Tomás Astaburuaga

Tomás Pablo Asta-buruaga Montoya (born 11 October 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Universidad Católica as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Astaburuaga and the second or maternal family name is Montoya.
Tomás Asta-buruaga
Personal information
Full name Tomás Pablo Asta-buruaga Montoya
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
(on loan from Deportes Antofagasta)
Number 7
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Unión Española 2 (0)
2016–2017 → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) 3 (1)
2017– Deportes Antofagasta 64 (1)
2020– → Universidad Católica (loan) 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2019

Club career

Unión Española

Born in Santiago, Astaburuaga was an Unión Española youth graduate. On 29 July 2012, aged just 15, he made his senior debut for the reserve team by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 Segunda División Profesional de Chile away loss against Deportes Iberia.[1]

Astaburuaga made his first team debut on 23 July 2013, starting in a 3–0 Copa Chile home win against Palestino.[2] A regular figure for the B-team in the following campaigns, he made his Primera División debut on 22 February 2014, starting in a 3–1 home defeat to Everton de Viña del Mar.[3]

Deportes Antofagasta

For the 2016–17 season, Astaburuaga was loaned to fellow top tier club Deportes Antofagasta. Rarely used, he scored his first goal 20 November 2016, netting his team's only in a 5–1 loss at Universidad Católica.[4]

Bought outright in mid-2017, Astaburuaga subsequently became a regular starter for the side.

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2018[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Española B 2012 Segunda División Profesional 10———10
2013 100———100
2013–14 120———120
Subtotal 230———230
Unión Española 2013–14 Primera División 2010000030
2014–15 0000——00
2015–16 0000——00
Subtotal 2010000030
Deportes Antofagasta 2016–17 Primera División 3100——31
2017 14170——211
2018 28010——290
Subtotal 45280——532
Total 702900000792

    Honours

    Unión Española

    References
    1. "Segunda División: Iberia se hace fuerte de local y vence 1–0 a Unión Española" [Segunda División: Iberia get home strength and defeat Unión Española by 1–0] (in Spanish). Unión Española. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    2. "Copa Chile: Unión Española cerró su participación derrotando 3–0 a Palestino en Plaza Chacabuco" [Copa Chile: Unión Española completed their participation defeating Palstino by 3–0 in Plaza Chacabuco] (in Spanish). Unión Española. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    3. "Con equipo alternativo y un jugador menos todo el segundo tiempo, Unión Española cayó 1-3 ante Everton en Independencia" [With an alternative team and one man down all the second-half, Unión Española lose by 1–3 against Everton at the Independencia] (in Spanish). Unión Española. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    4. "La UC goleó a Antofagasta y es el único escolta de Iquique" [UC thrashed Antofagasta and is the only one in Iquique's tail] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    5. Tomás Astaburuaga at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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