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Rodrigo Ureña

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ureña and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Rodrigo Ureña
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Andrés Ureña Reyes
Date of birth (1993-03-01) March 1, 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Conchalí, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Universitario
Number 18
Youth career
Juanita Aguirre
2003–2012 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Unión Española 2 (0)
2012 Unión Española B 6 (0)
2013–2016 Universidad de Chile 10 (0)
2013–2015 → Cobresal (loan) 49 (2)
2016 → Cobresal (loan) 14 (0)
2017 Deportes Temuco 7 (1)
2017 Palestino 0 (0)
2017 → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 Cobresal 31 (3)
2020–2021 América de Cali 57 (2)
2022 Deportes Tolima 36 (3)
2023– Universitario 65 (2)
International career‡
2025– Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Rodrigo Andrés Ureña Reyes (born 1 March 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian club Universitario and the Chile national team.

Club career

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As a youth player, Ureña was with club Juanita Aguirre from Conchalí, Santiago, before joining Unión Española, where he coincided with Williams Alarcón.[1]

Ureña played in the youth ranks of Unión Española since 2003 at the age of 10, reaching the U15 team in 2008 and the U20 in 2011. He made his debut in May 2012 in an Torneo Apertura match against Deportes Antofagasta. While playing in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Ureña refused to sign a professional contract due to the low salary that the club was offering him. In October 2012, he bought his own player rights and was left a free agent, after disagreements with Union Española's board.[2]

A week later, Ureña was signed by Universidad de Chile, on request by manager Jorge Sampaoli, and was the club's first signing for the 2013 season. He made his debut with la U in March 2013 in a 3–1 victory against Cobresal, coming from the bench in the 66th minute. Due to an excess of midfielders in the squad, such as Rodrigo Rojas and Charles Aránguiz, he did not have many opportunities to play. Because of this, he was sent on loan to Cobresal twice, from 2013 to 2015 and again in 2016.

After these two loan spells and three stages of playing with Universidad de Chile, in 2017, Ureña was announced as a signing of Deportes Temuco. Due to not playing regularly enough there, he left for Deportivo Palestino, where he stayed for two months before being loaned to Deportes Antofagasta.

Following a six-month period of inactivity, Ureña arrived at Cobresal for the 2nd half of 2018, the team in which he had had his best performance in Chile. His contract was later renewed for the 2019 season, in which he became the team's captain and one of the best players of the tournament.

In January 2020, Ureña was announced as a signing by Colombian club América de Cali.[3] He played there for two seasons, winning the 2020 Categoría Primera A. In January 2022, he was announced as a signing by Deportes Tolima.

After finishing his contract with Tolima, in November 2022, Ureña was announced as a signing by Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes, with a contract for one season.[4] He played his first game with Universitario on matchday 3, in a 4–0 victory against Academia Cantolao,[5] and scored his first goal on matchday 19, in a 2–0 victory against Alianza Atlético.[6] In November 2023, following a season in which he consolidated himself as an undisputed starter, Ureña won the 2023 Liga 1 with la U, ending a 10-year drought for the team. The following season, he won the 2024 Torneo Apertura.

International career

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Ureña received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Argentina and Bolivia in June 2025 and made his debut in the second match.[7][8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 22 May 2025[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión Española 2012 Chilean Primera División 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
Unión Española B 2012 Segunda División Profesional 6 0 0 0 — 3 0 — 9 0
Universidad de Chile 2013 Chilean Primera División 4 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 5 0
2014 Chilean Primera División 0 0 1 0 — — — 1 0
2015–16 Chilean Primera División 4 0 4 0 — — — 8 0
2016–17 Chilean Primera División 2 0 1 0 — — — 3 0
Total 10 0 7 0 — — — 17 0
Cobresal (loan) 2013–14 Chilean Primera División 2 0 — — — — 2 0
2014–15 Chilean Primera División 30 1 0 0 — 2[a] 0 — 32 0
2015–16 Chilean Primera División 14 0 0 0 — 4[b] 0 — 18 0
Total 46 1 0 0 — 6 0 — 52 1
Deportes Temuco 2016–17 Chilean Primera División 7 1 — — — — 7 1
Deportes Antofagasta (loan) 2017 Chilean Primera División 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Cobresal 2018 Chilean Primera División 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
2019 Chilean Primera División 17 3 2 0 — — — 19 3
Total 31 3 2 0 — — — 33 3
América de Cali 2020 Categoría Primera A 14 1 2 0 — — 2[c] 0 18 1
2021 Categoría Primera A 43 1 4 0 — 4[d] 0 2[e] 0 53 1
Total 57 2 6 0 — 4 0 4 0 71 2
Deportes Tolima 2022 Categoría Primera A 36 3 2 0 — 7[b] 0 0 0 45 3
Universitario 2023 Chilean Primera División 34 1 0 0 — 8[a] 0 — 42 1
2024 Chilean Primera División 21 1 0 0 — 6[b] 0 — 27 1
2025 Chilean Primera División 10 0 0 0 — 5[b] 0 — 15 0
Total 65 2 0 0 — 19 0 — 84 2
Career total 257 12 17 0 0 0 39 0 4 0 317 12
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in Superliga Águila de Campeones
  4. ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearances in Superliga Águila de Campeones

International

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As of match played 10 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Club Universidad de Chile
Cobresal
América de Cali
Deportes Tolima
Universitario de Deportes

References

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  1. ^ Ortega, Pablo (18 February 2025). "Se criaron en una población de Conchalí y ahora se reencuentran en el extranjero: "Juanita Aguirre para el mundo"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo Ureña compra sus derechos federativos y queda libre tras desacuerdo con Unión Española" [Rodrigo Ureña buys his player rights and is left free after disagreement with Unión Española]. BioBioChile (in Spanish). 12 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Rodrigo Ureña da el salto y firma en un grande de Colombia" [Rodrigo Ureña takes the leap and signs for a big team from Colombia]. As Chile (in Spanish). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. ^ ""Soy Rodrigo Ureña y vengo a darlo todo": Universitario anunció a su flamante fichaje extranjero" ["I'm Rodrigo Urena and I come here to give it my all": Universitario announced its brand new foreign signing]. RPP (in Spanish). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Universitario de Deportes 4-0 Cantolao: resultado, resumen y goles" [Universitario de Deportes 4-0 Cantolao: result, summary and goals]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ "¡Mal cálculo de Melián! Gol de Ureña para el 2-0 de Universitario vs. Alianza Atlético" [Miscalculation from Melián! Ureña's goal for Universitario 2-0 Alianza Atlético]. Depor (in Spanish). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Así reaccionó la prensa de Chile a la nueva convoctoria en La Roja de Ricardo Gareca: "¿Quién es Rodrigo Ureña"?". El Comercio (in Spanish). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  8. ^ Galiano, Por Renzo (10 June 2025). "Rodrigo Ureña debutó oficialmente con Chile en partido ante Bolivia por Eliminatorias 2026". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  9. ^ Soccerway profile
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