Francisco Arancibia

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Francisco Arancibia

| image = Francisco Arancibia.jpg

| fullname = Francisco Andrés Arancibia Silva

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rancagua, Chile

| height = 1.70 m[https://www.udechile.cl/primer-equipo/francisco-arancibia/ Perfil en web oficial del Club Universidad de Chile]

| currentclub = Universidad Católica

| clubnumber = 28

| position = Winger

| youthyears1 = 2011–2015

| youthclubs1 = O'Higgins

| years1 = 2014–2017

| clubs1 = O'Higgins

| caps1 = 24

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015–2016

| clubs2 = → Palmeiras (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2021

| clubs3 = Universidad de Chile

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = → Coritiba (loan)

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = → São Bento (loan)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = → O'Higgins (loan)

| caps6 = 24

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2021–2023

| clubs7 = O'Higgins

| caps7 = 56

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2024

| clubs8 = Cobreloa

| caps8 = 11

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Universidad Católica

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 0

| club-update = 11 May 2025

}}

Francisco Andrés Arancibia Silva (born 12 November 1996) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Universidad católica.{{Cite web|url=https://soy-chile.cl/calama/deportes/2023/12/20/840382/fichajes.html|title=Delantero Luis Arancibia fichó por escuadra loína y comienza a armarse Cobreloa 2024|publisher=Soy Chile|date=20 December 2023|access-date=28 December 2023}}

Career

After ending his contract with Universidad de Chile, he signed with O'Higgins in 2021,{{cite web |title=O'Higgins recupera a Francisco Arancibia |url=https://www.ohigginsfc.cl/noticias/noticia_detalle.php?id=3379 |publisher=O'Higgins |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=es |date=26 February 2021}} playing for them until the 2023 season.{{cite news |title=O'Higgins de Rancagua: 13 jugadores finalizaron contrato con el club |url=https://www.golmaster.cl/ohiggins-de-rancagua-13-jugadores-finalizaron-contrato-con-el-club/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |date=13 December 2023 |language=es}}

For the 2024 season, he signed with Cobreloa, recently promoted to the top division, but later it was sold to the Universidad católica for the second semester.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

Personal life

He is a member of a football family nicknamed "Arancibia Dynasty"{{cite web |title=Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2017/07/17/futbol/1500326772_012625.html |website=18 July 2017 |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=es |date=18 July 2017}} since both his father, Leopoldo, and his three uncles – Franz, Eduardo and Roque{{cite web |title=Roque Arancibia :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/roque-arancibia/118132 |website=www.playmakerstats.com |access-date=19 December 2023}} – were professional footballers.{{cite web |title=(Go)Lazos de familia |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/golazos-de-familia/ |publisher=La Tercera |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=es |date=18 February 2017}}