| Gonzalo Collao | |
| Fullname: | Gonzalo Antonio Collao Villegas |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Coquimbo, Chile |
| Height: | 1.91m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Audax Italiano |
| Youthclubs1: | Coquimbo Unido |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Universidad de Chile |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Universidad de Chile |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Cobreloa (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Extremadura B |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Extremadura |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Istra 1961 |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Palestino |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Audax Italiano |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 February 2024 |
Gonzalo Antonio Collao Villegas (born 9 September 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Audax Italiano.
Born in Coquimbo, Collao joined Universidad de Chile's youth setup at the age of 14, from Coquimbo Unido.[1] He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2017 season, and made his senior debut on 22 July of that year by coming on as a substitute for injured Fernando de Paul in a 2–0 Copa Chile win against Ñublense.[2]
In January 2018, Collao joined Cobreloa in Primera B on loan for one year.[3] He returned to his parent club in the following year, after making eight appearances.
On 26 August 2019, Collao agreed to a deal with Segunda División side Extremadura UD on a free transfer, effective as of 1 January 2020;[4] [5] he was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División. On 24 January 2020 he joined the Spanish club.[6]
On 10 July 2021, he moved to Istra 1961 in the Croatian Prva HNL on a deal for three seasons.[7]
At the end of 2022, he returned to his homeland and joined Palestino for the 2023 season.[8] However, he ended it in July of the same year.[9] The next year, he joined Audax Italiano.[10]
Collao represented Chile at under-20 level before being called up for the full side on 14 March 2018, for two friendlies against Denmark and Sweden.[11] He made his full international debut on 31 May, in a 3–2 friendly loss against Romania.[12]
In the second half of 2023, Collao started to study nutrition and health, not retiring from football at the time.[13]