Julián Alfaro

Julián Israel Alfaro Gaete (born 2 September 2001) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Magallanes.

Julián Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Julián Israel Alfaro Gaete
Date of birth (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001
Place of birth Quinta Normal, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Magallanes
Number 7
Youth career
Escuela Quinta Normal
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Universidad de Chile 0 (0)
2019–2021 → Magallanes 48 (6)
2022– Magallanes 48 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023

Club career

Born in Quinta Normal, Santiago de Chile, Alfaro was with the football academy of his hometown, Escuela de Fútbol Municipal de Quinta Normal, since he was four years old before joining the Universidad de Chile youth system.[2][3] The top goalscorer of the under-19 team, he was on the bench in the Chilean Primera División match against Unión La Calera on 29 September 2018.[4][5] Since 2019, he was loaned to Magallanes until the end of the 2021 season,[6] being finally transferred in the 2022 season.[3]

He has taken part of a successful stint of Magallanes, winning three consecutive titles: the 2022 Primera B, getting the promotion to the Chilean top division, the 2022 Copa Chile, qualifying for the 2023 Copa Libertadores,[7] and the 2023 Supercopa de Chile versus Colo-Colo. In 2023, he became the team captain in place of Iván Vásquez.[3]

International career

Alfaro has taken part of training microcycles of the Chile senior team with the coaches Reinaldo Rueda and Martín Lasarte.[8] He also has been with the national team at both the under-20[9] and the under-23 level.[10]

He received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in September 2023.[11]

Honours

Magallanes

References
  1. "Julián Alfaro". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. @muniquintanormal (29 November 2022). "⚽️ #TalentoQuintanormalino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  3. Aliaga, Martín (21 August 2023). "Julián Alfaro, el canterano que la U dejó partir y con 21 años ya es capitán en Primera División". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. Kuschel, Daniel (28 September 2018). "La U volverá a la línea de cuatro en defensa ante La Calera". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. "Universidad de Chile 1-0 Unión La Calera (29 de Sep., 2018) Resultado Final". ESPN (in Spanish). 29 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. Fernández, José Tomás (2 March 2021). "El futuro de los jugadores que volvieron a la U de sus préstamos". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. "[Audio] Julián Alfaro: Estamos super ilusionados y preparados para pelear por todos los objetivos". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. Santibáñez, Felipe (4 March 2021). "Uno fue desechado por la U: Quiénes son los dos jugadores de Primera B que Lasarte convocó a la selección". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. Olea, Nicolás (6 November 2020). "Ocho jugadores de Colo Colo en la nómina de la selección chilena Sub 20". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. "La Roja convocó a Julián Alfaro para el nuevo microciclo de la selección Sub 23". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. "La nómina de La Roja para los duelos ante Uruguay y Colombia por las clasificatorias al mundial de 2026". www.t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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