Julián Israel Alfaro Gaete (born 2 September 2001) is a

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an footballer who plays as a

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for

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side

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Club career

Born in Quinta Normal,

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, Alfaro was with the football academy of his hometown, Escuela de Fútbol Municipal de Quinta Normal, since he was four years old before joining the Universidad de Chile youth system. The top goalscorer of the under-19 team, he was on the bench in the

match against

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on 29 September 2018. Since 2019, he was loaned to

until the end of the 2021 season, being finally transferred in the 2022 season. He has taken part of a successful stint of Magallanes, winning three consecutive titles: the 2022 Primera B, getting the promotion to the Chilean top division, the

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, qualifying for the

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, and the

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versus Colo-Colo. In 2023, he became the team captain in place of Iván Vásquez.

International career

Alfaro has taken part of training microcycles of the Chile senior team with the coaches

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and

Martín Lasarte Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide (born 20 March 1961) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender, most recently the manager of the Chile national team. He represented five teams in his country, and also had a three-and-a-hal ...

. He also has been with the national team at both the under-20 and the under-23 level. He received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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in September 2023. He was included in the final squad for the

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, where Chile won the silver medal. In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Honours

Magallanes *

Primera B de Chile Campeonato Primera B ( en, Chilean First B Division) is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renam ...

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* Copa Chile:

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Chile U23 *

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Silver Medal:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfaro, Julian 2001 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football forwards People from Santiago Province, Chile Chile men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games competitors for Chile