Francisco Javier Pedraza Abrilot (born 6 July 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right midfielder.

Francisco Pedraza
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Pedraza Abrilot
Date of birth (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Youth career
Everton
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Santiago Wanderers 23 (0)
2008Unión Quilpué (loan)
2009Trasandino (loan)
2010Deportes Temuco (loan)
2013Deportes Linares (loan) 16 (0)
2014 Chaco Petrolero
2014 EMI
2015–2017 Always Ready
2018 Deportivo FATIC
2019–2020 Unión Maestranza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

As a youth player, Pedraza was with Everton and next he moved to Santiago Wanderers,[1] making his debut in 22 July 2007 in a 1–0 win against Universidad Católica.[2] For the team, he made appearances in the top division in both the 2007[3] and the 2011[4][5] seasons.

After stints on loan at Unión Quilpué,[6] Trasandino,[7] Deportes Temuco[8] and Deportes Linares,[1] he emigrated to Bolivia.[6]

In 2014 he moved to Bolivia and played for clubs in the Asociación de Fútbol de La Paz [es].[2] His first team was Chaco Petrolero,[6] playing after for Escuela Militar Ingeniería (EMI), Always Ready, Deportivo FATIC and Unión Maestranza.[2] In Deportivo FATIC, he coincided with his compatriot Roberto Luco.[9]

Controversies edit

In October 2012, Pedraza was stabbed in the back in the context of a fight at a party when he was a player of Deportes Temuco.[8]

In 2013, Pedraza was accused of rape when he was a player of Deportes Linares. In 28 July 2021 he was arrested in Bolivia and then extradited to Chile to go on the court case.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "En qué está el caso de exfutbolista de Santiago Wanderers imputado por violación a menor" (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Francisco PEDRAZA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Wanderers 2007 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Wanderers 2011 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Wanderers 2011 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Piden extradición de futbolista chileno desde Bolivia por presunta violación" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ^ "TRASANDINO 3Division". 3Division (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Jugador de Wanderers, Francisco Pedraza, fue apuñalado en Temuco". www.eseaene.cl (in Spanish). 12 October 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. ^ Club Deportivo FATIC Zona Deportes Bolivia on Facebook (in Spanish)

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