Diego Carrasco (footballer)

Diego Carrasco
	Carrasco with Universidad de Chile in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Diego Andrés Carrasco Muñoz
Date of birth	May 25, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Coquimbo, Chile
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back; Left-back
Team information
Current team	Deportes Copiapó
Youth career
	Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2018	Coquimbo Unido
2019–2021	Universidad de Chile
2022	O'Higgins
2023	Coquimbo Unido
2024–	Deportes Copiapó
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Diego Andrés Carrasco Muñoz (born May 25, 1995) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for club Deportes Copiapó. He can operate as a central defender or left-back.

Career[edit]

On 13 July 2013, Carrasco made his professional debut at the age of 18 years in a match from 2013–14 Copa Chile against Deportes Copiapó, playing ninety minutes.^[1] He always played along with the pirate team at the Primera B, the second highest level of Chilean football.

On 2018 season, he became team captain^[1] and Coquimbo Unido became Primera B's champion getting the promotion to Primera División after defeating Deportes Puerto Montt.^[2] So this way, Carrasco earned his first professional title.

On 3 January 2019, he joined Universidad de Chile on a deal for three years.^[3]

He signed with Coquimbo Unido for the 2023 season.^[4]

In 2024, he signed with Deportes Copiapó.^[5]

As of 25 September 2020^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coquimbo Unido	2013–14	Primera B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2014–15		25	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
	2015–16		22	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	2016–17		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–T		13	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2018		29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
	Total		93	3	13	0	0	0	0	0	106	3
Universidad de Chile	2019	Primera División	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2020	Primera División	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	1
	Total		20	1	2	0	2^[a]	0	0	0	24	1
Total career			113	4	15^[b]	0	2	0	0	0	130	4

He is nicknamed Experiencia (Experience) due to his career, having played many matches being a young player.^[7]

^ ^a ^b "Diego Carrasco, el joven central que asoma como titular en la U" [Diego Carrasco, the young centre-back who appears as starting player in "la U"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Coquimbo Unido es el nuevo monarca del Campeonato Loto y vuelve tras 11 años a Primera División" [Coquimbo Unido becomes Campeonato Loto's new monarch and returns to Primera División after 11 years] (in Spanish). ANFP. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "¡Bienvenido a la U, Diego Carrasco!" [Welcome to "La U", Diego Carrasco!] (in Spanish). udechile.cl. 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ Reyes, Luis (21 December 2022). "Ex defensa de la U vuelve a casa" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ Romo, Felipe (7 January 2024). "Copiapó ficha a un ex U". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ Diego Carrasco at Soccerway
^ "Frank Kudelka se encomendó a "Experiencia" Carrasco" [Kudelka gave himself to "Experiencia" Carrasco] (in Spanish). La Cuarta. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "COQUIMBO UNIDO SE CORONÓ CAMPEÓN DEL CLAUSURA TRAS VENCER A CURICÓ UNIDO" [COQUIMBO UNIDO BECAME TORNEO CLAUSURA'S CHAMPION AFTER DEFEATING CURICÓ UNIDO] (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2020.