Diego Tapia

Diego Tapia
Personal information
Full name Diego Andrés Tapia Rojas
Date of birth (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995
Place of birth Arica, Chile
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Cobreloa
Youth career
San Marcos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 San Marcos 3 (0)
2017Sport Victoria (loan)
2019 Curicó Unido 0 (0)
2019 Barnechea 0 (0)
2020–2023 Magallanes 12 (0)
2021Colchagua 2 (0)
2024–2025 Ñublense 4 (0)
2026– Cobreloa 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025

Diego Andrés Tapia Rojas (7 May 1995) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cobreloa.

Club career

Born in Arica, Chile, Tapia is a product of the local team, San Marcos de Arica. In 2017, he was loaned out to Peruvian club Sport Victoria.[2][3] Back to San Marcos in 2018, he made his debut with them.[4][5]

After being a member of Curicó Unido and Barnechea during 2019, Tapia joined Magallanes in January 2020.[6] A player during a successful stint of the club, he won the 2022 Primera B, the 2022 Copa Chile and the 2023 Supercopa de Chile.[7] He continued with them for the 2023 Primera División and took part in both the 2023 Copa Libertadores and 2023 Copa Sudamericana.[8] As a player of Magallanes, he also had a stint on loan with Colchagua in the 2021 Segunda División Profesional.[9]

In January 2024, Tapia signed with Ñublense in the Chilean Primera División.[10][11][12]

In December 2025, Tapia joined Cobreloa for the 2026 season.[7][13]

Personal life

Tapia has publicly declared himself a supporter of Cobreloa.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Diego Tapia » Perfil". www.livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Jóvenes porteros ariqueños emigrarían del club para buscar nuevos desafíos". DeportesArica.cl (in Spanish). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Segunda División: altas y bajas del torneo de ascenso". Depor (in Spanish). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ^ "El debut de Diego Tapia destaca en el duelo Cobresal - San Marcos". soychile.cl (in Spanish). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ^ "San Marcos - Campeonato Nacional 1° "B" 2018". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Conozcamos a los refuerzos: Diego Tapia". somosalbicelestes.cl (in Spanish). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b @cobreloa.comunidad; (15 December 2025). "El portero chileno Diego Tapia de 30 años, es el primer refuerzo de Cobreloa 2026" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ Tapia, Carlos (20 April 2023). "Magallanes sufre en Ecuador: la Liga de Quito domina de principio a fin y golea a la Academia". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025. la participación del portero Diego Tapia fue fundamental para sostener a Magallanes en el primer tiempo.
  9. ^ "Colchagua - Campeonato Segunda Division 2021". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Ñublense anunció el fichaje del arquero Diego Tapia". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  11. ^ Arriaza, Bastian (27 May 2024). "No había jugado en todo el año y amargó a la U: "Me armé de paciencia y llegó mi momento"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  12. ^ Osorio, Nicolás (4 December 2025). "Diego Tapia confirma su salida de Ñublense" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Cobreloa suma cuatro refuerzos y avanza en la conformación de su plantel para la próxima temporada". Tiempodenoticias (in Spanish). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  14. ^ Rubio, Jorge (18 December 2025). "Mercado: Cobreloa festeja un triplete de refuerzos en un solo día". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025. Le siguió Diego Tapia, arquero declarado hincha del elenco Minero