Cristóbal Alejandro Campos Véliz (born 27 August 1999) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as a

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for

San Antonio Unido Club Social y Deportivo San Antonio Unido, usually referred to as SAU is a football club located in the port city of San Antonio, Chile, situated in the Valparaíso Region. It was founded on July 21, 1961. Its football team currently plays in Segu ...

in the

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Club career

A product of

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youth system, as a young player, in 2017 Campos was loaned to Portuguese club

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, in addition to a brief test step in

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. Despite not making his debut in the

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, he played his first official match for

in a

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game versus Inter de Porto Alegre on February 11, 2020. Campos was released on December 28, 2023, after being accused of domestic violence. On 20 March 2024, he joined

in the

International career

Campos was called up to the Chile U20 squad for the

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, but he didn't play any match. Also, he was a substitute in the

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of the Chile senior team against

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on June 2, 2017.

Personal life

Following playing for San Antonio Unido against Trasandino, Campos returned to

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and suffered a serious car accident in the Route CH-78 on 2 September 2024, where his car overturned and his right foot was partially amputated. His foot was finally rebuilt.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campos, Cristobal 1999 births Living people 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean men's footballers Footballers from Santiago Metropolitan Region Men's association football goalkeepers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Club Universidad de Chile footballers San Antonio Unido footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal