Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loaysa (; born 6 May 1994) is a Chilean

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who plays as centre-back for Ligue 1 club

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and the Chile national team.

Club career

Universidad Católica

Maripán made his debut for Universidad Católica playing the last 15 minutes against Audax Italiano in Estadio Bicentenario in 2013. Later, he played again against Audax Italiano, but this time in the Chilean Cup, playing the entire match. That same year Maripán entered for the first time in the UC starting eleven in the Chilean Primera División, this time against

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Alavés

On 7 July 2017, Maripán moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a four-year deal with

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side

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Monaco

On 24 August 2019, Maripán joined Ligue 1 club

on a five-year deal. His second season in the Monegasque team consolidated him as one of the best defenders in Ligue 1: he was designated by the CIES Football Observatory as the best Chilean of the season, and he was also the central defender who scored the most goals. Guillermo Maripán signed his best scoring season in the 2020–21 academic year, and also improved five key aspects in his game that evidenced his sporting growth.

International career

Maripán was called up to the

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for the 2017 China Cup in China. Maripan was called up again to the

for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against

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and

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. Guillermo Maripán faced the Copa América 2021. He starred in one of the tournament's plays after making a feint to

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 21 June 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.''

Honours

Monaco *

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runner-up:

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;Universidad Católica * Campeonato Nacional: Torneo Clausura 2015–16, Torneo Apertura 2016–17 * Supercopa de Chile: 2016 Chile *

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References

External links

Profile
at the AS Monaco FC website * * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Deportivo Alavés players AS Monaco FC players Chilean Primera División players La Liga players Ligue 1 players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players Mapuche sportspeople 21st-century Mapuche people Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas {{Chile-footy-defender-stub