Fernanda Ignacia Araya Toloza (born 12 October 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a central forward for Ecuadorian club LDU Quito and the Chile women's national team.
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| Full name | Fernanda Ignacia Araya Toloza[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | LDU Quito | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | OVU Fighting Scots | 19 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Abu Dhabi SC (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Santiago Morning | (12) | |||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Universidad de Chile | 28 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | LDU Quito | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Chile U20 | 1+ | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Chile | 7+ | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAs a player of Universidad de Chile, Araya had a stint with Emirati club Abu Dhabi SC alongside her fellows Sofía Hartard and Ámbar Soruco.[4]
In 2025, Araya moved to Ecuador and signed with LDU Quito.[5]
International career
editAraya represented Chile at the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship.[1] At senior level, she played the 2014 South American Games and the 2014 Copa América Femenina.
International goals
editScores and results list Chile's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
18 December 2013 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil |  Scotland |
3–2 |
4–3 |
2013 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília |
2 |
12 March 2014 | Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile |  Bolivia |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2014 South American Games |
3 |
16 March 2014 |  Argentina |
1–1 |
1–2
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4 |
20 September 2014 | Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador |  Paraguay |
2–1 |
2–3 |
2014 Copa América Femenina |
Honours
editChile
- South American Games Silver medal: 2014
References
edit- ^ a b "CBF" (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Fernanda Araya" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Fernanda Araya". Ohio Valley University Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Tres jugadoras de U. de Chile ficharon en el fútbol de Emiratos Arabes Unidos". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (15 January 2025). "Fernanda Araya es el nuevo fichaje de Independiente del Valle". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
External links
edit- Fernanda Araya at SantiagoMorning.cl (in Spanish)
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