Yonathan Wladimir Andía León (born August 6, 1992) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Chilean Primera División club Universidad de Chile as a right back.
![]() Andía with Unión La Calera in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yonathan Wladimir Andía León | ||
Date of birth | (1992-08-06) August 6, 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Santa Bárbara, Chile | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right-back Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Escuela Benjamín Muñoz | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Unión Santa María | ||
2013 | Deportes Rengo | ||
2014 | General Velásquez | ||
2015 | Deportes Rengo | ||
2016 | Chimbarongo | ||
2016 | Huertos La Perla | ||
2017 | Deportes Limache | ||
2018–2021 | Unión La Calera | 82 | (3) |
2021– | Universidad de Chile | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2020 |
A product of the Escuela de Fútbol (Football Academy) Benjamín Muñoz, he played for several amateur clubs like Club Deportivo Huertos La Perla[1] at local championships and at the Tercera A and Tercera B, the fourth and the fifth level of the Chilean football, respectively, until he was seen by Víctor Rivero, manager of Unión La Calera from 2017 to 2018.[2]
He arrived playing as central midfielder, but the coach Francisco Meneghini turned him on right back,[2] being a recurring starting player, appearing also in Copa Sudamericana matches on 2019 and 2020.[3]
After being the runner-up at the Campeonato Nacional AFP PlanVital 2020 along with Unión La Calera, he signed with Universidad de Chile a three-year contract.[4]
He received his first call up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in October 2020,[5] but he made his international debut in a match against Peru on 13 November 2020.[6]
Andía is nicknamed Cachorro (Puppy)[5] since he was a child, due to he used to attend to the local amateur matches along with his uncles surnamed León (Lion).[1]
In July 2022, he was involved in legal issues due to that he was arrested after not respecting a red traffic light and drunk driving in La Florida, Santiago. His club, Universidad de Chile, applied him disciplinary bans.[7]
Club Universidad de Chile – current squad | |
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