Gonzalo Tapia (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Alejandro Tapia Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | La Pintana, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventud Jaime Silva | |||
| Palestino | |||
| 2015 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Deportes La Pintana | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Gasparín | – | (–) |
| 2016–2017 | Independiente Cauquenes | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | Real San Joaquín | 28 | (25) |
| 2018 | San Marcos | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Real San Joaquín | – | (–) |
| 2019 | Rodelindo Román | 35 | (29) |
| 2020 | Lautaro de Buin | – | (–) |
| 2020–2022 | Deportes Recoleta | 74 | (35) |
| 2023 | Santiago Morning | 26 | (5) |
| 2024 | Barnechea | 27 | (21) |
| 2025– | Palestino | 17 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 | |||
Gonzalo Alejandro Tapia Pérez (born 24 February 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Palestino.
Club career
Born in La Pintana commune, Santiago de Chile, Tapia was with Juventud Jaime Silva and Palestino as a youth player.[2] In 2015, he had a stint with Deportes La Pintana in the Segunda División Profesional before joining the Universidad de Chile under-19 team. He was with the first team under Martín Lasarte and Sebastián Beccacece,[3] but he moved to Gasparín after having no chances to play.[4][5]
The next seasons, Tapia played for clubs at lower divisions of the Chilean football such as Independiente de Cauquenes, Real San Joaquín, San Marcos de Arica, Rodelindo Román, with whom he won the 2019 Tercera B, and Lautaro de Buin. As a player of Real San Joaquín, he was awarded as the best amateur player by the Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de Chile (CPD) (Sports Journalists Circle of Chile) after becoming the top goalscorer of the 2017 Tercera A with 25 goals.[2][3][4]
In 2020, Tapia joined Deportes Recoleta,[2] winning the 2021 Segunda División Profesional and getting the promotion to the Primera B for the 2022 season. [4][6]
After Deportes Recoleta, Tapia played for Santiago Morning[7] and Barnechea[8] in 2023 and 2024, respectively.[4]
On 8 December 2024, Tapia signed with Palestino in the Chilean Primera División[9][4] and took part in the Copa Sudamericana.[10]
Personal life
His grandfather is the founder of Juventud Jaime Silva, his first club at the age of 10.[4]
His brother has played football for clubs such as Iberia and Provincial Temuco. His sister, Aracelly, is also a footballer who has played for clubs such as Cobresal and Magallanes.[2]
References
- ^ "Gonzalo Tapia". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Maldonado, Víctor (19 September 2021). ""Los días que no entrenaba, trabajaba de empaque": la dura ruta de goleador de la Segunda". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Quién es el futbolista chileno catalogado por Vidal como el "asesino del gol" y que en el pasado fue desechado por Beccacece". EMOL (in Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Durán, Óscar (11 April 2025). "Gonzalo Tapia y su viaje goleador: de tercera a primera división". Doble Espacio Revista de Periodismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ López, Ignacio (11 March 2025). "Gonzalo Tapia sueña con estar en la selección tras su gol en primera división". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Deportes Recoleta aseguró a su goleador para el debut en Primera B". Todofutbol.cl (in Spanish). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Gonzalo Tapia se convirtió en el cuarto refuerzo de Santiago Morning". santiagomorning.cl (in Spanish). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ López Castro, Magdalena (27 November 2024). "Goleador de Barnechea y opción en la U: "Es un poco de humo, pero sé que se dará la oportunidad de jugar en Primera"". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Catalán, Fabio (8 December 2024). "GONZALO TAPIA ES NUEVO JUGADOR DE PALESTINO". Palestino (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Gonzalo Tapia - Copa Sudamericana 2025". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
External links
- Gonzalo Tapia at Soccerway
- Gonzalo Tapia at BDFA (in Spanish)