# José Pedro Fuenzalida

José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana (Latin American Spanish:; born 22 February 1985) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

## Club career

A product of the Universidad Católica youth set-up, Fuenzalida was promoted to the first-adult team in 2004, at the age of 19. He debuted in a 4–0 defeat with Unión Española at San Carlos de Apoquindo for a league game, during a moment considered one of the club's biggest sports crises. Similarly, Fuenzalida collated his football career with his studies in business administration at the University of the Andes, which he abandoned after a short time.
During the winter of 2007, Fuenzalida aged twenty-two decided to take a break as footballer to study commercial engineering at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
After six month studying, he returned to professional football and joined rivals Colo-Colo on a four-year deal. Fuenzalida debuted on 13 January 2008 against Universidad de Concepción and scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win over Deportes Antofagasta. In June, he joined O'Higgins on loan after an unsuccessful tournament where only scored one goal in seven games.
In December 2009, it was reported that Fuenzalida finished his loan spell at O'Higgins and would return to Colo-Colo to face the next season. Seasons later, he helped the team to win the 2014 Torneo Apertura, being a key player in the title obtention which was his first honour playing for the club.
On 29 July 2014, Fuenzalida reached a one-and-half year with Argentine powerhouse Boca Juniors.
Following an unsuccessful spell at Boca, he returned to Universidad Católica in 2016, signing for Las Condes-based club as a free agent. He helped the team to win Torneo Clausura.
Fuenzalida left Universidad Católica at the end of the 2022 season, not confirming his retirement. However, in April 2023, his wife confirmed he had retired from football.

## International career

Fuenzalida has played in the U-20 and U-23 levels of the Chile national team in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2008 Toulon Tournament, respectively.
Usually called up by Marcelo Bielsa for the 2010 World Cup qualification, he was chosen by Jorge Sampaoli in Chile’s list of 23 for 2014 FIFA World Cup. In 2015, after being disaffected of the 30-man provisional list for the Copa América, he was re-considered by Sampaoli in the definitive list following the withdrawal of the injured Carlos Carmona.

## Personal life

Following his retirement, Fuenzalida and his family emigrated to Los Angeles, California, and he began to study English.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 30 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Universidad Católica | 2004 | Chilean Primera División | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| Universidad Católica | 2005 | Chilean Primera División | 26 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Universidad Católica | 2006 | Chilean Primera División | 32 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Universidad Católica | 2007 | Chilean Primera División | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Universidad Católica | Total | Total | 96 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 10 |
| Colo-Colo | 2008 | Chilean Primera División | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Colo-Colo | 2010 | Chilean Primera División | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 4 |
| Colo-Colo | 2011 | Chilean Primera División | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 |
| Colo-Colo | 2012 | Chilean Primera División | 39 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 7 |
| Colo-Colo | 2013 | Chilean Primera División | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Colo-Colo | 2013–14 | Chilean Primera División | 33 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 5 |
| Colo-Colo | 2014–15 | Chilean Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Colo-Colo | Total | Total | 155 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 28 |
| O'Higgins (loan) | 2008 | Chilean Primera División | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 6 |
| O'Higgins (loan) | 2009 | Chilean Primera División | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| O'Higgins (loan) | Total | Total | 51 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 14 |
| Boca Juniors | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Boca Juniors | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Universidad Católica | 2015–16 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 |
| Universidad Católica | 2016–17 | Chilean Primera División | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| Universidad Católica | 2017 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Universidad Católica | 2018 | Chilean Primera División | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 5 |
| Universidad Católica | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
| Universidad Católica | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 22 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Universidad Católica | 2021 | Chilean Primera División | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| Universidad Católica | 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Universidad Católica | Total | Total | 155 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 215 | 37 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 482 | 77 | 45 | 9 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 609 | 90 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Five appearances in the Copa Libertadores, two in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Five appearances in the Copa Libertadores, one in the Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
* ↑ Six appearances in the Copa Libertadores, two in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Five appearances in the Copa Libertadores, six in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Chile | 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| Chile | 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| Chile | 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| Chile | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Chile | 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| Chile | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Chile | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Chile | 2016 | 12 | 2 |
| Chile | 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| Chile | 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| Chile | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55 | 5 |
    Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fuenzalida goal.
List of international goals scored by José Pedro Fuenzalida :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 19 January 2013 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile | Haiti | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 June 2016 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | Argentina | 1–2 | 1–2 | Copa América Centenario |
| 3 | 22 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Colombia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Copa América Centenario |
| 4 | 6 June 2019 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile | Haiti | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 21 June 2019 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 Copa América |

## Honours

Universidad Católica
* Chilean Primera División (7): 2005–C, 2016–C, 2016–A, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
* Supercopa de Chile: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
Colo-Colo
* Chilean Primera División: 2014–C
Boca Juniors
* Primera División de Argentina: 2015
* Copa Argentina: 2014–15
Chile
* Copa América: 2015, 2016
Individual
* Chilean Primera División's El Gráfico Golden Ball: 2013
* SIFUP Best Right Back: 2013