Joaquín Montecinos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joaquín Alberto Montecinos Naranjo | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Tijuana (on loan from Audax Italiano) | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportes La Serena | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Unión Temuco | 1 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Deportes La Serena | 70 | (3) |
2019 | San Luis | 24 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Deportes Melipilla | 16 | (4) |
2020– | Audax Italiano | 42 | (8) |
2022– | → Tijuana (loan) | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Chile U21 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Chile | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:35, 19 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:42, 8 October 2021 (UTC) |
Joaquín Alberto Montecinos Naranjo (born 7 December 1995) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tijuana. Born in Colombia, he represents the Chile national team.
Club career[]
In his early career he was with Deportes La Serena, but he was released and then joined Unión Temuco in the Primera B de Chile, making his professional debut at the age of 16.[1] After returning to La Serena, while playing in the Primera B, the Chilean second division, Montecinos had the chance to play for a Chilean top flight team but got injured.[2]
In 2017, he trialed with Celaya in Mexico but never signed because of economic issues.[2]
In 2019, he signed for Deportes Melipilla, another second division team despite offers from the top flight, due to "wanting to go through stages, without rushing".[2]
International career[]
At the age of 18, he represented Chile U21 at the 2014 Toulon Tournament,[3] making two appearances. In addition to this, he was part of the training sessions of Chile U20 for the 2015 South American U-20 Championship.[4]
Despite he was born in Colombia, he stated his desire to play for the Chile senior team.[5] So, he was called up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October 2021.[6] He debuted for Chile in a 2–0 loss to Peru on 7 October 2021.[7]
Personal life[]
Montecinos is the son of the Chilean former international footballer Cristián Montecinos and he was born when his father played for Junior de Barranquilla.[8]
References[]
- ^ Silva, Felipe (6 October 2021). "De ser echado de un club a formar parte de la Roja: "Decían que no daría el ancho"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Es un sueño estar en Primera; voy a luchar por llegar a la Roja" chile.as.com
- ^ "NÓMINA SUB 21 PARA EL TORNEO "ESPERANZAS DE TOULON"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ ""La Rojita" sub-20 cuenta con dos hijos de viejas glorias del fútbol nacional" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Zamorano, Javier (9 September 2021). "Joaquín Montecinos sale al paso de rumores y aclara por cuál Selección "sueña" jugar". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Bío-Bío. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Jugadores convocados a la Selección Chilena". www.laroja.cl. FFCh. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
convocó a los jugadores Ángelo Sagal de Gaziantep FK de Turquía, y a Joaquín Montecinos de Audax Italiano
- ^ "Match Report of Peru vs Chile - 2021-10-08 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ ""Me encantaría que mi hijo vaya a jugar a Junior": Cristian Montecinos" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links[]
- Joaquín Montecinos at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Barranquilla
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Chile youth international footballers
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian people of Chilean descent
- South American sportspeople of Chilean descent
- Latin American sportspeople of Chilean descent
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Association football midfielders
- Unión Temuco footballers
- Deportes La Serena footballers
- San Luis de Quillota footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Citizens of Chile through descent
- Chilean football biography stubs