Karen Andrea Araya Ponce (born 16 October 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Chile women's national team.
Club career
In 2022, Araya returned to Sevilla after her step in 2018–19 season.[3]
On second half 2022, she switched to Madrid CFF in the same division.[4]
International career
She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[5] where Chile won the silver medal.[6] Following the semi-final match against the United States, she returned to her club, Madrid CFF.[7]
Personal life
Her younger brother, Bernardo, is a futsal player who has played for clubs in both Argentina and France and has been the Chile team captain.[8]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araya goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 March 2019 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Jamaica |
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 April 2019 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Scotland |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | 4 March 2020 | Starlight Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Ghana |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2020 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 4 | 7 March 2020 |  Kenya |
2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 28 November 2020 | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago de Chile, Chile |  Zambia |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 24 July 2021 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan |  Canada |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 8 | 17 September 2021 | Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Independencia, Chile |  Uruguay |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 9 | 28 November 2021 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil |  India |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus |
| 10 | 15 November 2022 | Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago, Chile |  Philippines |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 26 September 2023 | Quilín Complex, Santiago, Chile |  New Zealand |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 12 | 28 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaiso, Chile | Jamaica |
6–0 | 6–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |
| 13 | 5 December 2023 | Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile |  Peru |
2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Colo-Colo
- Primera División (6): 2010 [es], 2011 Apertura [es], 2011 Clausura [es], 2012 Apertura [es], 2012 Clausura [es], 2017 Apertura [es]
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2012
Santiago Morning
- Primera División (2): 2019 [es], 2020 [es]
Chile
- Copa América Runner-up: 2018
- Turkish Women's Cup: 2020
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
Individual
- CPD [es] - Best Women's Footballer: 2012
- Premios El Gráfico - Best Women's Player: 2017
- Chilean Primera División Top Goalscorer: 2021 [es]
- Premios Contragolpe - The Best: 2021
- Premios Contragolpe - Ideal Team: 2021[10]
References
- ^ a b "Volante Karen Araya" (in Spanish). Copa América Femenina Chile 2018.
- ^ Karen Araya at Soccerway
- ^ Leiva, Jorge Sánchez (28 December 2021). "Karen Araya inicia su segunda aventura en el Sevilla". La Tercera. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Karen Araya ya tiene equipo y será nueva jugadora del Madrid CFF" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ ""Sentimientos encontrados": Camila Sáez tampoco jugará la final del fútbol femenino". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ González, José Miguel (19 October 2019). "La pelota es de los Araya" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "K. Araya". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
External links
- Karen Araya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)
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