Karen Andrea Araya Ponce (born 16 October 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Chile women's national team.

Karen Araya
Araya with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name Karen Andrea Araya Ponce
Date of birth (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 33)[1][2]
Place of birth Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Madrid CFF
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Unión La Calera
2010–2012 Colo-Colo
2013–2016 Santiago Morning
2016–2017 Colo-Colo
2018 Osasco Audax 7 (1)
2018–2019 Sevilla 26 (1)
2019–2021 Santiago Morning
2022 Sevilla 14 (1)
2022– Madrid CFF 23 (4)
International career
2008 Chile U20 3 (0)
2006–2023 Chile 56 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:11, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

In 2022, Araya returned to Sevilla after her step in 2018–19 season.[3]

On second half 2022, she switched to Madrid CFF in the same division.[4]

International career edit

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[5] where Chile won the silver medal.[6] Following the semi-final match against the United States, she returned to her club, Madrid CFF.[7]

Personal life edit

Her younger brother, Bernardo, is a futsal player who has played for clubs in both Argentina and France and has been the Chile team captain.[8]

Career statistics edit

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araya goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Karen Araya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 March 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica   Jamaica 2–2 2–3 Friendly
2 5 April 2019 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain   Scotland 1–1 1–1
3 4 March 2020 Starlight Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey   Ghana 1–0 3–0 2020 Turkish Women's Cup
4 7 March 2020   Kenya 2–0 5–0
5 4–0
6 28 November 2020 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago de Chile, Chile   Zambia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
7 24 July 2021 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan   Canada 1–2 1–2 2020 Summer Olympics
8 17 September 2021 Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Independencia, Chile   Uruguay 2–2 2–2 Friendly
9 28 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil   India 3–0 3–0 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
10 15 November 2022 Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago, Chile   Philippines 1–0 1–0 Friendly
11 26 September 2023 Quilín Complex, Santiago, Chile   New Zealand 2–1 2–1
12 28 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaiso, Chile   Jamaica 6–0 6–0 2023 Pan American Games
13 5 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile   Peru 2–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours edit

Colo-Colo

Santiago Morning

Chile

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Volante Karen Araya" (in Spanish). Copa América Femenina Chile 2018.
  2. ^ Karen Araya at Soccerway
  3. ^ Leiva, Jorge Sánchez (28 December 2021). "Karen Araya inicia su segunda aventura en el Sevilla". La Tercera. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Karen Araya ya tiene equipo y será nueva jugadora del Madrid CFF" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ ""Sentimientos encontrados": Camila Sáez tampoco jugará la final del fútbol femenino". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ González, José Miguel (19 October 2019). "La pelota es de los Araya" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ "K. Araya". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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