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Brayan Cortés
Cortés with Colo-Colo in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Argentinos Juniors
(on loan from Colo-Colo)
Number 25
Youth career
2009–2012 Deportes Iquique
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Deportes Iquique 38 (0)
2018– Colo-Colo 161 (0)
2025 → Peñarol (loan) 17 (0)
2026– → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 19 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 Chile U20 1 (0)
2014–2023 Chile U23 8 (0)
2018– Chile 24 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:29, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández (born 11 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays as goalkeeper for Argentine club Argentinos Juniors, on loan from Colo-Colo.

Club career

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Deportes Iquique

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Born in Iquique, Chile, he played as goalkeeper since he was five and joined hometown Deportes Iquique youth set-up aged fourteen.[2] 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.[3]

After completing the 2013–14 with two appearances and a Copa Chile (as back-up), Cortés was chosen as the coming season's first-choice keeper by Héctor Pinto after Rodrigo Naranjo's injury.[4] He played the tournament's first five matches, highlighting his performances against powerhouses Colo-Colo (2–0 loss)[5] and Universidad de Chile (2–2 draw)[6] 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.

Colo-Colo

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Peñarol (loan)

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On 1 August 2025, Cortés joined on loan to Uruguayan club Peñarol on a deal until December of the same year with an option to buy.[7][8][9]

Argentinos Juniors (loan)

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On 4 January 2026, Cortés joined Argentinos Juniors on a one-year loan.[10]

International career

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Chilean under-20 team

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Cortés participated for Chile U20 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.[11]

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.[12] On 31 May 2015, Cortés was included by Mario Salas in the 23-man roster to face the category's World Cup.[13]

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.[14] Cortes played in the Estadio La Corregidora in Querétaro, Mexico for the Chile national team against Mexico.

Chile under-23 team

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Despite being 27, 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.[15] He was included in the final squad as an overage player alongside César Fuentes and Matías Zaldivia,[16] where Chile won the silver medal.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 July 2025.[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportes Iquique 2012 Chilean Primera División 00—00—10
2013 00—000000
2013–14 2020—0040
2014–15 801010—100
2015–16 0020——20
2016–17 1302050—200
2017 1502020—190
Total 380908000550
Colo-Colo 2018 Chilean Primera División 2010—0030
2019 2402020—280
2020 290—5020360
2021 27070——340
2022 270208010380
2023 210304010290
2024 2301014010390
2025 80205000150
Total 1610180380502220
Career total 1990270460502770

International

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As of match played 10 June 2025[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 201700
201820
201910
202010
202100
202250
202370
202440
202540
Total240

Honours

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Deportes Iquique

Colo-Colo

Peñarol

Chile U23

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Ñublense derrota holgadamente a Iquique y lo saca de carrera". Terra.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Paredes encabezó los festejos de Colo Colo ante Deportes Iquique". ADN Radio (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Brayan Cortés jugará en Peñarol". ESPN (in Spanish). 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Brayan Cortés explica por qué aceptó la oferta de Peñarol". Emol (in Spanish). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Schnettler, Javier (21 December 2025). "¿Vuelve a Colo Colo? La sentida despedida de Brayan Cortés de Peñarol". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Argentinos Juniors tiene nuevo arquero: Brayan Cortés". ESPN (in Spanish). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sub-20: Arquero Brayan Cortés fue elegido como el jugador del partido entre Chile y Paraguay". La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Mario Salas cierra nómina para el Mundial Sub 20 y excluye a Diego Rubio". La Tercera (in Spanish). 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Con una sorpresa: Chile presenta su nómina para el fútbol masculino de cara a Santiago 2023". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Brayan Cortés at Soccerway
  19. ↑ Brayan Cortés at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  20. 1 2 "La Gala Crack eligió a los mejores de la temporada 2024". Campeonato Chileno (in Spanish). ANFA. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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