Alfred Canales

Alfred Jeafran Canales Céspedes (born 27 April 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Magallanes on loan from Audax Italiano.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canales and the second or maternal family name is Céspedes.
Alfred Canales
Personal information
Full name Alfred Jeafran Canales Céspedes
Date of birth (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000
Place of birth San Ramón, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Magallanes
(on loan from Audax Italiano)
Number 27
Youth career
Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Audax Italiano 9 (0)
2021 → Lautaro de Buin (loan) 10 (0)
2022 → Universidad de Concepción (loan) 13 (3)
2023– → Magallanes (loan) 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023

Club career

Born in San Ramón, Santiago de Chile, Canales is a product of the Audax Italiano youth system and made his professional debut against Cobresal on 25 January 2020.[2] He spent two seasons on loan to Lautaro de Buin[3] and Universidad de Concepción in 2021 and 2022,[4] respectively.

In 2023, he joined on loan to Magallanes, then the champions of the Primera B and recent promoted club to the top division.[5][6] He has taken part of a successful stint of them, winning the 2023 Supercopa de Chile versus Colo-Colo,[7] the third consecutive title of the club, and playing at the Copa Libertadores[8] and the Copa Sudamericana.[9]

International career

Canales has taken part of training microcycles of the Chile under-23 team with the coach Eduardo Berizzo.[10][11]

At senior level, he received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in September 2023, alongside his teammate Julián Alfaro.[12][13]

Honours

Magallanes

References
  1. "Alfred Canales". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. (Audax Italiano La Florida (Sitio Oficial) Nuestro juvenil Alfred Canales @jeafran27 debutó ayer con el equipo profesional🤩👏🏻. on Facebook (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. "Rodrigo Holgado tiene una chance concreta de fichar en el fútbol de Argentina". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023. tanto Alfred Canales como René Meléndez pasaron a préstamo a Lautaro de Buin y jugarán en la Segunda División con el "Toqui".
  4. "La UdeConce reforzó su plantel con otro juvenil que viene de Primera". sabes.cl (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. "Magallanes suma 2 refuerzos más y se alista para el Campeonato Nacional". Tablón Virtual (in Spanish). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. Parraguirre, Fernanda (30 December 2022). "Magallanes busca protagonismo y mueve el mercado de pases con dos refuerzos". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. Tapia, Carlos (16 January 2023). "En el nombre del padre: Magallanes vence a Colo Colo y es el supercampeón del fútbol chileno". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. "DETALLES DEL PARTIDO 2/23/2023 ESTADIO EL TENIENTE". conmebollibertadores.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. "Botafogo logró sacar el empate de local frente a Magallanes". Infobae (in Spanish). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. Silva, Felipe (26 November 2022). ""¿Mi nominación a la Roja? Un tío me avisó y no le creí... Pensé que me estaba leseando"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  11. Acevedo, Álvaro (24 May 2023). "Alfred Canales, nuevo nominado a La Roja Sub 23". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. Rosconi, Matías (26 August 2023). "Magallanes aporta a La Roja". Portal Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. "La nómina de La Roja para los duelos ante Uruguay y Colombia por las clasificatorias al mundial de 2026". www.t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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