Karen Andrea Araya Ponce (born 16 October 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Chile women's national team.

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Karen Araya

Araya with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Karen Andrea Araya Ponce
Date of birth	(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 31)[1][2]
Place of birth	Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Madrid CFF
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Unión La Calera
2010–2012	Colo-Colo
2013–2016	Santiago Morning
2016–2017	Colo-Colo
2018	Osasco Audax	7	(1)
2018–2019	Sevilla	26	(1)
2019–2021	Santiago Morning
2022	Sevilla	14	(1)
2022–	Madrid CFF	0	(0)
National team‡
2008	Chile U20	3	(0)
2006–	Chile	54	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:25, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In 2022, Araya returned to Sevilla after her step in 2018–19 season.[3]

On second half 2022, she switched to Madrid CFF in the same division.[4]

Personal life

Her younger brother, Bernardo, is a futsal player who has played for clubs in both Argentina and France and has been the Chile team captain.[5]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araya goal.[6]

List of international goals scored by Karen Araya

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 March 2019	Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica	Jamaica	2–2	2–3	Friendly
2	5 April 2019	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Scotland	1–1	1–1	Friendly
3	28 November 2020	Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago de Chile, Chile	Zambia	1–0	1–2	Friendly
4	24 July 2021	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Canada	1–2	1–2	2020 Summer Olympics
5	17 September 2021	Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Independencia, Chile	Uruguay	2–2	2–2	Friendly
6	28 November 2021	Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil	India	3–0	3–0	2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus

References

External links

• Karen Araya – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Profile at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)

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