Guillermo Maripán Explained

Guillermo Maripán
Full Name:Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loayza
Birth Date:6 May 1994
Birth Place:Vitacura, Chile
Height:1.93 m[1]
Currentclub:Torino
Clubnumber:13
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2002–2014
Youthclubs1:Universidad Católica
Years1:2012–2017
Caps1:55
Goals1:3
Years2:2017–2019
Caps2:43
Goals2:2
Years3:2019–2024
Caps3:123
Goals3:11
Years4:2024–
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Chile
Nationalcaps1:52
Nationalgoals1:2
Club-Update:3 November 2024
Ntupdate:19 November 2024

Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loaysa (pronounced as /es/; born 6 May 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as centre-back for Serie A club Torino and the Chile national team.

Club career

Alavés

On 7 July 2017, Maripán moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.[2]

Monaco

On 24 August 2019, Maripán joined Ligue 1 club Monaco on a five-year deal.[3] 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.[4] Guillermo Maripán signed his best scoring season in the 2020–21 academic year,[5] and also improved five key aspects in his game that evidenced his sporting growth.[6]

Torino

On 29 August 2024, Maripán signed for Serie A club Torino on a two-year deal.[7]

International career

In 2017, Maripán debuted for the Chilean senior squad in a friendly match against Burkina Faso.[8] On 31 May 2018, he scored his first goal for another friendly match against Romania in Austria.[9] At the 2021 Copa América, he starred in one of the tournament's matches after making a feint to Lionel Messi.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica2012Chilean Primera División1010
2013Chilean Primera División000000
2014–15Chilean Primera División500050
2015–16Chilean Primera División232004040312
2016–17Chilean Primera División261301010311
2017Chilean Primera División5050
Total5533010050733
Alavés2017–18La Liga19030220
2018–19La Liga23220252
2019–20La Liga100010
Total43250482
Monaco2019–20Ligue 12022020242
2020–21Ligue 128530315
2021–22Ligue 12603180371
2022–23Ligue 12630071334
2023–24Ligue 123120251
Total123111012015115013
Torino2024–25Serie A601070
Career total22716191202515027818

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Chile201730
2018102
2019110
202020
2021110
202230
202370
202450
Total522

As of match played 21 June 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[11]

List of international goals scored by Guillermo Maripán! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1. 31 May 2018 Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl, Graz, Austria align=center 1–1 align=center 2–3 Friendly
2. 4 June 2018 align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0

Honours

Universidad Católica

Monaco

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guillermo Maripán . AS Monaco FC . 5 August 2022 .
  2. Web site: El Deportivo Alavés refuerza la defensa con Guillermo Maripán. Deportivo Alavés bolster their defence with Guillermo Maripán. Deportivo Alavés. 7 July 2017. 9 July 2017. es.
  3. Web site: Guillermo Maripán à l'AS Monaco. Guillermo Maripán at AS Monaco. AS Monaco FC. 24 August 2019. fr. 24 August 2019. 25 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825022828/https://www.asmonaco.com/guillermo-maripan-a-las-monaco/. dead.
  4. Web site: Maripán sigue sumando y es el mejor chileno de la temporada. Diario AS. May 5, 2021. es.
  5. News: Maripán aterriza en Chile como el central más goleador de Europa. BeSoccer. 23 May 2024. es.
  6. News: La evolución de Maripán que lo llevó a su primera final europea. Diario AS. 15 May 2021. es.
  7. News: Maripán al Toro. Torino FC. it. 29 August 2024. 29 August 2024.
  8. News: De agredir a Julián Álvarez en la Selección Argentina a ser el defensor más caro de Chile: quién es Guillermo Maripán. From attacking Julián Álvarez in the Argentine National Team to being the most expensive defender in Chile: who is Guillermo Maripán. TyC Sports. 28 January 2022. es.
  9. News: Video: El primer gol de Maripán con la Selección. Video: Maripán's first goal with the Chile national football team. Goal. 31 May 2018. es.
  10. Web site: Guarden este vídeo porque puede ser la primera vez que lo vean: Maripan pone a Messi a 'bailar'. Diario AS. June 15, 2021. es.
  11. Web site: Maripán, Guillermo. National Football Teams. 4 June 2018.
  12. News: PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup. BBC Sport. May 19, 2021. June 21, 2022.