Francisco Javier Pedraza Abrilot (born 6 July 1988) is a Chilean

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who plays as a

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Career

As a youth player, Pedraza was with Everton and next he moved to

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played thei ...

, making his debut in 22 July 2007 in a 1–0 win against Universidad Católica. For the team, he made appearances in the top division in both the 2007 and the 2011 seasons. After stints on loan at Unión Quilpué, Trasandino,

Deportes Temuco Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new '' Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. The club was founded on February 22, 196 ...

and

Deportes Linares Deportes Linares is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Linares in Chile and play in the 3rd tier of Chilean football, the Segunda División. The club was founded on November 19, 1955 as ''Lister Rossel'' (a famous local pediatrician and ...

, he emigrated to Bolivia. In 2014 he moved to Bolivia and played for clubs in the . His first team was Chaco Petrolero, playing after for Escuela Militar Ingeniería (EMI), Always Ready, Deportivo FATIC and Unión Maestranza. In Deportivo FATIC, he coincided with his compatriot Roberto Luco.Club Deportivo FATIC
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Controversies

In October 2012, Pedraza was stabbed in the back in the context of a fight at a party when he was a player of

. In 2013, Pedraza was accused of rape when he was a player of

. In 28 July 2021 he was arrested in Bolivia and then extradited to Chile to go on the

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