Vicente Javier Conelli González (born 7 January 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División club Unión Española.

Vicente Conelli
Personal information
Full name Vicente Javier Conelli González
Date of birth (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Unión Española
Number 20
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Palestino
Escuela Gasco
Escuela Valle Grande
2011–2021 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Unión Española 16 (1)
International career
2021–2023 Chile U20 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2023

Club career edit

As a child, Conelli was with Colo-Colo, Palestino, Escuela Gasco and Escuela Valle Grande and joined Unión Española youth system at the age of 8.[1] He made his professional debut in a match against Universidad de Chile on February 6, 2021,[2] and scored his first goal in a 2021 Copa Chile match against Deportes Puerto Montt on June 23 of the same year.[3]

International career edit

In December 2021, he represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas,[4] playing three matches and scoring a goal against Uruguay U20.[5] In 2022, he took part in the friendly matches against Paraguay U20[6] and Peru U20.[7] In 2023, he made four appearances and scored one goal in the South American U-20 Championship.

Personal life edit

As a child, he worked as ball boy in the Estadio Santa Laura and performed Hispanito (Little Spanish), the mascot of Unión Española.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Vega, Diego (14 January 2022). "La historia de Darío Osorio, el joven que le marcó un gol a Colo Colo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ @UEoficial (February 19, 2021). "HITOS TEMPORADA 2020-21" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Ramírez, Daniel (23 June 2021). ""Hispanito" anotó su primer gol en triunfo de U. Española por Copa Chile" (in Spanish). ADN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ González, Christian (3 December 2021). "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20 para el torneo Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ Quijada, Vicente (8 December 2021). "La Roja Sub 20 debutó con un empate ante Uruguay en la Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas" (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

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