Gabriel Rojas (footballer, born 1999)

Gabriel Ignacio Rojas Muñoz (born 9 March 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colchagua in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[2]

Not to be confused with Gabriel Rojas (footballer, born 1997).
Gabriel Rojas
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Ignacio Rojas Muñoz
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999
Place of birth Puchuncaví, Chile
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Colchagua
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2016 Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Santiago Wanderers 43 (1)
2019 → San Marcos (loan) 7 (0)
2022– Colchagua 0 (0)
International career
Chile U16
2017–2018 Chile U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2022

Club career

Rojas signed for Santiago Wanderers in 2012.[3] After five years in the youth ranks, he made his senior debut during September 2017 in a Copa Chile win versus Iberia.[2][4] A month later, Rojas appeared in league football for the first time when he was selected for the second half of a fixture with Colo-Colo on 15 October.[2] In July 2019, Rojas agreed a loan deal with Segunda División team San Marcos.[2] Seven appearances followed as they won promotion as champions.[2]

On second half 2022, he left Santiago Wanderers and joined Colchagua in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[5]

International career

Internationally, Rojas played for Chile U16s and was also selected for U20 training in July 2017.[6][7]

At under-20 level, Rojas represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[8]

Career statistics
As of 30 August 2020.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santiago Wanderers 2016–17 Primera División 0000——0000
2017 1010——0020
2018 Primera B de Chile 8030—0000110
2019 1000——0010
2020 Primera División 0000——0000
Total 10040—0000140
San Marcos (loan) 2019 Segunda División 7000——0070
Career total 17040—0000210

    Honours
    Santiago Wanderers[2]
    San Marcos[2]
    Chile U20

    References
    1. "Delanteros". Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
    2. "Gabriel Rojas profile". Soccerway. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    3. "Gabriel Rojas y William Gama firman contrato profesional y ya se encuentran a disposición de Nico Córdova, exito muchachos". Santiago Wanderers. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    4. "Gabriel Rojas profile". BDFA. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    5. @ColchaguaCD (20 June 2022). "¡BIENVENIDO GABRIEL ROJAS!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Twitter.
    6. "Experiencia mundialista al servicio de La Roja sub 16". ANFP. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    7. "Los jugadores que trabajan con Robles en la Sub 20". CDF. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    8. Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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