Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cobreloa | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Cobreloa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Cobreloa | 45 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Chile U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024 |
Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar (born 26 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Chilean Primera División club Cobreloa.
Born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua,[1] Araya came to the Cobreloa youth system at the age of twelve, being a member of the first team since 2017.[2][3] He made his professional debut in a match against Deportes Santa Cruz on 2 June 2019[4] and won the 2023 Primera B with them, getting promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[5][6]
Araya was a member of the Chile squad at under-17 level in both the 2017 South American Championship and the 2017 FIFA World Cup.[2][7]
At senior level, Araya was called up to the Chile squad under Eduardo Berizzo for the friendly matches against Cuba and Dominican Republic in June 2023.[8] He was a substitute player in the first match.[9]