Bastián Yáñez

Bastián Jean Yáñez Miranda (born 21 June 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.[1]

Bastián Yáñez
Personal information
Full name Bastián Jean Yáñez Miranda
Date of birth (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Unión Española
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2019 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Unión Española 87 (4)
International career‡
2021– Chile 2 (0)
2022– Chile U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Club career

Yáñez came to Unión Española at the age of 8[2] and became champion of the Campeonato Nacional Sub 17 (National under-17 Championship) in 2018.[3] In the same year, he made his professional debut in a Chilean Primera División match against O'Higgins.[4]

International career

In September 2021, he was called up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[5] but he was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury.[6]

Yáñez made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.[7]

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[8]

Honours
Unión Española U17
  • Campeonato Nacional Sub-17 (1): 2018

References
  1. Bastián Yáñez at Soccerway
  2. Silva, Felipe (8 August 2021). ""Lloraba cuando no era citado, me sentía bajoneado; ahora sueño con ser campeón"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "Unión Española venció a la "U" en penales y obtuvo el trofeo de la Sub 17 Apertura 2018". ANFP (in Spanish). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. "Bastián Yáñez, la revelación de Unión Española: Mi gran sueño es llegar a Europa". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para la triple Fecha Clasificatoria de octubre". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. "Jugadores liberados de la convocatoria de la Selección Chilena". www.laroja.cl. FFCh. Retrieved 1 October 2021. liberó a los jugadores Eduardo Vargas y Bastián Yáñez de la convocatoria
  7. "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. 29 January 2022.
  8. Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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