Felipe Andrés Faúndez González (born 27 March 2006) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right-back for Chilean Primera División side O'Higgins and the Chile national team.
.jpg) Faúndez with O'Higgins in 2026. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Andrés Faúndez González | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Rengo, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | O'Higgins | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Diego Vásquez | |||
| El Esfuerzo | |||
| O'Higgins | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | O'Higgins | 41 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Chile U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Chile U20 | 18 | (2) |
| 2026– | Chile | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Rengo, Chile, Faúndez was with Academia Diego Vásquez[2] and Club Deportivo El Esfuerzo[3] before joining the O'Higgins youth ranks. With the under-20's, he took part in the 2023 U20 Copa Libertadores. He made his senior debut in the 1–1 draw against Coquimbo Unido for the Chilean Primera División on 14 September 2024[4] and signed his first professional contract on 16 October of the same year,[5] becoming a regular player in the 2025 season.[6][7][8]
International career
editFaúndez represented Chile at under-17 level in friendlies[9] and the 2023 South American U17 Championship, where they reached the fourth place.[10][11]
Later, Faúndez represented the under-20's in friendlies,[12][13][14][15] the 2025 South American U20 Championship[16] and was included in the final squad for the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup.[6][17]
At senior level, Faúndez received his first call-up for the 2026 FIFA Series matches against Cape Verde and New Zealand on 27 and 30 March 2026, respectively.[18] He made his debut in the first match by replacing Iván Román at the minute 46.[19]
Career statistics
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Felipe Faúndez". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ @academiadiegovasquez; (18 September 2025). "Orgullosos 🩵⚽️🇨🇱" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ↑ @elesfuerzo.inf; (15 August 2025). "🙌⚽ Agradecemos de corazón a Felipe Faundez" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ↑ (O'Higgins TV) Felipe Faúndez y su debut en el profesionalismo junto a O'Higgins de Rancagua on YouTube (in Spanish). 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "🎙️ OHITV Escucha las palabras de nuestro canterano, Felipe Faúndez, luego de firmar su primer contrato como futbolista profesional" (in Spanish). O'Higgins FC. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- 1 2 Tapia, Carlos (20 September 2025). "A una semana del debut de la Roja: cómo llegan los elegidos de Córdova al Mundial Sub 20". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ Molina, Sebastián (15 September 2025). "Los juveniles sí pueden formar parte: O'Higgins está en el segundo puesto del Campeonato Nacional y ya cumplió con el minutaje Sub 21". The Clinic (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Faúndez: "Quiero consolidarme en O'Higgins"". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "La Roja Sub 17 cayó ante Brasil en partido amistoso". La Roja (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Nómina de La Roja Sub 17 para el Sudamericano Ecuador 2023". La Roja (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "¡La Roja Sub-17 consigue cuarto lugar en CONMEBOL Sudamericano y obtiene clasificación al mundial!". ANFP (in Spanish). 12 April 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Jáuregui, Fabrizio (17 November 2024). "Perú perdió 0-1 ante Chile por amistoso de preparación para el Sudamericano sub-20". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "La Roja Sub-20 logró nuevamente una sólida victoria contra Nueva Zelanda". La Roja (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ Obando, Ricardo (15 September 2025). "Felipe Faúndez aportó con un gol en la victoria de La Roja Sub20 frente a Corea". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Martínez, Nelson (20 September 2025). "Video: la Roja Sub 20 cierra invicta los amistosos con nuevo gol de su defensa estrella". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Reyes, Luis (23 January 2025). "Nómina de Chile en el Sudamericano Sub 20 2025: lista completa, clubes y figuras del equipo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "¡La Nómina de La Roja Sub-20 para la Copa Mundial Sub-20 de la FIFA Chile 2025!". La Roja (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ Vera, Pablo (16 March 2026). "Córdova sorprende en la Roja con estos cuatro nombres". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Arriaza, Bastian (27 March 2026). "1x1 de Chile: Loyola y Osorio le cambiaron la cara al equipo; Pizarro y Gutiérrez se consolidan". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
External links
edit- Felipe Faúndez at Soccerway
- Felipe Faúndez at BDFA (in Spanish)