Brayan Cortés

Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández (born 11 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Colo-Colo as goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Brayan Cortés
Cortés with Colo-Colo in 2019
Personal information
Full name Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández
Date of birth (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2012 Deportes Iquique
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Deportes Iquique 38 (0)
2018– Colo-Colo 38 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 Chile U20 1 (0)
2018– Chile 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2018

Club career

Deportes Iquique

Born in Iquique, Chile, he played as goalkeeper since he was five and joined hometown Deportes Iquique youth set-up aged fourteen.[1] He was promoted to the first adult team in 2013 and his professional debut came one year later on 30 March 2014, where conceded three goals in a 3–0 away loss with Ñublense.[2]

After completing the 2013–14 with two appearances and a Copa Chile (as back-up), Cortés was chosen as the coming season first-choice keeper by Héctor Pinto after Rodrigo Naranjo injury.[3] He played the tournament's first five matches, highlighting his performances against powerhouses Colo-Colo (2–0 loss)[4] and Universidad de Chile (2–2 draw)[5] that kept him some games more in the goal after returning the bench with Naranjo fully recovered.

He completed the 2014–15 season with eight appearances.

International career

Chilean under-20 team

Cortés participated for Chile at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship, where the U20s reached its qualification to 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played one game during the contest in a 3–2 group stage win over Paraguay, being chosen as the man of the match.[6]

Prior the Youth World Cup held in Turkey, Cortés played some exhibition games, highlighting a 4–4 draw with Uzbekistan where he performed well during the ninety minutes and saved a shoot during the penalties which bring to Chile the victory.[7] On 31 May 2015, Cortés was included by Mario Salas in the 23-man roster to face the category's World Cup.[8]

In 2015, he was included again in a Chilean national under-20 team roster, after being nominated by Hugo Tocalli to the South American Youth Championship in Uruguay.[9] Cortes played in the Estadio La Corregidora in Querétaro, Mexico for the Chile national team against Mexico.

Honours

Club
Deportes Iquique

References
  1. "Brayan Cortés, el joven que ataja desde los cinco años y se proyecta en otro Sudamericano". Emol.com (in Spanish). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. "Ñublense derrota holgadamente a Iquique y lo saca de carrera". Terra.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. "Técnico Pinto (CDI) mantendrá a Brayan Cortés como titular en la portería ante la U.de Chile". Tarapacá Online (in Spanish). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. "Paredes encabezó los festejos de Colo Colo ante Deportes Iquique". ADN Radio (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. "Empate entre Deportes Iquique y la "U" mantienen liderando al equipo azul". Radio Universidad de Chile (in Spanish). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. "Sub-20: Arquero Brayan Cortés fue elegido como el jugador del partido entre Chile y Paraguay". La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. "Chile Sub 20 comenzó gira pre mundialista por Europa con sufrido triunfo ante Uzbekistán". Emol.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. "Mario Salas cierra nómina para el Mundial Sub 20 y excluye a Diego Rubio". La Tercera (in Spanish). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  9. "Conozca a los 23 jugadores que representarán a Chile en el Sudamericano Sub 20 en Uruguay". Emol.com (in Spanish). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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