Gabriel Arias Arroyo (born 13 September 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club Racing Club. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Chile national team.[3]
 Arias with Racing Club in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Arias Arroyo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Neuquén, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Independiente | ||
| 2008–2009 | Olimpo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Olimpo | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Defensa y Justicia | 85 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018– | Racing Club | 144 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Chile | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editArias came to the Independiente youth system at the age of 14 from his hometown, Neuquén. He switched to Olimpo before joining Defensa y Justicia in 2012.[4] In 2018, he was loaned out to Chilean club Unión La Calera.[5]
In July 2018, Arias returned to Argentina and signed with Racing Club de Avellaneda.[6] On 24 July 2024, he reached two hundred matches with them.[7]
International career
editArias qualifies to play for Chile through his maternal grandparents. In 2018, he was called up for the first time.[8] He made his debut on 4 June 2018, in a friendly match against Serbia, where he played the whole match and kept a clean sheet on a 1–0 victory.[9]
Being one of the key players for Racing to win the 2018–19 Argentine league, Arias was asked by media if he would play for the Argentina national team, considering that he had played for Chile in friendly matches only. However, he maintained his position of representing Chile internationally.[10]
Personal life
editArias naturalized Chilean by descent since his maternal grandparents are Chilean.[8][11]
Arias dropped out of school at the age of 14, when he moved to Buenos Aires from Neuquén. In July 2024, he graduated from high school.[12]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 10 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- Racing
References
edit- ^ "Plantel de Jugadores" (PDF). Sifup. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Gabriel Arias" (in Spanish). Racing Club de Avellaneda. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Ariasarregló con Unión La Calera - Player Profile - FlashScore.com".
- ^ Uria, Maximiliano (27 September 2018). "La historia de Gabriel Arias: lo descartaron en Independiente y ahora es figura en Racing". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Gabriel Arias cedido a préstamo a Unión la Calera". www.defensayjusticia.org.ar (in Spanish). 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Vallejos, Leonardo (6 July 2018). "Racing de Avellaneda oficializa fichaje del portero seleccionado chileno Gabriel Arias: "Estoy en el mejor momento de mi carrera"". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Gabriel Arias cumplió 200 partidos en Racing". ESPN (in Spanish). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b Rivera, José Luis (7 April 2018). "Gabriel Arias y su citación a la 'Roja': "Mi sueño era jugar por Chile y se está dando"" [Gabriel Arias and his call to the 'Roja': "My dream was to play for Chile and it is happening"] (in Spanish). BioBioChile. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Serbia vs. Chile". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Gabriel Arias y posibilidad de jugar por Argentina: Ya tomé la decisión de representar a Chile" (in Spanish). AlAireLibre.cl. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Gabriel Arias y su decisión de jugar por Chile y no en Argentina: "Me putean bastante"". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). TVN. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Gabriel Arias terminó el colegio a los 36 años: "Nunca es tarde para volver a estudiar"". ESPN (in Spanish). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Racing venció a Boca en un escandaloso final y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones" [Racing beat Boca in controversial ending and took Champions Trophy] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
External links
edit- Gabriel Arias at Soccerway
- Gabriel Arias salary & contract at salarysport.com
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