Axel Ahumada

Axel Fernando Ahumada Flores (born 4 May 1977) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ahumada and the second or maternal family name is Flores.
Axel Ahumada
Personal information
Full name Axel Fernando Ahumada Flores
Date of birth (1977-05-04) 4 May 1977
Place of birth Quillota, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Colo-Colo 0 (0)
Universidad de Concepción – (–)
San Luis – (–)
1998–2002 Coquimbo Unido 63 (19)
2000 → Deportes La Serena (loan) (11)
2003 CSA – (–)
2003 Everton (7)
2004 Cobresal 10 (5)
2004 Deportes Arica
2005 Rangers 8 (0)
2006 Deportivo Italmaracaibo 6 (0)
International career
2001 Chile 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A well-known former player of Coquimbo Unido, in Chile he also played for Colo-Colo, Universidad de Concepción,[1] San Luis,[2] Deportes La Serena, Everton de Viña del Mar, Cobresal,[3] Deportes Arica and Rangers de Talca.[4] Along with Everton, he got promotion to the Primera División after winning the 2003 Primera B.[5] In 2003, he also had a brief stint with Brazilian side Centro Sportivo Alagoano alongside his fellow footballer Carlos Gajardo.[6]

His last club was Deportivo Italmaracaibo in the 2005–06 Venezuelan Primera División.[7]

International career

In 2001, Ahumada made two appearances for the Chile national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Ecuador.[8] He joined the squad after Marcelo Corrales was injured.[9]

Personal life

While he was a player of Rangers de Talca, it was reported that he had committed violent acts against his family, so he was fired from the club.[1]

In December 2012, he took part in friendly matches to collect money for Sueño Canario (Canary Dream), an initiative to help municipal schools in Quillota. For his team, he played alongside former footballers such as Rafael Celedón, Miguel Ángel Castillo and Franz Arancibia.[10]

Honours

Everton

References
  1. "Echan a un futbolista por ser violento con su familia". infobae (in Spanish). 25 March 2005. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. "SAN LUIS de Quillota". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. "La "U" empezó bien: lidera en caras nuevas". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). 21 January 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. "Axel Ahumada se acerca a Rangers". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. "Everton asegura su regreso a la Primera A". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. "Tocopillano jugará en la tierra del rey Pelé" (JPG). La Estrella de Tocopilla (in Spanish). Tocopilla, Chile. 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. "Jugadores chilenos que pasaron por el fútbol de Venezuela" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. "Axel Ahumada". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. "Axel Ahumada sustituye a lesionado Corrales en selección chilena". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 9 August 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. "El 'Sueño Canario' se hizo realidad en el Estadio Lucio Fariña Fernández". SoyChile (in Spanish). 10 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2022.


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