Jeyson Rojas
Personal information
Full name Jeyson Alejandro Rojas Orellana
Date of birth (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002
Place of birth San Javier, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 2
Youth career
2015–2020 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Colo-Colo 28 (0)
International career‡
2021– Chile 4 (0)
2022– Chile U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Jeyson Alejandro Rojas Orellana (born 23 January 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Colo-Colo.

Club career

He came to Colo-Colo in 2015 and made three appearances at the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores scoring a goal against Jorge Wilstermann U20.[1] Later, he made his professional debut in a Primera División match against Huachipato on October 3, 2020.[2]

International career

Rojas made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.[3]

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "¿Quién es Jeyson Rojas, el 'nuevo' defensa que tiene Colo Colo?". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jeyson Rojas relata la emotiva coincidencia en su debut con Colo Colo". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. 29 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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