Charles Aranguiz

Charles Mariano Aranguiz Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃaɾles aˈɾaŋɡis]; born 17 April 1989) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Chile national team.

With his former club Universidad de Chile, Aranguiz was considered one of the best midfielders in the Chilean Primera Division, with a good sense of tactics, impressive stamina and intelligent playmaking, marking and passing abilities. He can play as a defensive, center or even as a right wing midfielder. He is described by FIFA's official website as "a crafty, tigerish midfielder of the highest order, notable for his ability to win and distribute the ball, pick out passes and hit the back of the net".

Club Career

Early life

Aranguiz was born in Puente Alto in Diego Portales neighborhood. His mother, Mariana Sandoval, is a football coach. He started to play football in Universidad de Chile before leaving the club to join Cobreloa Academy when he was 13 years old.

Early career

Aranguiz made his professional debut in 2006, for Cobreloa against Cobresal. His first goal in the Primera Division was against O'Higgins in the same year. After a spell on loan at Cobresal, Aranguiz joined Colo-Colo, where he won the Clausura championship in 2009.

In 2010, Aranguiz had a short spell at Argentine club Quilmes, before joining Colo-Colo's historic rivals Universidad de Chile for a fee of £616,000 on 1 January 2011. He immediately became an integral part of the squad, helping "U" to win the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, where the Chilean team remained unbeaten for the entire tournament. By defeating Ecuadorian side Liga de Quito 4–0 on aggregate in the final, Universidad de Chile became the first Chilean side to win a continental competition in twenty years.

Having drawn 3–3 on aggregate with Union Espanola in the semi-finals of the Copa Chile, Aranguiz led his team to the final, netting the "U"'s first kick in a 5–4 penal

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