Francisco Bernardo Arriagada Mella (born 31 January 1994) is a Chilean
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder for
Vittoriosa Stars.
Career
An attacking midfielder from the
Huachipato youth system,
Arriagada took part of Chile youth national teams from under-14 to under-17 level, coinciding with players such as
Ángelo Henríquez
Ángelo José Henríquez Iturra (; born 13 April 1994) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Polish Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica and the Chile national f ...
,
Igor Lichnovsky,
Andrés Robles, among others. After ending his contract with Huachipato in 2013, he emigrated to Europe thanks to a group of businessmen.
After tried to sign with Swiss side
Lugano, he joined Maltese club
Mosta in the
Premier League.
In Malta, he also has played for
Vittoriosa Stars and
Fgura United
Fgura United Football Club, commonly known as Fgura United is a Maltese football club based in Fgura, Malta. The Club currently plays in the Maltese First Division.
Fgura United was founded on June 1, 1971, and is the oldest sport organisation i ...
. In the Maltese football, he coincided with his compatriots
Edison Bilbao
Édison David Bilbao Zárate (born 3 June 1987), known as Edison Bilbao, is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early life
Born in Santiago, Chile, Bilbao moved to the United States at the age of eleven, making his home in Newark, ...
and
Juan Manuel Artiaga
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.
In his homeland, he has played for
Deportes Limache
Club de Deportes Limache, is a Chilean football club based in Limache
Limache is a Chilean town and township in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. Limache is the only township of Chile that has two urban areas: San Francisco de Lima ...
in 2016–17 and
Barnechea in 2019.
From 2020 to 2021, he played in Spain for
UD Montijo
Unión Deportiva Montijo is a football team based in Montijo, Extremadura. Founded in 1922, Montijo competes in the Segunda División RFEF – Group 4. The club plays home matches at the Estadio Municipal Emilio Macarro Rodríguez.
Season t ...
, where he coincided with his compatriots Nicolás Clavería and
Rodrigo Gattas, and UD Fuente de Cantos.
In the second half of 2024, Arriagada rejoined Vittoriosa Stars.
Personal life
He is nicknamed ''Pancho'', an affective form of Francisco.
He married Constanza López, who is the niece of the former Chile international footballer
Luis Jiménez.
References
External links
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Francisco Arriagadaat Sifup.cl
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Talcahuano
Chilean men's footballers
Chile men's youth international footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Mosta F.C. players
Vittoriosa Stars F.C. players
Deportes Limache footballers
A.C. Barnechea footballers
C.D. Montijo players
Maltese Premier League players
Primera B de Chile players
Tercera Federación players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Men's association football midfielders