Rodrigo Andrés Ureña Reyes (born 1 March 1993) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as a

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for Peruvian Primera División club

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and the Chile national team.

Club career

As a youth player, Ureña was with club Juanita Aguirre from

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, before joining

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, where he coincided with Williams Alarcón. Ureña played in the youth ranks of

since 2003 at the age of 10, reaching the U15 team in 2008 and the U20 in 2011. He made his debut in May 2012 in an Torneo Apertura match against

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. While playing in the

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, Ureña refused to sign a professional contract due to the low salary that the club was offering him. In October 2012, he bought his own player rights and was left a free agent, after disagreements with Union Española's board. A week later, Ureña was signed by

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, on request by manager Jorge Sampaoli, and was the club's first signing for the 2013 season. He made his debut with ''la U'' in March 2013 in a 3–1 victory against

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, coming from the bench in the 66th minute. Due to an excess of midfielders in the squad, such as Rodrigo Rojas and

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, he did not have many opportunities to play. Because of this, he was sent on loan to Cobresal twice, from 2013 to 2015 and again in 2016. After these two loan spells and three stages of playing with Universidad de Chile, in 2017, Ureña was announced as a signing of

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. Due to not playing regularly enough there, he left for Deportivo Palestino, where he stayed for two months before being loaned to

. Following a six-month period of inactivity, Ureña arrived at Cobresal for the 2nd half of 2018, the team in which he had had his best performance in Chile. His contract was later renewed for the 2019 season, in which he became the team's captain and one of the best players of the tournament. In January 2020, Ureña was announced as a signing by Colombian club

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. He played there for two seasons, winning the 2020 Categoría Primera A. In January 2022, he was announced as a signing by

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. After finishing his contract with Tolima, in November 2022, Ureña was announced as a signing by Peruvian club

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, with a contract for one season. He played his first game with Universitario on matchday 3, in a 4–0 victory against

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, and scored his first goal on matchday 19, in a 2–0 victory against

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. In November 2023, following a season in which he consolidated himself as an undisputed starter, Ureña won the 2023 Liga 1 with ''la U'', ending a 10-year drought for the team. The following season, he won the 2024 Torneo Apertura.

International career

Ureña received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the

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matches against

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and

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in June 2025 and made his debut in the second match.

Career statistics

Club

Soccerway profile

International

Honours

;

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;

* 2015 Clausura ;

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;

* 2022 Superliga Colombiana ;

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

* Torneo Apertura:

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urena, Rodrigo Living people 1993 births Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Primera B de Chile players Unión Española footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Categoría Primera A players América de Cali footballers Deportes Tolima footballers Peruvian Primera División players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru People from Santiago Province, Chile Footballers from Santiago Metropolitan Region Men's association football midfielders