Charles Aránguiz
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Full name | Charles Mariano Aránguiz Sandoval | ||||||||
Date of birth | 17 April 1989 | ||||||||
Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile | ||||||||
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Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||
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Current team
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Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||
2002 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||
2003–2005 | Cobreloa | ||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
2006–2009 | Cobreloa | 97 | (11) | ||||||
2007 | → Cobresal (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||
2009–2010 | Colo-Colo | 32 | (5) | ||||||
2010 | Quilmes | 14 | (0) | ||||||
2011–2013 | Universidad de Chile | 95 | (20) | ||||||
2014–2015 | Internacional | 55 | (11) | ||||||
2015– | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | (2) | ||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||
2009 | Chile U20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||
2009– | Chile | 40 | (6) | ||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2015 |
Charles Mariano Aránguiz Sandoval (pronounced: [aˈɾaŋɡis]; born 17 April 1989) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the Chilean national team.
With his former club Universidad de Chile, Aránguiz was considered one of the best midfielders in the Chilean Primera División, with a good sense of tactics, impressive stamina and intelligent playmaking, marking and passing abilities. He can play as a defensive, centre or even as a right wing midfielder. He is described by FIFA's official website as "a crafty, tigerish midfielder of the highest order, notable for his ability to win and distribute the ball, pick out passes and hit the back of the net".[2]
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Club career
Early life
Aránguiz was born in Puente Alto in Diego Portales neighborhood. His mother, Mariana Sandoval, is a football coach.[2] He started to play football in Universidad de Chile before leaving the club to join Cobreloa Academy when he was 13 years old.[3]
Early career
Aránguiz made his professional debut in 2006, for Cobreloa against Cobresal. His first goal in the Primera División was against O'Higgins in the same year. After a spell on loan at Cobresal, Aránguiz joined Colo-Colo, where he won the Clausura championship in 2009.[2]
In 2010, Aránguiz had a short spell at Argentine club Quilmes, before joining Colo-Colo's historic rivals Universidad de Chile for a fee of £616,000 on 1 January 2011. He immediately became an integral part of the squad, helping "U" to win the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, where the Chilean team remained unbeaten for the entire tournament.[4] By defeating Ecuadorian side Liga de Quito 4–0 on aggregate in the final,[5] Universidad de Chile became the first Chilean side to win a continental competition in twenty years.[6]
Having drawn 3–3 on aggregate with Unión Española in the semi-finals of the Copa Chile, Aránguiz led his team to the final, netting the "U"'s first kick in a 5–4 penalty shootout victory on 17 April 2013.[7] In the final, he played the full ninety minutes as Universidad secured a 2–1 win over Universidad Católica thanks to a stoppage-time goal from Juan Ignacio Duma.[8]
Internacional
On 11 January 2014, it was announced that Aránguiz was signed by Brazilian club Internacional on loan until 15 August 2014 from Granada CF, after its owner Giampaolo Pozzo, who also owns Udinese and Watford, had bought half of his rights from Universidad de Chile.[9][10] Although he never played for the Spanish club, as he was quickly loaned to the Brazilian club and later sold.
He was named the MVP of the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho as Internacional won the tournament for a record 43rd time.[2]
On 11 June 2014, Charles Aránguiz's purchase was announced by Internacional's board in a joint transaction with investor Delcir Sonda for an undisclosed fee. Aránguiz signed a new contract which expires in June, 2018.[11]
Bayer Leverkusen
On 13 August 2015, Bayer Leverkusen announced that they had signed Aránguiz from Internacional for an undisclosed fee. thought to be around £8.6m [12] He was given the number 20 shirt. Aranguiz opted for Leverkusen over Leicester City who had reportedly offered a deal worth significantly more. Shortly after, Aranguiz unfortunately tore his achilles in a training session before the start of the season that ruled him out for majority of the season ahead.
International career
He participated in Milk Cup in 2007. In 2008 he participated in Toulon Tournament, Milk Cup, and the Talents Cup. He participated for the U-20 Chile team in 2009 South American Youth Championship; there he scored one goal in the championship from a free kick.
Aránguiz made his debut for Chile's senior team in 2009, but was not selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup or the 2011 Copa América. He established himself in the Chile team during its successful 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, making seven appearances and scoring in wins against Bolivia and Venezuela.[2]
On 1 June 2014, Aránguiz was named to Chile's final 23-man roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[13] In Chile's second group match against defending champions Spain at the Estádio do Maracanã, he provided the assist for Eduardo Vargas's goal before scoring himself as Chile eliminated Spain and secured qualification to the round of 16.[14]
At the 2015 Copa América, held in Chile, Aránguiz scored twice during a 5–0 defeat of Boliva which ensured that La Roja would progress to the knockout stage as Group A winners.[15]
International goals
- Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[16]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 2 June 2012 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 9 June 2012 | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 18 June 2014 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
4. | 14 October 2014 | Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile | Bolivia | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
5. | 19 June 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Bolivia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2015 Copa América |
6. | 3–0 | 5–0 |
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- Torneo Clausura (1): 2009
- Universidad de Chile
- Torneo Apertura (2): 2011, 2012
- Torneo Clausura (1): 2011
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011
- Copa Chile (1): 2012–13
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho (2): 2014, 2015
International
- Chile
- Copa América (1): 2015
References
- ↑ Offizielle Website Der Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GMBH
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- ↑ Charles Aránguiz at Soccerway
External links
- Charles Aránguiz at footballzz.co.uk
- Charles Aránguiz at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Charles Aránguiz – FIFA competition record
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- Living people
- Chilean people of Basque descent
- Chilean footballers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Cobreloa footballers
- Cobresal footballers
- Quilmes footballers
- Colo-Colo players
- Universidad de Chile footballers
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Campeonato Nacional (Chile) players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Chilean expatriates in Argentina
- Chilean expatriates in Brazil
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 Copa América players
- Copa América Centenario players
- Association football midfielders
- Copa América-winning players