Fernanda Araya

Fernanda Araya
Personal information
Full name Fernanda Ignacia Araya Toloza
Date of birth (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 OVU Fighting Scots 19 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Universidad de Chile
2017 → Abu Dhabi SC (loan)
2022 Santiago Morning (12)
2023–2024 Universidad de Chile 28+ (22+)
2025 Dragonas IDV 23 (18)
2026– Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Chile U20 1+ (1)
2013– Chile 7+ (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2014 SantiagoTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2019

Fernanda Ignacia Araya Toloza (born 12 October 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a central forward for Ligat Nashim club Maccabi Kishronot Hadera and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

As a player of Universidad de Chile, Araya had a stint with Emirati club Abu Dhabi SC alongside her fellows Sofía Hartard and Ámbar Soruco.

In January 2025, Araya moved to Ecuador and signed with Dragonas IDV. In September 2025, she suffered an Achilles tendon rupture.

Back to Chile, she trained with Universidad Católica [es] during the first half of 2026 and moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Kishronot Hadera in the 2026–27 season.

International career

Araya represented Chile at the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship. At senior level, she played the 2014 South American Games and the 2014 Copa América Femenina.

International goals

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 December 2013Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil Scotland
3–2
4–3
2013 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília
2.12 March 2014Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile Bolivia
2–0
2–0
2014 South American Games
3.16 March 2014 Argentina
1–1
1–2
4.20 September 2014Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador Paraguay
2–1
2–3
2014 Copa América Femenina
5.1 June 2024Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala1–06–1Friendly
6.5–1
7.15 July 2024Estadio Ypané, Ypané, Paraguay Paraguay1–05–0
8.2–0
9.4–0
10.28 October 2024Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Ecuador1–12–1
11.2–1

Honours

Universidad de Chile

Independiente del Valle

Chile

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "CBF" (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Fernanda Araya" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Fernanda Araya". Ohio Valley University Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tres jugadoras de U. de Chile ficharon en el fútbol de Emiratos Arabes Unidos". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (15 January 2025). "Fernanda Araya es el nuevo fichaje de Independiente del Valle". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (16 September 2025). "Fernanda Araya será larga baja con Independiente del Valle". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (14 July 2026). "Fernanda Araya llega al Maccabi Kishronot Hadera de Israel". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "La Gala Crack eligió a los mejores de la temporada 2024". Campeonato Chileno (in Spanish). ANFA. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.