Jaime Matías Carreño Lee-Chong (born 3 March 1997), is a

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who plays as a

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in the

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Club career

Jaime made his debut at U.C. for the first time against Santiago Wanderers in Valparaiso in 2015. In the first half of 2016, Jaime was consolidated as a starter in the team, with great performances. On April 23, 2016 Jaime gave the victory to U.C. in the "university Clasico", scoring the 2–1. This was his first goal in professionalism.

International career

He got his first call up to the senior

squad for a friendly against

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in September 2015.

Personal life

From his maternal line, Carreño is of Chinese descent and the nephew of the former Chile international footballer and the cousin of the also footballer Felipe Lee-Chong, son of Óscar.

Honors

Club

;Universidad Católica *

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* 1997 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean people of Chinese descent Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile youth international footballers Chile under-20 international footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Oriente Petrolero players Universidad de Concepción footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Chilean Primera División players Bolivian Primera División players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Association football midfielders People from Santiago Province, Chile {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub