Catalina Arias
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Catalina Ignacia Arias Florido | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colo-Colo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colegio Antilhue | |||
| 2019–2025 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Colo-Colo | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Chile U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2025 | |||
Catalina Ignacia Arias Florido (born 24 May 2007) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Colo-Colo and the Chile women's national team.
Club career
As a youth player, Arias represented the football team of her high school, Colegio Antilhue, at the same time she played for the Colo-Colo youth ranks. She came to Colo-Colo in 2019, became the team captain of the under-19's and was promoted to the first team in March 2025, signing a three-year professional contract.[1][2][3]
International career
A member of the Chile national under-17 team since 2023,[4][5] Arias represented them in the 2024 South American Championship.[6][7]
At senior level, Arias made her debut in the 5–0 win against Bolivia on 3 July 2025 in Santiago, Chile.[8][9]
Personal life
She is the cousin of the footballer Martina Osses Arias, who represented Chile at under-20 level in 2020.[10]
References
- ^ "Orgullosos de ti: Cata Arias firma contrato profesional con Colo-Colo". Colegio Antilhue (in Spanish). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (4 March 2025). "Colo-Colo sella tres nuevos contratos a canteranas para 2025". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ @colocolofemenino; (3 March 2025). "¡𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐨! 👏🏻⚪️⚫️" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ @laroja; (20 April 2023). "🇨🇱🎙️ La capitana de #LaRojaFemeninaSub17, Catalina Arias, nos cuenta sus sensaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "La Selección Chilena Femenina Sub-17 completó su primer entrenamiento en Paraguay". La Roja (in Spanish). FFCh. 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (8 March 2024). "Catalina Arias y La Roja Sub-17: "Nuestra fortaleza principal es el talento"". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ (Cortita y al pie futfem) CHILE VS BOLIVIA - PREVIA COPA AMÉRICA FEMENINA - CATALINA ARIAS on YouTube (in Spanish). 4 July 2025.
- ^ Pefaur, Ariel (4 July 2025). "El curioso caso de Catalina Arias: debutó con La Roja, pero aún no con Colo Colo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2025.