Daniel Hernán Opazo (born 8 November 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Deportes Puerto Montt.[1]

Daniel Opazo
Personal information
Full name Daniel Hernán Opazo
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Neuquén, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportes Puerto Montt
Number 9
Youth career
Maronese
Cipolletti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 25 de Mayo 9 (0)
2016–2017 Cipolletti 19 (4)
2017–2019 Newell's Old Boys 6 (0)
2018San Martín SJ (loan) 0 (0)
2019Cipolletti (loan) 12 (3)
2020 Cipolletti 7 (2)
2020–2021 Unión San Felipe 18 (1)
2021–2022 Deportivo Madryn 26 (2)
2022– Deportes Puerto Montt 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

Opazo had youth spells with Maronese and Cipolletti.[2] His senior career started in 2015 with Torneo Federal B club 25 de Mayo, with whom he made nine appearances.[3] In 2016, Opazo rejoined Cipolletti of Torneo Federal A.[3][4] He made his debut in March 2016 against Independiente, later making four more appearances in 2016.[1] In the following season, Opazo made sixteen appearances and scored six goals, including his career first versus Deportivo Madryn on 9 April 2017.[1] On 16 July 2017, Opazo joined Primera División side Newell's Old Boys on a four-year contract.[5] His pro league debut came in a draw with Unión Santa Fe.[1]

Opazo was loaned to San Martín on 8 July 2018.[1] He returned to Newell's Old Boys in December after no competitive matches for San Martín.[1] Opazo subsequently signed for Cipolletti on loan in February 2019.[1] Opazo returned to Newell's at the end of the year, as his contract there expired.[6] In January 2020, Opazo rejoined Cipolletti on a free transfer.[6] He was released during the COVID-19 pandemic, having scored a total of five goals in 2019–20.[1][6]

On 24 October 2020, Opazo joined Chilean Primera B de Chile club Unión San Felipe.[7] On 24 June 2022, he joined Deportes Puerto Montt.[8]

Career statistics edit

As of 8 July 2020.[1][3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
25 de Mayo 2015 Torneo Federal B 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Cipolletti 2016 Torneo Federal A 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2016–17 14 4 2 2 0 0 16 6
Total 19 4 2 2 0 0 21 6
Newell's Old Boys 2017–18 Primera División 6 0 1 0 1[a] 0 0 0 8 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
San Martín (loan) 2018–19 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cipolletti (loan) 2018–19 Torneo Federal A 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
Cipolletti 7 2 1 0 0 0 8 2
Total 21 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 5
Career total 34 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 39 6
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Daniel Opazo profile". Soccerway. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ "El Monito Opazo, una apuesta sorpresiva que se incorpora al equipo de Llop". La Capital. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Daniel Opazo profile". BDFA. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Daniel Opazo profile". Newell's Old Boys. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Daniel Opazo, la apuesta deportiva de Newell's". TyC Sports. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Opazo: "Se terminaron los ahorros y ahora salgo a pintar"". LMCipolletti. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ Opazo firmó su contrato en Unión San Felipe de Chile, rionegro.com.ar, 24 October 2020
  8. ^ "Deportes Puerto Montt se reforzó con el delantero argentino Daniel Opazo". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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