Rodrigo Andrés Ureña Reyes (born 1 March 1993) is a Chilean

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who plays for Peruvian Liga 1 club

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as a midfielder.

Career

Ureña played in the youth ranks of Unión Española since 2003 at the age of 10, reaching the U15 team in 2008 and the U20 in 2011. He made his debut in May 2012 in an Torneo Apertura match against

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. While playing in the

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, Ureña refused to sign a professional contract due to the low salary that the club was offering him. In October 2012, he bought his own player rights and was left a free agent, after disagreements with Union Española's board. A week later, Ureña was signed by Universidad de Chile, on request by manager

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, and was the club's first signing for the 2013 season. He made his debut with ''la U'' in March 2013 in a 3–1 victory against

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, coming from the bench in the 66th minute. Due to an excess of midfielders in the squad, such as Rodrigo Rojas and

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, he did not have many opportunities to play. Because of this, he was sent on loan to Cobresal twice, from 2013 to 2015 and again in 2016. After these two loan spells and three stages of playing with Universidad de Chile, in 2017, Ureña was announced as a signing of

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 ...

. Due to not playing regularly enough there, he left for Deportivo Palestino, where he stayed for two months before being loaned to

. Following a six-month period of inactivity, Ureña arrived at Cobresal for the 2nd half of 2018, the team in which he had had his best performance in Chile. His contract was later renewed for the 2019 season, in which he became the team's captain and one of the best players of the tournament. In January 2020, Ureña was announced as a signing by Colombian club

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. He played there for two seasons, winning the 2020 Categoría Primera A. In January 2022, he was announced as a signing by

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. After finishing his contract with Tolima, in November 2022, Ureña was announced as a signing by Peruvian club

, with a contract for one season. He played his first game with Universitario on matchday 3, in a 4–0 victory against

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, and scored his first goal on matchday 19, in a 2–0 victory against

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. In November 2023, following a season in which he consolidated himself as an undisputed starter, Ureña won the 2023 Liga 1 with ''la U'', ending a 10-year drought for the team. The following season, he won the 2024 Torneo Apertura.

Career statistics

Soccerway profile

Honours

; Club Universidad de Chile *

2012–13 Copa Chile The 2012–13 Copa Chile, (officially known as ''Copa Chile MTS 2012/13'' because of its sponsorship), is the 33rd edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on June 23, 2012 with the First Round and ...

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;

* 2015 Clausura ;

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;

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;

* Peruvian Primera División:

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* Torneo Apertura:

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* * Living people 1993 births Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Primera B de Chile players Unión Española footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Categoría Primera A players América de Cali footballers Deportes Tolima footballers Peruvian Primera División players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru People from Santiago Province, Chile Footballers from Santiago Metropolitan Region Men's association football midfielders {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub