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Fabian Orellana

Fabian Ariel Orellana Valenzuela (American Spanish: [faˈβjan oɾeˈʝana]; born 27 January 1986) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Chilean national team.

After starting out at Audax Italiano, he went on to spend his professional career in Spain, where he represented Xerez, Granada, Celta, Valencia and Eibar. Over nine seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 258 games and 36 goals with all the clubs.

A Chilean international since 2008, Orellana appeared in two World Cups and the Copa America Centenario, winning the latter tournament.

Club Career

Born in Santiago, Orellana began his career in Colo-Colo and then moved to Audax Italiano. He made his Primera Division debut at only 18, and scored 12 league goals in 38 games in the 2007 season as his team finished third in the Apertura, won their Clausura group and reached the semi-finals in the play-offs.

Orellana signed with Udinese in Italy on 23 May 2009, for €3.2 million, being immediately loaned to Xerez CD in the Spanish Segunda Division.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Фабиан Орельяна (russian)

Fabian Orellana News

22 May 2022
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Preview: Universidad Catolica vs. Talleres - prediction, team news, lineups
Universidad Catolica will play host to Talleres on the final matchday of the Copa Libertadores group phase.
22 May 2022
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Preview: Universidad Catolica vs. Talleres - prediction, team news, lineups
Universidad Catolica will play host to Talleres on the final matchday of the Copa Libertadores group phase.
15 May 2022
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Preview: Flamengo vs. Universidad Catolica - prediction, team news, lineups
Seeking to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, Flamengo play host to Universidad Catolica at the Estadio do Maracana on Tuesday.
9 April 2021
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Granada - prediction, team news
Granada will be looking to end a run of four straight defeats in all competitions when they resume their La Liga campaign away to Real Valladolid on Sunday evening. The visitors are currently ninth in the table, one point behind eighth-placed Celta Vigo, while struggling Valladolid occupy 16th position, just three points clear of the relegation zone.
4 April 2021
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Team News: Barcelona vs. Real Valladolid injury, suspension
Barcelona will be looking to keep in touch with La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid when they continue their domestic campaign at home to Real Valladolid on Monday night. Ronald Koeman 's side will be searching for a sixth straight league victory against a Valladolid side that are currently struggling at the wrong end of the table, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two sides.
3 April 2021
sportsmole.co.uk
How Real Valladolid could line up against Barcelona - Sports
Real Valladolid will be attempting to stretch their unbeaten run in La Liga to five matches when they travel to Camp Nou on Monday evening to face Barcelona. Sergio Gonzalez 's side, who are currently 16th in the table, three points clear of the relegation zone, will again be without the services of a number of first-team players this weekend.
3 April 2021
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Preview: Barcelona vs. Real Valladolid - prediction, team
Barcelona will be looking to record a sixth straight La Liga victory when they welcome Real Valladolid to Camp Nou on Monday evening. Ronald Koeman 's side are currently second in the table, four points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, while Valladolid occupy 16th position and are just three points clear of the relegation zone.
20 February 2021
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Result: Real Valladolid 0-1 Real Madrid: Casemiro propels Los Blancos to victory
Real Madrid narrowed the gap to city rivals Atletico to three points with a largely forgettable 1-0 victory at Real Valladolid. A game which rarely threatened to burst into life never did so and it was settled by Casemiro 's second-half header. It may have been a different story but for a superb double save by Thibaut Courtois early on, as the hosts started the game on the front foot.
27 January 2021
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Huesca - prediction, team news, lineups
Two teams struggling at the wrong end of the table will lock horns in La Liga on Friday night as 16th-placed Real Valladolid welcome the division's basement side Huesca. Valladolid have collected 20 points from their 20 matches this season to sit just two points above the relegation zone in Spain's top flight, while Huesca are currently rooted to the bottom.
24 January 2021
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Levante - prediction, team news, lineups
Real Valladolid and Levante will lock horns for the second time in the space of four days on Tuesday evening when they meet at Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla in the Copa del Rey. The two teams played out a 2-2 draw in La Liga on Friday but will now face off in the cup, with a spot in the quarter-finals of the competition on offer.
20 January 2021
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Preview: Levante vs. Real Valladolid - prediction, team news, lineups
Two teams in relatively strong form will lock horns at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia on Friday evening as Levante welcome Real Valladolid in Spain's top flight. Levante, who occupy 11th spot in La Liga, have won three of their last four matches in all competitions, while Valladolid have been victorious in three of their last five outings.
8 January 2021
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Valencia - prediction, team news, lineups
Real Valladolid will look to make it three consecutive wins in eight days when they welcome Valencia to the Jose Zorrilla Stadium on Sunday. Javi Gracia 's Valencia are slowly becoming prime candidates for the drop having failed to win in the league in nine games, making this one of their most miserable La Liga campaigns in modern times.
27 December 2020
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Preview: Cadiz vs. Real Valladolid - prediction, team news, lineups
Cadiz will be looking to end a run of three straight defeats when they continue their 2020-21 La Liga campaign at home to Real Valladolid on Tuesday night. The newly-promoted outfit have not triumphed in the league since overcoming Barcelona on December 5, but a positive start to the season has left them in 11th spot in the table, while Valladolid are currently inside the relegation zone.
22 December 2020
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Result: Messi breaks Pele's record as Barcelona sweep aside Real Valladolid
Lionel Messi eclipsed Pele 's long-standing record of goals for a single club with his 644th strike for Barcelona in the 3-0 LaLiga win at Real Valladolid. Messi's second-half goal saw him overtake the mark which the Brazil great had amassed over 19 seasons for Santos. Clement Lenglet 's header from Messi's cross had given Barcelona the lead after 21 minutes, with Martin Braithwaite, given a start ahead of Antoine Griezmann, knocking in a second before half-time.
20 December 2020
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups
Barcelona will be looking to return to winning ways in La Liga when they take on an improving Real Valladolid on Tuesday night. Ronald Koeman 's side, who are currently fifth in Spain's top flight, were held to a 2-2 draw by Valencia on Saturday, while Valladolid picked up an excellent point at Sevilla.
9 December 2020
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Osasuna - prediction, team news, lineups
Two teams in desperate need of the points after difficult starts to the season will lock horns at Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla on Friday night, with Real Valladolid welcoming Osasuna. Valladolid are currently 19th in La Liga, having picked up just 10 points from their 12 matches this term, while Osasuna are just one point and one position above their opponents in the table.
3 December 2020
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Preview: Atletico Madrid vs. Real Valladolid - prediction, team news, lineups
Atletico Madrid will be looking to record their seventh La Liga victory in a row when they continue their 2020-21 campaign at home to Real Valladolid on Saturday evening. Diego Simeone 's side are currently second in the table, just a point behind leaders Real Sociedad with two games in hand, while Valladolid occupy 17th position, having struggled for results this term.
25 November 2020
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Levante - prediction, team news, lineups
Real Valladolid will be looking to make it three La Liga victories in a row when they welcome Levante to Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla on Friday night. The home side had been struggling at the bottom of the table before picking up back-to-back victories either side of the international break to move out of the relegation zone, but Levante will enter this match inside the bottom three, having struggled for wins during the 2020-21 campaign.
20 November 2020
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Granada will be looking to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they continue their 2020-21 campaign at home to Real Valladolid on Sunday evening. El Arana suffered a 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad in their last game before the international break, but Valladolid will enter the match off the back of an important 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao.
15 November 2020
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Preview: Venezuela vs. Chile - prediction, team news, lineups
Struggling Venezuela welcome Chile to Caracas on Tuesday, desperately seeking their first points - and goals - of the South American World Cup Qualifying campaign. The visitors arrive in good spirits, having seen off Peru last week to claim their first win of an always arduous and highly-competitive section.
9 November 2020
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La Liga roundup: Valencia thrash Real Madrid while Real Sociedad remain top
Real Madrid crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Valencia as Carlos Soler netted a hat-trick of penalties. After Karim Benzema had put Real ahead in the 23rd minute, Soler's first spot-kick and a bizarre Raphael Varane own goal had the hosts 2-1 up at the interval. Soler subsequently added another penalty nine minutes into the second half, and then his third just after the after the hour mark following a handball by Sergio Ramos.
16 October 2020
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Preview: Huesca vs Real Valladolid - prediction, team news, lineups
The only two clubs yet to win a game in La Liga this season come face to face on Sunday as Real Valladolid travel to Huesca. Valladolid sit bottom of the table going into the match, while Huesca have kept themselves above the relegation zone with four draws from five games. Match preview © Reuters Despite not having a victory to their name, it has not necessarily been a disastrous start to the season for Huesca considering that three of their draws have come against Villarreal, Valencia and Atletico Madrid - all teams who have played European football in the last couple of years.
28 September 2020
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Preview: Eibar vs. Elche - prediction, team news, lineups
Eibar and Elche will both be looking to get off the mark with their first La Liga victory of the campaign when they meet at Ipurua Municipal Stadium on Wednesday evening. The hosts have collected one point from their first three matches and are in the bottom three, as are recently-promoted Elche after losing 3-0 in their only game so far.
25 September 2020
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Celta Vigo - prediction, team news, lineups
Celta Vigo will be looking to continue their encouraging start to the 2020-21 season when they travel to Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday night. Oscar Garcia 's side have picked up four points from their two league games this term to sit fourth in the table, while Valladolid have managed just one point from their two fixtures thus far.
19 September 2020
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Preview: Real Betis vs. Real Valladolid - prediction, team news, lineups
Real Betis will be looking to make it back-to-back wins at the start of the 2020-21 La Liga season when they welcome Real Valladolid on Sunday night. Manuel Pellegrini 's side recorded a 1-0 victory over Alaves in their season opener last weekend, while Valladolid shared the points with Real Sociedad on home soil.
17 September 2020
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Preview: Villarreal vs. Eibar - prediction, team news, lineups
Both Villarreal and Eibar will be looking for their first La Liga victories of the 2020-21 campaign when the two teams lock horns at Estadio de la Ceramica on Saturday afternoon. Villarreal opened their season with a 1-1 draw against Huesca on home soil last weekend, while Eibar played out a goalless draw with Celta Vigo on their own patch.
11 September 2020
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Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Real Sociedad - prediction, team news, lineups
Real Sociedad get the 2020-21 La Liga campaign underway on Sunday afternoon with a trip to Estadio Jose Zorrilla to face Real Valladolid. While the visitors finished in sixth place in last season's standings, their hosts claimed 13th position, six points above the relegation zone. Match preview © Reuters Despite their eventual finishing position proving enough to earn Europa League football, Real Sociedad did not always impress during the closing weeks of last season.
10 September 2020
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Preview: Eibar vs. Celta Vigo - prediction, team news, lineups
The opening match of the 2020-21 La Liga campaign will take place at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua on Saturday afternoon with Eibar welcoming Celta Vigo. Eibar finished 14th in Spain's top flight last term, while Celta ended the season in 17th, only just surviving in the league as they claimed one more point than Leganes in 18th.
17 June 2020
sportsmole.co.uk
European roundup: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win Coppa Italia
Gianluigi Buffon 's heroics were in vain as Napoli claimed their first piece of silverware in six years after edging out Juventus 4-2 on penalties in the Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico. The 42-year-old goalkeeper produced a stunning save to deny Lorenzo Insigne in first-half stoppage time before thwarting Nikola Maksimovic and then Elif Elmas in the dying stages to ensure a goalless draw after 90 minutes.