Benjamín Chandía

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chandía and the second or maternal family name is Miles.

Benjamín Chandía

Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Andrés Chandía Miles
Date of birth	(2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Vicuña, Chile
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Coquimbo Unido
Number	30
Youth career
	Barrabases Vicuña
2019–2021	Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Coquimbo Unido	54	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024

Benjamín Andrés Chandía Miles (born 25 November 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido.

Club career

Born in Vicuña, Chile, Chandía played for club Barrabases in his hometown. He came to Coquimbo Unido youth system at the age of 16 after taking part in a tournament between commune teams from Coquimbo Region.^[2]

Chandía was called up to the Coquimbo Unido first team in 2021 for the Copa Chile and made his professional debut in the 0–0 draw against Fernández Vial on 10 July of the same year.^[3] As an anecdote, he wore boots borrowed from his then teammate Carlos Carmona.^[4] He scored his first goal at league level in the 2–3 win against Colo-Colo on 26 February 2023.^[5]

A regular player of Coquimbo Unido since 2023, Chandía competed at the 2024 Copa Sudamericana with them.^[6][7][8]

International career

During 2023, Chandía and his teammate Dylan Escobar were called up to training microcycles of the Chile under-23 national team with views to the 2023 Pan American Games.^[9][4][10]

Style of play

Mainly a left winger, Chandía can also operate as an attacking midfielder or a right winger.^[8][11]

Personal life

Chandía is nicknamed Chandi, a short form of his surname.^[4][12]

References

1. "Benjamín Chandía". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
2. "Benjamín Chandía: "A los chicos les digo que sueñen"". Municipalidad de Vicuña (in Spanish). 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
3. "Fernández Vial y Coquimbo Unido mantienen el suspenso tras igualar en Concepción". CampeonatoChileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
4. Rivera Valencia, Carlos (2 June 2023). "Dylan Escobar y Benjamín Chandía: Los canteranos de Coquimbo Unido que se abren camino en 'La Roja'". Diario El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
5. "[Audio] Benjamín Chandía vivió su estreno goleador en Primera ante Colo Colo en el Monumental". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
6. "Coquimbo Unido eliminó a Universidad Católica". CampeonatoChileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024. con un tiro de Benjamín Chandía que atrapó el portero Thomas Gillier. Durante el segundo tiempo el propio Chandía volvió a acercarse al arco rival
7. "Coquimbo no aprovechó sus oportunidades y quedó en suspenso en la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". ESPN (in Spanish). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024. con una combinación entre Benjamín Chandía y Chávez,
8. Vaccani Venegas, Giglia (12 April 2024). "Coquimbo supo defender y aguantar: Gana 1-0 al paraguayo Sportivo Luqueño por Sudamericana". eldesconcierto.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2024. sin su referente de ataque Luciano Cabral aquejado de un cuadro gripal, pero su reemplazo Benjamín Chandía tomó los hilos del equipo
9. Pino, Jorge (1 May 2023). "Nómina para el Microciclo de la selección chilena Sub-23 al mando de Eduardo Berizzo". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
10. "Eduardo Berizzo entregó nómina para nuevo microciclo de la Roja sub-23". ESPN (in Spanish). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
11. Ortega, Pablo (31 August 2024). "Un bajón rotundo en Chile: del liderato a perder toda opción". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2024. El canterano Benjamín Chandía, con cuatro partidos desde el inicio, ha sido quien más reemplazó al hombre del León de México.
12. "El «Benja» Chandía participó de la premiación del torneo de baby organizado por la OPD Vicuña". litoralpress.cl (in Spanish). Diario la Región. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

External links

• Benjamín Chandía at WorldFootball.net
• Benjamín Chandía at Soccerway