Claudio Andrés Jopia (born 11 January 1991) is a Chilean

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who currently plays for

Segunda División Profesional de Chile Segunda División Profesional del Fútbol Profesional Chileno () is the third level of Chilean football league system, since the season 2012, is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. The Chilean ''Segunda División Profe ...

club Concón National as a

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. He began his football career at

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

, professional club of his natal city, in where was promoted to the first team in January 2009 for play the Apertura Tournament of that year. Jopia made his debut in a 4–2 home win over

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a professional Chilean football league system, Chilean football club based in Calama, Chile, Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. They compete in the Primera B de Ch ...

, and in the same season, he formed part of one historic teams of La Serena that earned the Clausura Tournament semi-finals. Three seasons later, after a successful 2011 season under the guidance of the coach Miguel Ponce, being used as

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. On 24 March 2012, he received his first

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in a match against

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