Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández (born 11 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays as goalkeeper for Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national team.
 Cortés with Colo-Colo in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Deportes Iquique | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Deportes Iquique | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Colo-Colo | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Chile U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Chile U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Chile | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Deportes Iquique edit
Born in Iquique, Chile, he played as goalkeeper since he was five and joined hometown Deportes Iquique youth set-up aged fourteen.[2] He was promoted to the first adult team in 2013 and his professional debut came one year later on 30 March 2014, where conceded three goals in a 3–0 away loss with Ñublense.[3]
After completing the 2013–14 with two appearances and a Copa Chile (as back-up), Cortés was chosen as the coming season first-choice keeper by Héctor Pinto after Rodrigo Naranjo injury.[4] He played the tournament's first five matches, highlighting his performances against powerhouses Colo-Colo (2–0 loss)[5] and Universidad de Chile (2–2 draw)[6] that kept him some games more in the goal after returning the bench with Naranjo fully recovered.
He completed the 2014–15 season with eight appearances.
International career edit
Chilean under-20 team edit
Cortés participated for Chile U20 at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship, where the U20s reached its qualification to 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played one game during the contest in a 3–2 group stage win over Paraguay, being chosen as the man of the match.[7]
Prior the Youth World Cup held in Turkey, Cortés played some exhibition games, highlighting a 4–4 draw with Uzbekistan where he performed well during the ninety minutes and saved a shoot during the penalties which bring to Chile the victory.[8] On 31 May 2015, Cortés was included by Mario Salas in the 23-man roster to face the category's World Cup.[9]
In 2015, he was included again in a Chilean national under-20 team roster, after being nominated by Hugo Tocalli to the South American Youth Championship in Uruguay.[10] Cortes played in the Estadio La Corregidora in Querétaro, Mexico for the Chile national team against Mexico.
Chile under-23 team edit
Despite being 27, he represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[11] He was included in the final squad as an overage player alongside César Fuentes and Matías Zaldivia,[12] where Chile won the silver medal.[13]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of 22 November 2023[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Deportes Iquique
- Copa Chile (1): 2013–14
Colo-Colo
- Copa Chile (2): 2019, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile (2): 2018, 2022
Chile U23
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
References edit
- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Brayan Cortés, el joven que ataja desde los cinco años y se proyecta en otro Sudamericano". Emol.com (in Spanish). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Ñublense derrota holgadamente a Iquique y lo saca de carrera". Terra.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Técnico Pinto (CDI) mantendrá a Brayan Cortés como titular en la portería ante la U.de Chile". Tarapacá Online (in Spanish). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Paredes encabezó los festejos de Colo Colo ante Deportes Iquique". ADN Radio (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Empate entre Deportes Iquique y la "U" mantienen liderando al equipo azul". Radio Universidad de Chile (in Spanish). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Sub-20: Arquero Brayan Cortés fue elegido como el jugador del partido entre Chile y Paraguay". La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Chile Sub 20 comenzó gira pre mundialista por Europa con sufrido triunfo ante Uzbekistán". Emol.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Mario Salas cierra nómina para el Mundial Sub 20 y excluye a Diego Rubio". La Tercera (in Spanish). 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Conozca a los 23 jugadores que representarán a Chile en el Sudamericano Sub 20 en Uruguay". Emol.com (in Spanish). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Con una sorpresa: Chile presenta su nómina para el fútbol masculino de cara a Santiago 2023". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Brayan Cortés at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Brayan Cortés at Soccerway