Brayan Cortés
{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Distinguish|text = Bryan Cortés (footballer, born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Cortés|Fernández|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brayan Cortés
| image = Audax_Italiano_v_Colo-Colo_20200209_06.jpg
| caption = Cortés with Colo-Colo in 2020.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Iquique, Chile
| height = {{height|meter=1.85}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Colo-Colo
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs1 = Deportes Iquique
| years1 = 2013–2017
| clubs1 = Deportes Iquique
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–
| clubs2 = Colo-Colo
| caps2 = 156
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2015
| nationalteam1 = Chile U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2023
| nationalteam2 = Chile U23
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–
| nationalteam3 = Chile
| nationalcaps3 = 22
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago|Team}}
| pcupdate = 17 March 2025
| ntupdate = 25 March 2025
}}
Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández (born 11 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays as goalkeeper for Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national team.
Club career
=Deportes Iquique=
Born in Iquique, Chile, he played as goalkeeper since he was five and joined hometown Deportes Iquique youth set-up aged fourteen.{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2013/01/26/581109/brayan-cortes-el-joven-iquiqueno-que-es-arquero-desde-los-cinco-anos-de-edad.html|title= Brayan Cortés, el joven que ataja desde los cinco años y se proyecta en otro Sudamericano |work= Emol.com |language=es |date = 26 January 2013 |accessdate=25 July 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://deportes.terra.cl/nublense/nublense-derrota-holgadamente-a-iquique-y-lo-saca-de-carrera,b08964e9fd415410VgnVCM10000098cceb0aRCRD.html|title= Ñublense derrota holgadamente a Iquique y lo saca de carrera |work= Terra.cl |language=es |date = 30 March 2014 |accessdate=25 July 2015}}
After completing the 2013–14 with two appearances and a Copa Chile (as back-up), Cortés was chosen as the coming season first-choice keeper by Héctor Pinto after Rodrigo Naranjo injury.{{cite web|url=http://www.tarapacaonline.cl/?p=42428|title= Técnico Pinto (CDI) mantendrá a Brayan Cortés como titular en la portería ante la U.de Chile |work= Tarapacá Online |language=es |date = 13 August 2014 |accessdate=25 July 2015}} He played the tournament's first five matches, highlighting his performances against powerhouses Colo-Colo (2–0 loss){{cite web|url=http://www.adnradio.cl/noticias/deportes/paredes-encabezo-los-festejos-de-colo-colo-ante-deportes-iquique/20140727/nota/2341483.aspx |title= Paredes encabezó los festejos de Colo Colo ante Deportes Iquique |work= ADN Radio |language=es |date = 27 August 2014 |accessdate=25 July 2015}} and Universidad de Chile (2–2 draw){{cite web|url=http://radio.uchile.cl/2014/08/15/empate-entre-deportes-iquique-y-la-u-mantienen-liderando-al-equipo-azul |title= Empate entre Deportes Iquique y la "U" mantienen liderando al equipo azul |work= Radio Universidad de Chile |language=es |date = 15 August 2014 |accessdate=25 July 2015}} 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.
International career
=Chilean under-20 team=
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/Deportes/2013/01/814505/Sub20-Arquero-Brayan-Cortes-fue-elegido-como-el-jugador-del-partido-entre-Chile-y-Paraguay|title= Sub-20: Arquero Brayan Cortés fue elegido como el jugador del partido entre Chile y Paraguay |work= La Segunda |language=es|accessdate=25 July 2015}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2013/06/10/603040/chile-sub-20-comenzo-gira-pre-mundialista-por-europa-con-sufrido-triunfo-ante-uzbekistan.html|title= Chile Sub 20 comenzó gira pre mundialista por Europa con sufrido triunfo ante Uzbekistán |work= Emol.com |language=es | date = 10 July 2013 |accessdate=25 July 2015}} On 31 May 2015, Cortés was included by Mario Salas in the 23-man roster to face the category's World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/deportes/2013/05/656-526085-9-mario-salas-cierra-nomina-para-el-mundial-sub-20-y-excluye-a-diego-rubio.shtml|title=Mario Salas cierra nómina para el Mundial Sub 20 y excluye a Diego Rubio|work=La Tercera|language=es|date=31 May 2015|accessdate=25 July 2015|archive-date=25 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625153042/http://www.latercera.com/noticia/deportes/2013/05/656-526085-9-mario-salas-cierra-nomina-para-el-mundial-sub-20-y-excluye-a-diego-rubio.shtml|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2015/01/09/698367/conozca-quienes-son-los-23-jugadores-que-representaran-a-chile-en-el-sudamericano-sub-20.html|title= Conozca a los 23 jugadores que representarán a Chile en el Sudamericano Sub 20 en Uruguay |work= Emol.com |language=es | date = 11 January 2015 |accessdate=25 July 2015}} Cortes played in the Estadio La Corregidora in Querétaro, Mexico for the Chile national team against Mexico.
=Chile under-23 team=
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.{{cite web |last1=Quijada |first1=Vicente |title=En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique |url=https://laroja.cl/new/en-un-intenso-encuentro-la-roja-sub-23-se-impuso-por-1-0-ante-peru-en-iquique |website=laroja.cl |publisher=FFCh |access-date=7 October 2022 |language=es |date=31 August 2022}} He was included in the final squad as an overage player alongside César Fuentes and Matías Zaldivia,{{cite web |title=Con una sorpresa: Chile presenta su nómina para el fútbol masculino de cara a Santiago 2023 |url=https://tntsports.cl/teamchile/Con-una-sorpresa-Chile-presenta-su-nomina-para-el-futbol-masculino-de-cara-a-Santiago-2023-20231003-0013.html |website=TNT Sports Chile |access-date=18 October 2023 |language=es |date=3 October 2023}} where Chile won the silver medal.{{cite web |title=Medallists |url=https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/FBLMTEAM11------------------------.C92C_1_0.pdf |website=Santiago2023.org |access-date=5 November 2023 |format=PDF |date=4 November 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|19 March 2025}}.{{Soccerway|brayan-cortes-fernandez/255217}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Deportes Iquique
|2012 |rowspan="7"|Chilean Primera División |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| rowspan="9"|Colo-Colo
|2018 |rowspan="8"|Chilean Primera División |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|29 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2023
|21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2024
|23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2025
|3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!156 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 212 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!194 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 267 | 0 |
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=International=
Honours
Deportes Iquique
- Copa Chile (1): 2013–14
Colo-Colo
- Copa Chile (2): 2019, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile (2): 2018, 2022
Chile U23
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|brayan-cortes-fernandez/255217}}
{{Colo-Colo squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Iquique
Category:Chilean men's footballers
Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen
Category:Chile men's international footballers
Category:Chile men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Deportes Iquique footballers
Category:Colo-Colo footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:2019 Copa América players
Category:2024 Copa América players
Category:Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games medalists in football