Hugo Patricio Droguett Diocares (born September 2, 1982) is a Chilean former

football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

. He has also represented Chile internationally.

Club career

Born in

Santiago, Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, Droguett started his career playing for Universidad Católica. A year later he signed for

Deportes Temuco Club de Deportes Temuco is a Chile, Chilean Soccer, football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Primera B de Chile, Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new ''Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. T ...

. In 2004, he joined

Universidad de Concepción Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, before join

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile () is a public research university in Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the co ...

in 2005. After he played for

, he signed with UAG Tecos from 2006 to 2008. Later, he played for Monarcas Morelia between 2008 and 2010. He signed for

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

on November 26, 2010 to play for the club starting in the Clausura 2011 in the

Primera División de México Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...

. Cruz Azul paid him $3 million that season. On 24 February 2012, Droguett joined

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

n powerhouse

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

on a season-long loan deal. In 2013, he played for

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...

of Colombia, and later in Chile for

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a professional Chilean football league system, Chilean football club based in Calama, Chile, Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. They compete in the Primera B de Ch ...

. In 2014 he came back to

, and began playing for

Jeju United Jeju SK FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the Yukong Elephants, Bucheon SK, and Jeju United. Hist ...

, where he played 36 matches and scored 10 goals. On 23 December 2014, he returned to Chile, joining Santiago club O'Higgins for the 2014–15 season. In March 2022, Droguett announced his retirement from football after having played for

in 2021.

International career

Droguett represented Chile at under-17 level in the 1999 South American Championship and at under-20 level in the 2001 South American Championship. On November 15, 2006, Droguett made his debut with the national team in a friendly versus

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

. He scored a goal against

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

in a friendly match played in the Ernst Happel Stadion.

Personal life

His younger brother,

Jaime Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Droguett, Hugo 1982 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean people of French descent Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Deportes Temuco footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Atlético Morelia players Cruz Azul footballers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Deportivo Cali footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Jeju SK FC players O'Higgins F.C. footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Liga MX players K League 1 players Categoría Primera A players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers