Jaime Grondona
Jaime Andrés Grondona Bobadilla (born 15 April 1987) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Canadian Soccer League club Scarborough SC as a striker.[1]
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| Full name | Jaime Andrés Grondona Bobadilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Scarborough SC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Santiago Wanderers | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Santiago Morning | 22 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | O'Higgins | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Deportes La Serena | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Ñublense | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Deportes Iquique | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Palestino | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Cobreloa | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | San Marcos | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | San Luis | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Cobresal | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Deportes La Serena | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Atlètic d'Escaldes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | FC Santa Coloma | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Scarborough SC | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
He was a member of the Chile national under-20 team that won third place at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. He made five appearances and scored twice at the tournament. After his team's semifinal loss against Argentina in Toronto, Grondona was banned by FIFA for nine months over his behaviour towards officials.[2]
In 2020, he came to Andorra and joined Atlètic d'Escaldes on the initiative of former Chilean goalkeeper Guillermo Burgos, who worked in the technical staff of the club.[3]
In 2023, he joined Canadian Soccer League club Scarborough SC. He scored the winning goal in a league encounter against Serbian White Eagles FC on July 15, 2023.[4]
Honours
International
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Third place: 2007
References
- Profile at Soccerway.com
- "U20 Chile player banned for misconduct in Toronto". CTV News. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- Ferrero, Samuel (23 September 2020). "Jaime Grondona: "Andorra es el lugar ideal para iniciar un proyecto familiar"". LUN (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Vujcic, Djuradj (16 July 2023). "Tough Loss to Scarborough". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 28 July 2023.