Francisco Salinas
 Salinas with Unión La Calera in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Antonio Salinas Concha | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Coquimbo Unido (on loan from Unión San Felipe) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Unión San Felipe | 99 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||
Francisco Antonio Salinas Concha (born 4 December 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right-back for Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido on loan from Unión San Felipe.
Club career[edit]
Born in San Felipe, Chile, Salinas came to the Unión San Felipe youth system in 2014 and signed his first professional contract in January 2019.[2][3] Despite he was with the first team since 2017 as a substitute player,[4] he made his debut in the first matchday of the 2019 season against Barnechea on 16 February.[5]
A regular player for four seasons with Unión San Felipe, he was loaned out to Unión La Calera in the Chilean top division for the 2023 season,[6] making his debut in a friendly match against River Plate on 22 December 2022.[7][8] At league level, he made twenty five appearances, scored two goals and made three assists.[9]
In 2024, Salinas was loaned out to Coquimbo Unido in the same division, a club qualified to the Copa Sudamericana.[9][10]
Personal life[edit]
Salinas is nicknamed Coreano (Korean) due to his resemblance to Asian people.[7][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Francisco Salinas". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Sánchez, Francisco (3 February 2023). "Fue papá, llegó a Primera y sueña con la Roja: "Mis referentes son Isla y Alexander-Arnold"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, Felipe (6 January 2019). "5 canteranos del UniUni ya son futbolistas profesionales". Diario Al Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Lineups Ñublense vs Unión San Felipe - Primera B Chile - Clausura 2017". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "El Uní Uní debutó con el pie izquierdo al caer 2 a 0 ante el AC Barnechea". El Trabajo (in Spanish). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "No se mueve de región, pero si de equipo: Francisco Salinas parte de San Felipe". OneFootball (in Spanish). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Los "Cementeros" se refuerzan previo al duelo ante River Plate". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Live events River Plate vs Unión La Calera - Friendly 2023". www.besoccer.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Coquimbo Unido anunció a Francisco Salinas como nuevo refuerzo para el 2024". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "¡Siguen los refuerzos! Coquimbo Unido suma un nuevo tripulante pirata". El Observatodo (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Francisco Salinas at Soccerway
- Francisco Salinas at BeSoccer