Karen Araya
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.
 Araya with Chile in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Karen Andrea Araya Ponce | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1990[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– | Chile | 56 | (7) |
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*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) | |||
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]
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.[5]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araya goal.[6]
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
References
- "Volante Karen Araya" (in Spanish). Copa América Femenina Chile 2018.
- Karen Araya at Soccerway
- Leiva, Jorge Sánchez (28 December 2021). "Karen Araya inicia su segunda aventura en el Sevilla". La Tercera. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Karen Araya ya tiene equipo y será nueva jugadora del Madrid CFF" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- González, José Miguel (19 October 2019). "La pelota es de los Araya" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "K. Araya". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links
- Karen Araya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)
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