Juan Pablo Arenas

Juan Pablo Arenas
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Arenas Núñez
Date of birth (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Colo-Colo 19 (0)
2008Santiago Morning (loan)
2008Deportes Melipilla (loan) 11 (0)
2009 Deportes Melipilla 0 (0)
2009–2011 Magallanes 12 (0)
2012 Provincial Osorno
2012–2015 Trasandino 67 (2)
2018 Puma Generaleña (–)
International career
2007 Chile U20 7 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Pablo Arenas Núñez (born 22 April 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Arenas made his professional debut with Colo-Colo at the young age of seventeen against arch rival Universidad de Chile on 1 August 2004.[1]

He played for Colo-Colo and also played (on loan) in Deportes Melipilla.[2]

His last club was Puma Generaleña in the 2018–19 Segunda División de Costa Rica, where he coincided with his compatriots Cristián Abarca and Bastián Lecaros.[3] He retired at the age of 31.[1][4]

International career

Arenas was capped at the under-20 level. He was selected in the squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, he did not play any minutes during the that tournament.[5] He scored two goals at U20 level. His first goal came against Colombia to clinch the 5-0 Chilean victory.

Honours

Colo-Colo

Magallanes

References

  1. ^ a b Silva, Felipe (26 November 2025). "Fue mundialista con Chile, campeón con Colo Colo y se retiró a los 31: "Me faltó personalidad... Hoy trabajo en peluquería"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ^ Juan Pablo Arenas at BDFA (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Vega, Diego (10 October 2018). "El exótico presente en Costa Rica del '10' olvidado de la Sub 20". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ^ Silva, Felipe (26 November 2025). ""Nos hicimos amigos en Colo Colo y después me llevó a Europa... Nunca olvida a quienes estuvieron con él"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ^ Juan Pablo ArenasFIFA competition record (archived)