Francisco Arriagada

Francisco Bernardo Arriagada Mella (born 31 January 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arriagada and the second or maternal family name is Mella.
Francisco Arriagada
Personal information
Full name Francisco Bernardo Arriagada Mella
Date of birth (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994
Place of birth Talcahuano, Chile
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2003–2013 Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Mosta 1 (0)
2013–2015 Vittoriosa Stars 14 (0)
2015–2016 Fgura United
2016–2017 Deportes Limache – (–)
2017–2018 Vittoriosa Stars
2018 Fgura United
2019 Barnechea 1 (0)
2020–2021 Montijo 15 (1)
2021 Fuente de Cantos 17 (0)
International career
Chile U15
Chile U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

An attacking midfielder from the Huachipato youth system,[2] Arriagada took part of Chile youth national teams from under-14 to under-17 level, coinciding with players such as Ángelo Henríquez, Igor Lichnovsky, Andrés Robles, among others. After ending his contract with Huachipato in 2013, he emigrated to Europe thanks to a group of businessmen.[1]

After tried to sign with Swiss side Lugano, he joined Maltese club Mosta in the Premier League.[1] In Malta, he also has played for Vittoriosa Stars and Fgura United.[3] In the Maltese football, he coincided with his compatriots Edison Bilbao and Juan Manuel Artiaga.[4]

In his homeland, he has played for Deportes Limache in 2016–17[5] and Barnechea in 2019.[6]

From 2020 to 2021, he played in Spain for UD Montijo, where he coincided with his compatriots Nicolás Clavería[7] and Rodrigo Gattas,[8] and UD Fuente de Cantos.[2]

Personal life

He is nicknamed Pancho, an affective form of Francisco.[1]

He married Constanza López, who is the niece of the former Chile international footballer Luis Jiménez.[2]

References
  1. García Vera, Ricardo (27 August 2013). "Francisco Arriagada, desde Talcahuano a Malta". futchile.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. Ferreiro, Samuel (6 July 2021). "Francisco Arriagada relata cómo le contó a Luis Jiménez que quería pololear con su sobrina". Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: LUN: 24. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. "De Concepción a Europa: el nuevo (y exótico) destino de portero campeón con Deportes Temuco". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023. mientras que Arriagada, oriundo de Talcahuano, pasó por diversos clubes como Vittoriosa Stars y Fgura United.
  4. Pérez D., Joaquín (7 March 2016). "El otro pasaporte: Chilenos jugando en exóticas ligas del extranjero". PrensaFútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. "A última hora, Deportes Limache rescata un triunfo en Quillota". enelcamarin.cl (in Spanish). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. @AC_Barnechea (16 January 2019). "Quinta nueva cara en el Barne" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) #España - Nicolas Claveria y Francisco Arriagada ya fueron presentado oficialmente por el UD Montijo on Facebook (in Spanish). 25 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. Salas, Cristian (28 November 2020). "El equipo español que tendrá tres futbolistas chilenos". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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