Yonathan Wladimir Andía León (born August 6, 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

A product of the Escuela de Fútbol (football academy) Benjamín Muñoz, Andía played for several amateur clubs like Club Deportivo Huertos La Perla at local championships and both the Tercera A and Tercera B, the fourth and the fifth level of the Chilean football, respectively, until he was seen by Víctor Rivero, then manager of

Unión La Calera Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera, Chile. The club competes in the Primera División de Chile. It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor' ...

in 2018. In 2018, Andía signed with

. He arrived as a

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, but the coach Francisco Meneghini turned him on a

, being a recurring starting player, also appearing in

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matches in

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and

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. After being the runner-up at the Campeonato Nacional AFP PlanVital 2020 with Unión La Calera, Andía signed with

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a three-year contract. In 2024, Andía switched to

Deportes Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean professional football club based in Iquique, currently playing in the Chilean Primera División. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capac ...

. He left them in August of the same year. In the second half of 2024, he signed with Deportes Copiapó. In 2025, Andía signed with

International career

He received his first call up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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in October 2020, but he made his international debut in a match against

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on 13 November 2020.

Personal life

Andía is nicknamed ''Cachorro'' (Puppy) since he was a child, due to he used to attend to the local amateur matches along with his uncles surnamed León (Lion). 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andia, Yonathan Living people 1992 births People from Bío Bío Province Footballers from Biobío Region Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chile men's international footballers Unión Santa María footballers General Velásquez footballers Deportes Rengo footballers Deportes Limache footballers Unión La Calera footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Deportes Iquique footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers Tercera División de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Men's association football defenders