Gonzalo Tapia

Gonzalo Tapia
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Andrés Tapia Dubournais
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Recoleta, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Universidad Católica
Number 20
Youth career
2014–2020 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Universidad Católica 92 (17)
International career
2017 Chile U15
2017–2019 Chile U17 13 (4)
2020 Chile U20 3 (3)
2022–2024 Chile U23 4 (1)
2024– Chile 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Gonzalo Andrés Tapia Dubournais (born 18 February 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Universidad Católica and the Chile national team.

Club career

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Tapia debuted the year 2020 in the match against Coquimbo Unido in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date.[1]

International career

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At early age, he represented Chile at under-15 level in the 2017 South American U-15 Championship and Chile U17 at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship and at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In addition, he represented Chile U20 in a friendly tournament played in Teresópolis (Brazil) called Granja Comary International Tournament, scoring in all matches against Peru U20,[2] Bolivia U20,[3] and Brazil U20.[4]

Later, he was called up to the first training microcycle of the Chile senior team on 2021.[5]

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[6] In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.[7]

Tapia made his debut for the senior Chile national team on 10 September 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Bolivia at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos. He substituted Darío Osorio in the 61st minute as Bolivia won 2–1.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 5 October 2024[9]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad Católica 2020 Primera División 11 2 1[a] 2 12 4
2021 Primera División 3 0 2[b] 0 5 0
2022 Primera División 26 2 5 1 6[c] 0 1[a] 0 38 3
2023 Primera División 25 4 3 0 1[d] 2 0 0 29 4
2024 Primera División 27 9 3 2 1[d] 0 0 0 31 11
Total 92 17 11 3 10 0 2 2 115 22
Career total 92 17 11 3 10 0 2 2 115 22
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ 4 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2024 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Universidad Católica

References

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  1. ^ "Gonzalo Tapia hace su estreno en el profesionalismo" (in Spanish). 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 se estrenó en Teresópolis con un trabajado triunfo sobre Perú" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 se impuso a Bolivia y se mantiene invicta en Brasil" (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 empató con Brasil y es subcampeón del Torneo Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Martín Lasarte inicia su primer microciclo con la Selección Chilena Local". LaRoja.cl. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ^ "La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Chile v Bolivia game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
  9. ^ Gonzalo Tapia at Soccerway