Edson Puch
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| Full name | Edson Raúl Puch Cortés | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Playing position | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | Necaxa | ||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| Huachipato | |||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2005–2006 | Huachipato | 18 | (0) | ||||||
| 2007–2009 | Deportes Iquique | 74 | (22) | ||||||
| 2009–2011 | Universidad de Chile | 65 | (17) | ||||||
| 2011–2014 | Al-Wasl | 16 | (2) | ||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Dep. Iquique (loan) | 26 | (2) | ||||||
| 2015 | Huracán | 6 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016 | LDU Quito | 15 | (3) | ||||||
| 2016– | Necaxa | 20 | (9) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2009– | Chile | 15 | (2) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2016. | |||||||||
Edson Raúl Puch Cortés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeθson ˈputʃ], born 9 April 1986) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Necaxa and Chile.
Club career
Early career
Born in Iquique, Puch began his career at hometown Deportes Iquique youth ranks, then moving to Huachipato reserve team in 2003.
In 2008, after two years playing in Talcahuano based–side, he returned to his homeland for play for Iquique where achieved a third-tier title that season as well as the first-tier promotion the following year. After an impressive season during the 2009 Torneo Apertura being a key player alongside Cristian Bogado, on mid-year, Puch reached a four-year deal with Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile which invested US$850,000 for his rights.[2]
He quickly settled as starter playing for The Owls where celebrated a league title in 2011 with Jorge Sampaoli as head coach. However, on 14 May, he accepted an offer from Emirati club Al-Wasl FC for a US$4 million fee.[3][4] There Puch was coached by Diego Maradona but only scored one goal in six league games.
Iquique, UAE & Latin America
In 2012 he returned to Deportes Iquique on loan. After completing the six-month loan spell in June, he didn't feature in any game during the second half of the year. After he initially returned to Al-Wasl, he was loaned back to Iquique, but the team didn't register him in time. He officially re-joined Iquique in January 2013 after training that period with the team, reappearing in a 1–1 away draw with León for the Copa Libertadores first stage.[5]
In June 2013 he returned to Al-Wasl. This time Puch scored one goal in ten UAE Arabian Gulf League games. In August 2014, he ended his contract with Emirati club and then signed for Argentina's Huracán as a free agent in January 2015.[6] After a season at Parque Patricios-based side, he moved to Ecuadorian giants L.D.U. Quito, led by Claudio Borghi who usually called-up him during their period at Chilean national team (2011–2012).[7]
Mexico
After an impressive 2016 Copa América Centenario he joined Liga MX club Necaxa.[8] He scored nine goals in his first season in Mexico.
International career
In 2009, Puch received a call-up from Marcelo Bielsa for play the Kirin Cup, debuting in a 4–0 loss with Japan as a 46th-minute substitute for Jorge Valdivia. After his first international participation, he was recalled in November for a game with Slovakia at Bratislava. In 2011, during Bielsa's last match as national team coach against United States he played his first full international game during a 1–1 draw.
Puch was named in the 2015 Copa America squad but had to withdraw through injury being replaced by Francisco Silva.[9]
Puch scored two goals in the seven-goal match against Mexico in the Copa América Centenario.[10] Later, in the tournament he was part of the Chilean team that ran to the final. He was subbed in the 80th minute of the final against Argentina, which Chile won 4–2 on penalties.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huachipato | 2005 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Deportes Iquique | 2007 | 38 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 6 |
| 2008 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 17 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 6 | |
| Total | 74 | 22 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 77 | 23 | |
| Universidad de Chile | 2009 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2010 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 22 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 8 | |
| Total | 65 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 86 | 18 | |
| Al Wasl | 2011–12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |
| → Deportes Iquique (loan) | 2012 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Huracán | 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| LDU Quito | 2016 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |
| Necaxa | 2016–17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| Career total | 232 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 279 | 56 | |
| Chile national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 2 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 June 2016 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States |  Mexico | 1–0 | 7–0 | Copa América Centenario |
| 2. | 7–0 | |||||
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Huracán
International
- Chile
References
- ↑ Edson Puch
- ↑ "Edson Puch fue presentado en sociedad como nuevo refuerzo de la U". Radio Cooperativa. 2009-01-07.
- ↑ "Al Wasl signs Chilean midfielder Edson Puch". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "La 'U' busca a Hernández ante la partida de Puch". Prensa Fútbol. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Deportes Iquique consiguió una importante igualdad ante León en su debut por la Libertadores". Cooperativa.cl. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Edson Puch se convirtió en refuerzo de Huracán". Emol. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Claudio Borghi presenta a Edson Puch como su nuevo refuerzo en Liga Deportiva Universitaria". Emol. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Edson Puch fue anunciado como refuerzo del Necaxa". Cooperativa.cl. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Soccer-Chile's Puch out of Copa America, replaced by Silva". sports.yahoo.com. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Chile v México; Copa América live". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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