Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loaysa (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo maɾiˈpan]; born 6 May 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as centre-back for Brazilian club Internacional and the Chile national team.

Guillermo Maripán
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loayza
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Vitacura, Chile
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Internacional
Youth career
2002–2014 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Universidad Católica 55 (3)
2017–2019 Alavés 43 (2)
2019–2024 Monaco 123 (11)
2024–2026 Torino 55 (3)
2026– Internacional 0 (0)
International career
2017– Chile 60 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Club career

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Alavés

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On 7 July 2017, Maripán moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.[2]

Monaco

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On 24 August 2019, Maripán joined Ligue 1 club Monaco on a five-year deal.[3] His second season in the Monegasque team consolidated him as one of the best defenders in Ligue 1: he was designated by the CIES Football Observatory as the best Chilean of the season, and he was also the central defender who scored the most goals.[4] Guillermo Maripán signed his best scoring season in the 2020–21 academic year,[5] and also improved five key aspects in his game that evidenced his sporting growth.[6]

Torino

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On 29 August 2024, Maripán signed for Serie A club Torino on a two-year deal.[7]

Internacional

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Ended his contract with Torino, Maripán returned to South America and signed with Brazilian club Internacional on 1 July 2026.[8]

International career

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In 2017, Maripán debuted for the Chilean senior squad in a friendly match against Burkina Faso.[9] On 31 May 2018, he scored his first goal for another friendly match against Romania in Austria.[10] At the 2021 Copa América, he starred in one of the tournament's matches after making a feint to Lionel Messi.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2012 Chilean Primera División 1010
2013 Chilean Primera División 000000
2014–15 Chilean Primera División 500050
2015–16 Chilean Primera División 232004[a]04[b]0312
2016–17 Chilean Primera División 261301[a]01[c]0311
2017 Chilean Primera División 5[d]050
Total 5533010050733
Alavés 2017–18 La Liga 19030220
2018–19 La Liga 23220252
2019–20 La Liga 100010
Total 43250482
Monaco 2019–20 Ligue 1 2022020242
2020–21 Ligue 1 28530315
2021–22 Ligue 1 260318[e]0371
2022–23 Ligue 1 263007[f]1334
2023–24 Ligue 1 23120251
Total 123111012015115013
Torino 2024–25 Serie A 28110291
2025–26 Serie A 24220262
Total 52330553
Career total 27319211202515032921
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in Pre-Libertadores tournament
  3. Appearance in Supercopa de Chile
  4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 30 March 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 201730
2018102
2019110
202020
2021110
202230
202370
202450
202570
202610
Total602
As of match played 5 June 2025. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[12]
List of international goals scored by Guillermo Maripán
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 2018Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl, Graz, Austria Romania1–12–3Friendly
2.4 June 2018Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl, Graz, Austria Serbia1–01–0Friendly

Honours

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References

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  1. "Guillermo Maripán". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. "El Deportivo Alavés refuerza la defensa con Guillermo Maripán" [Deportivo Alavés bolster their defence with Guillermo Maripán] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. "Guillermo Maripán à l'AS Monaco" [Guillermo Maripán at AS Monaco]. AS Monaco FC (in French). 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "Maripán sigue sumando y es el mejor chileno de la temporada". Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 May 2021.
  5. "Maripán aterriza en Chile como el central más goleador de Europa". BeSoccer (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. "La evolución de Maripán que lo llevó a su primera final europea". Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 May 2021.
  7. "Maripán al Toro" (in Italian). Torino FC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. "Guillermo Maripán cierra ciclo de 9 años en Europa y es anunciado como fichaje del Inter de Brasil". Emol (in Spanish). 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. "De agredir a Julián Álvarez en la Selección Argentina a ser el defensor más caro de Chile: quién es Guillermo Maripán" [From attacking Julián Álvarez in the Argentine National Team to being the most expensive defender in Chile: who is Guillermo Maripán]. TyC Sports (in Spanish). 28 January 2022.
  10. "Video: El primer gol de Maripán con la Selección" [Video: Maripán's first goal with the Chile national football team]. Goal (in Spanish). 31 May 2018.
  11. "Guarden este vídeo porque puede ser la primera vez que lo vean: Maripan pone a Messi a 'bailar'". Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 June 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Maripán, Guillermo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. "PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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