 89 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 31 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 |
Universidad Católica
Chile U23
Individual