Brayan Cortés

Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández (born 11 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays as goalkeeper for Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national team.

Not to be confused with Bryan Cortés (footballer, born 1991).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Brayan Cortés
Cortés with Colo-Colo in 2019
Personal information
Full name Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995[1]
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2012 Deportes Iquique
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Deportes Iquique 38 (0)
2018– Colo-Colo 74 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 Chile U20 1 (0)
2018– Chile 8 (0)
2022– Chile U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Club career

Deportes Iquique

Born in Iquique, Chile, he played as goalkeeper since he was five and joined hometown Deportes Iquique youth set-up aged fourteen.[2] He was promoted to the first adult team in 2013 and his professional debut came one year later on 30 March 2014, where conceded three goals in a 3–0 away loss with Ñublense.[3]

After completing the 2013–14 with two appearances and a Copa Chile (as back-up), Cortés was chosen as the coming season first-choice keeper by Héctor Pinto after Rodrigo Naranjo injury.[4] He played the tournament's first five matches, highlighting his performances against powerhouses Colo-Colo (2–0 loss)[5] and Universidad de Chile (2–2 draw)[6] that kept him some games more in the goal after returning the bench with Naranjo fully recovered.

He completed the 2014–15 season with eight appearances.

International career

Chilean under-20 team

Cortés participated for Chile U20 at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship, where the U20s reached its qualification to 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played one game during the contest in a 3–2 group stage win over Paraguay, being chosen as the man of the match.[7]

Prior the Youth World Cup held in Turkey, Cortés played some exhibition games, highlighting a 4–4 draw with Uzbekistan where he performed well during the ninety minutes and saved a shoot during the penalties which bring to Chile the victory.[8] On 31 May 2015, Cortés was included by Mario Salas in the 23-man roster to face the category's World Cup.[9]

In 2015, he was included again in a Chilean national under-20 team roster, after being nominated by Hugo Tocalli to the South American Youth Championship in Uruguay.[10] Cortes played in the Estadio La Corregidora in Querétaro, Mexico for the Chile national team against Mexico.

Chile under-23 team

Despite being 27, he represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[11] He was included in the final squad as an overage player alongside César Fuentes and Matías Zaldivia.[12]

Honours

Club
Deportes Iquique

Colo-Colo

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "Brayan Cortés, el joven que ataja desde los cinco años y se proyecta en otro Sudamericano". Emol.com (in Spanish). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. "Ñublense derrota holgadamente a Iquique y lo saca de carrera". Terra.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. "Técnico Pinto (CDI) mantendrá a Brayan Cortés como titular en la portería ante la U.de Chile". Tarapacá Online (in Spanish). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. "Paredes encabezó los festejos de Colo Colo ante Deportes Iquique". ADN Radio (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. "Empate entre Deportes Iquique y la "U" mantienen liderando al equipo azul". Radio Universidad de Chile (in Spanish). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. "Sub-20: Arquero Brayan Cortés fue elegido como el jugador del partido entre Chile y Paraguay". La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. "Chile Sub 20 comenzó gira pre mundialista por Europa con sufrido triunfo ante Uzbekistán". Emol.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  9. "Mario Salas cierra nómina para el Mundial Sub 20 y excluye a Diego Rubio". La Tercera (in Spanish). 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  10. "Conozca a los 23 jugadores que representarán a Chile en el Sudamericano Sub 20 en Uruguay". Emol.com (in Spanish). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  11. Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  12. "Con una sorpresa: Chile presenta su nómina para el fútbol masculino de cara a Santiago 2023". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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