Karen Araya

Chilean footballer (born 1990)

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Karen Araya
Araya with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name Karen Andrea Araya Ponce
Date of birth (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 33)[1][2]
Place of birth Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Madrid CFF
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Unión La Calera
2010–2012 Colo-Colo
2013–2016 Santiago Morning
2016–2017 Colo-Colo
2018 Osasco Audax 7 (1)
2018–2019 Sevilla 26 (1)
2019–2021 Santiago Morning
2022 Sevilla 14 (1)
2022– Madrid CFF 23 (4)
International career
2008 Chile U20 3 (0)
2006–2023 Chile 56 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:11, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Karen Andrea Araya Ponce (born 16 October 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

In 2022, Araya returned to Sevilla after her step in 2018–19 season.[3]

On second half 2022, she switched to Madrid CFF in the same division.[4]

International career

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[5] where Chile won the silver medal.[6] Following the semi-final match against the United States, she returned to her club, Madrid CFF.[7]

Personal life

Her younger brother, Bernardo, is a futsal player who has played for clubs in both Argentina and France and has been the Chile team captain.[8]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araya goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Karen Araya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 March 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica  Jamaica 2–2 2–3 Friendly
2 5 April 2019 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Scotland 1–1 1–1
3 4 March 2020 Starlight Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey  Ghana 1–0 3–0 2020 Turkish Women's Cup
4 7 March 2020  Kenya 2–0 5–0
5 4–0
6 28 November 2020 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago de Chile, Chile  Zambia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
7 24 July 2021 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Canada 1–2 1–2 2020 Summer Olympics
8 17 September 2021 Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Independencia, Chile  Uruguay 2–2 2–2 Friendly
9 28 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  India 3–0 3–0 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
10 15 November 2022 Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago, Chile  Philippines 1–0 1–0 Friendly
11 26 September 2023 Quilín Complex, Santiago, Chile  New Zealand 2–1 2–1
12 28 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaiso, Chile  Jamaica 6–0 6–0 2023 Pan American Games
13 5 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile  Peru 2–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

Colo-Colo

Santiago Morning

Chile

Individual

  • CPD [es] - Best Women's Footballer: 2012
  • Premios El Gráfico - Best Women's Player: 2017
  • Chilean Primera División Top Goalscorer: 2021 [es]
  • Premios Contragolpe - The Best: 2021
  • Premios Contragolpe - Ideal Team: 2021[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Volante Karen Araya" (in Spanish). Copa América Femenina Chile 2018.
  2. ^ Karen Araya at Soccerway
  3. ^ Leiva, Jorge Sánchez (28 December 2021). "Karen Araya inicia su segunda aventura en el Sevilla". La Tercera. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Karen Araya ya tiene equipo y será nueva jugadora del Madrid CFF" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ ""Sentimientos encontrados": Camila Sáez tampoco jugará la final del fútbol femenino". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ González, José Miguel (19 October 2019). "La pelota es de los Araya" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ "K. Araya". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links

  • Karen Araya – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Profile at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)
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Chile squad2006 South American Women's Football Championship
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Chile squad2010 South American Women's Football Championship third place
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Chile squad2014 Copa América Femenina
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Chile squad2018 Copa América Femenina runners-up
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Chile squad2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Chile women's football squad2020 Summer Olympics
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Chile squad2022 Copa América Femenina fifth place
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