Agustín Arce
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Agustín Matías Arce Melli | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lampa, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile La Reina | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Universidad de Chile | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → San Luis (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Deportes Limache (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Chile U20 | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Agustín Matías Arce Melli (born 24 January 2005) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.
Club career
Born in Lampa, Chile, Arce was with Universidad de Chile La Reina as a youth player.[2] A product of the Universidad de Chile youth system, he made his senior debut under Diego López in the 1–0 win against Cobresal for the Copa Chile on 23 August 2022.[3]
In August 2024, Arce was loaned out to San Luis de Quillota in the Chilean second level.[4] Back to Universidad de Chile for the 2025 season, he was loaned out to Deportes Limache in the Chilean top level in August 2025.[5][6]
International career
Arce represented the Chile national U20 team in friendlies[7] and both the 2025 South American Championship[8] and the 2025 FIFA World Cup.[9][10][11]
Following the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup, Arce was called up to the Chile senior team for the match against Peru on 10 October 2025.[12][13] He made his debut in the friendly against Russia on 15 November 2025.[14]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Agustín Arce". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Mano a mano: La "proyección" de Universidad de Chile La Reina dice presente en Relampaleague". RELAMPALEAGUE (in Spanish). 17 May 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ ""Un sueño que hago realidad": La emoción de Agustín Arce tras debutar en la U con 17 años y conseguir avanzar en Copa Chile". T13 (in Spanish). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "A buscar experiencia en Primera B: Universidad de Chile manda a préstamo a Agustín Arce". [[[Teletrece|T13]] (in Spanish). 18 August 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "U de Chile ve la salida de un jugador a horas para el cierre del libro de pases". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Fajardo, Cristián (6 August 2025). "Último momento: jugador de la U parte a préstamo a otro cuadro del fútbol chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Con cuatro azules protagonistas "La Roja" Sub 20 se impuso a Perú en amistoso internacional". www.udechile.cl (in Spanish). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Reyes, Luis (23 January 2025). "Nómina de Chile en el Sudamericano Sub 20 2025: lista completa, clubes y figuras del equipo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Agustín Arce, el director de orquesta chileno que se enfrenta al reto mexicano". FIFA (in Spanish). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ González, Christian (7 October 2025). "La apuesta de Agustín Arce que destaca la FIFA: "Dejé la U para tener más minutos y jugar el Mundial"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Stegmann, Fernanda (8 October 2025). "El duro análisis de Agustín Arce tras la eliminación de Chile del Mundial Sub 20: "Aspirábamos a más"". La Magia Azul (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Reyes, Luis (8 October 2025). "Oficial: dos jugadores de la Sub 20 dan el salto y son nominados a la Roja adulta". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Tras la eliminación de Chile Garguez y Arce a la adulta". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ San Martín, Lucas (15 November 2025). "Córdova celebra el debut de estos jugadores en la Roja: "En condiciones de jugar un Mundial"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
External links
- Agustín Arce at Soccerway