Bastián Tapia

Bastián Tapia
Personal information
Full name Bastián Ignacio Tapia Sepúlveda
Date of birth (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002
Place of birth Antofagasta, Chile
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Deportes Antofagasta
(on loan from Universidad de Chile)
Youth career
2017–2020 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Universidad de Chile 19 (2)
2021Deportes Iquique (loan) 12 (0)
2023Audax Italiano (loan) 4 (0)
2023–2025Cobreloa (loan) 53 (3)
2026–Deportes Antofagasta (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2020 Chile U20 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 May 2022

Bastián Ignacio Tapia Sepúlveda (born 9 August 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportes Antofagasta on loan from Universidad de Chile.

Club career

Tapia joined Universidad de Chile youth system in 2017[1] and made his professional debut playing for Deportes Iquique in the Primera B de Chile while he was on loan in the 2021 season. Once he returned to Universidad de Chile, he took part in the 2022 Summer International Tournament played in Argentina, making appearances in the matches against Colo-Colo and Boca Juniors.[2]

After playing on loan for Audax Italiano in the first half of 2023, Tapia was loaned to Cobreloa in the second level,[3] renewing his contract for the 2024 season in the top division.[4] He renewed again with Cobreloa for the 2025 season.[5][6] In 2026, he switched to Deportes Antofagasta.[7]

International career

He represented Chile U20 in a friendly tournament played in Teresópolis, Brazil, called Granja Comary International Tournament, playing all the matches and scoring a goal against Peru U20,[8] Bolivia U20,[9] and Brazil U20.[10]

Honours

Cobreloa

References

  1. ^ Fernández, José Tomas (9 February 2022). "Brilló en el debut y ahora se ilusiona con un lugar en el 11 titular de la U" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ Fajardo, Cristián (3 March 2022). "Los números de Bastián Tapia el defensor que estudia Santiago Escobar en Universidad de Chile para el Superclásico". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ Lizama, Bastián (21 July 2023). "¡En busca del ascenso! Cobreloa se refuerza y anuncia el fichaje de dos jugadores formados en la U". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ Vera, Pablo (1 January 2024). "Cobreloa mueve el mercado: un retorno, un ex U y un '9′ internacional". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ^ Vásquez, César (25 December 2024). "No convenció a Gustavo Álvarez, dejó U. de Chile y fue oficializado en nuevo club". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  6. ^ Petersen, Andrea (16 December 2025). "Jugador de U de Chile podría dar inesperado salto a equipo de Primera B". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Bastián Tapia deja Cobreloa y se suma a las filas de Deportes Antofagasta". El Diario de Antofagasta (in Spanish). 15 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  8. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 se estrenó en Teresópolis con un trabajado triunfo sobre Perú" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 se impuso a Bolivia y se mantiene invicta en Brasil" (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 empató con Brasil y es subcampeón del Torneo Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.