Karen Araya

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araya and the second or maternal family name is Ponce.
Karen Araya
Araya with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name Karen Andrea Araya Ponce
Date of birth (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990[1][2]
Place of birth Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Unión La Calera
2010–2012 Colo-Colo
2013–2016 Santiago Morning
2016–2017 Colo-Colo
2018 Osasco Audax 7 (1)
2018–2019 Sevilla 26 (1)
2019–2021 Santiago Morning
2022 Sevilla 14 (1)
2022–2025 Madrid CFF 72 (11)
2025 Nantes 1 (0)
2026– Universitario 0 (0)
International career‡
2008 Chile U20 3 (0)
2006– Chile 106 (19)
2015 Chile (futsal)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:11, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Karen Andrea Araya Ponce (born 16 October 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Primera División club Universitario and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

In 2022, Araya returned to Sevilla after her step in 2018–19 season.[3]

In the second half 2022, Araya switched to Madrid CFF in the same division.[4]

On 11 August 2025, Araya joined Première Ligue club Nantes on a deal for a season.[5]

Back to South America, Araya signed with Peruvian club Universitario on 14 January 2026.[6]

International career

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[7] where Chile won the silver medal.[8] Following the semi-final match against the United States, she returned to her club, Madrid CFF.[9]

Araya also represented the Chile national futsal team in the 2015 Copa América de Futsal Femenina.[10]

Personal life

Her younger brother, Bernardo, is a futsal player who has played for clubs in both Argentina and France and has been the Chile team captain.[11]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araya goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Karen Araya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 March 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica  Jamaica 2–2 2–3 Friendly
2 5 April 2019 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Scotland 1–1 1–1
3 4 March 2020 Starlight Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey  Ghana 1–0 3–0 2020 Turkish Women's Cup
4 7 March 2020  Kenya 2–0 5–0
5 4–0
6 28 November 2020 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago de Chile, Chile  Zambia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
7 24 July 2021 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Canada 1–2 1–2 2020 Summer Olympics
8 17 September 2021 Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Independencia, Chile  Uruguay 2–2 2–2 Friendly
9 28 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  India 3–0 3–0 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
10 15 November 2022 Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago, Chile  Philippines 1–0 1–0 Friendly
11 26 September 2023 Quilín Complex, Santiago, Chile  New Zealand 2–1 2–1
12 28 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaiso, Chile  Jamaica 6–0 6–0 2023 Pan American Games
13 5 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile  Peru 2–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

Colo-Colo

Santiago Morning

Chile

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Volante Karen Araya" (in Spanish). Copa América Femenina Chile 2018.
  2. ^ Karen Araya at Soccerway
  3. ^ Leiva, Jorge Sánchez (28 December 2021). "Karen Araya inicia su segunda aventura en el Sevilla". La Tercera. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Karen Araya ya tiene equipo y será nueva jugadora del Madrid CFF" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Féminines - Karen Araya rejoint le FC Nantes !". www.fcnantes.com (in French). 11 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ^ Morales, Italo (15 January 2026). "El fichaje chileno más inesperado del mercado: de Francia a Perú". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ ""Sentimientos encontrados": Camila Sáez tampoco jugará la final del fútbol femenino". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Selección chilena femenina de futsal". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. ^ González, José Miguel (19 October 2019). "La pelota es de los Araya" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. ^ "K. Araya". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  14. ^ Molina, Geraldine (31 December 2025). "Mary Valencia es la mejor jugadora de Chile en 2025 por El País". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026. se entrega a representantes del fútbol femenino, en 2021. Ese año lo ganó Karen Araya
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