Pablo Elías Pedraza Bustos (born 10 March 1995) is a Bolivian professional

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who plays for Barnechea in the

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 ...

Club career

In 2008 Pedraza began his career at the youth sector of

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. During 2011 he started training with the first team, and made his top flight debut the following year. In July 2015, he was hoping to get more playing time; he transferred to Real Potosí as he was unable to secure a place on the first team due to his inexperience.

International career

Pedraza was summoned for the Bolivian U-20 team to play in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship. He was the team captain in the four matches that Bolivia played in the first round of the tournament. He was named in Bolivia's senior squad for a

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qualifier against

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in October 2015.

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* * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Men's association football central defenders Bolivian men's footballers Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Club Blooming players Club Real Potosí players The Strongest players A.C. Barnechea footballers Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Bolivia men's youth international footballers {{Bolivia-footy-defender-stub