Esteban Moreira
 Moreira with O'Higgins in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban Ignacio Moreira Soto | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Rancagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Deportes La Serena (on loan from O'Higgins) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | O'Higgins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | O'Higgins | 50 | (6) |
| 2025– | → Deportes La Serena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Chile U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chile U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 | |||
Esteban Ignacio Moreira Soto (born 17 February 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Deportes La Serena on loan from O'Higgins.
Club career
[edit]Born in Rancagua, Chile, Moreira joined O'Higgins at the age of seventeen from an amateur team from Graneros. In 2020, he was promoted to the first team and made his debut in a Primera División match against Cobresal in 8 October.[1] He scored his first goal in a match against Colo-Colo on 22 May 2022.[2] He was loaned out to Deportes La Serena for the 2025 season.[3]
International career
[edit]Moreira represented Chile U20 at the Granja Comary International Tournament played in Teresópolis, Brazil, making two appearances against Peru U20,[4] and Brazil U20.[5]
On 31 August 2022, he made an appearance for Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ortega, Pablo (22 June 2022). "La particular historia del 'goleador tardío' de la Roja". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Esteban Moreira: de una larga lesión a celebrar su primer gol como profesional gracias a Cortés". TNT Sports (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Vera, Pablo (30 December 2024). "Fue el '9′ promesa del fútbol chileno y tiene nuevo club: una figura de la U reaccionó al fichaje". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 se estrenó en Teresópolis con un trabajado triunfo sobre Perú" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 empató con Brasil y es subcampeón del Torneo Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Jeria, Diego (1 September 2022). "La selección chilena sub 23 derrota a Perú: Eduardo Berizzo gana su primer partido en la Roja de la mano del recambio". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Esteban Moreira at Soccerway
- Esteban Moreira at OHigginsFC.cl (in Spanish)
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