Josepablo Monreal

{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1996)}}

{{family name hatnote|Monreal|Villablanca|lang=Spanish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Josepablo Monreal

|image = Josépablo.png

|caption = Monreal with Cobreloa in 2016

|fullname = Josepablo Monreal Villablanca

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|04|01}}

|birth_place = Santiago, Chile

|height = {{height|m=1.90}}

|position = Striker

|currentclub = Santiago Wanderers

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2005–2010

|youthclubs1 = Colo-Colo

|youthyears2 = 2015

|youthclubs2 = Monterrey

|youthyears3 = 2010–2016

|youthclubs3 = Universidad Católica

|years1 = 2015–2016 |clubs1 = Universidad Católica |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2016 |clubs2 = Cobreloa |caps2 = 14 |goals2 = 4

|years3 = 2017 |clubs3 = Curicó Unido |caps3 = 7 |goals3 = 1

|years4 = 2017–2018 |clubs4 = Dorados |caps4 = 16 |goals4 = 2

|years5 = 2018–2020 |clubs5 = Unión La Calera |caps5 = 29 |goals5 = 6

|years6 = 2020 |clubs6 = → Cobreloa (loan) |caps6 = 17 |goals6 = 1

|years7 = 2021 |clubs7 = Rangers |caps7 = 27 |goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2022 |clubs8 = SJK |caps8 = 17 |goals8 = 3

|years9 = 2022 |clubs9 = SJK II |caps9 = 1 |goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2023 |clubs10 = Unión San Felipe |caps10 = 24 |goals10 = 10

|years11 = 2024 |clubs11 = Suwon FC |caps11 = 11 |goals11 = 0

|years12 = 2024 |clubs12 = Chungnam Asan |caps12 = 16 |goals12 = 4

|years13 = 2025– |clubs13 = Santiago Wanderers |caps13 = 0 |goals13 = 0

|club-update = 5 January 2024

}}

Josepablo Monreal Villablanca ({{IPA|es|xoseˈpaβlo monreˈal}}; born 1 April 1996) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as striker for Primera B de Chile club Santiago Wanderers.

Career

His first formative incursion to professional football began in Colo-Colo in 2005, in this club he won the Torneo ANFP Sub-11 año 2007 with 22 goal scored.{{cite web |title=Josepablo Monreal: El goleador que Universidad Católica dejó partir |url=https://www.24horas.cl/deportes/futbol-nacional/josepablo-monreal-el-goleador-que-universidad-catolica-dejo-partir-2278395 |website=www.24horas.cl |publisher=24 Horas |access-date=27 February 2023 |language=es |date=23 January 2017}}

He changed of formative club in 2010 to Universidad Católica, after his successfully ingress in a massive test, approved by Hugo Balladares, who he was a Coach in this football club at that time. In this club he won the ANFP Sub-15 in 2011, with 35 matches and 22 goal scored. He was awarded as top striker of the Campeonato Sub-17 in 2013, and Campeonato sub-19 in 2014.

He was invited to train with the Mexican Professional football club Monterrey in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.elgraficochile.cl/el-goleador-de-la-sub-19-se-sumara-a-los-exodos-juveniles-en-la-uc/prontus_elgrafico/2016-06-15/134702.html |title=El goleador de la Sub 19 se sumará a los éxodos juveniles en la UC |last=Correa |first=Serey|website=El Gráfico Chile|language=Spanish|access-date=3 September 2016}}

He participated in Copa Chivas and Copa Nike, international tournaments.

He began his professional career in Club de Deportes Cobreloa in 2016, he signs for this club for Primera B de Chile season 2016–17. He made his professional debut in Cobreloa vs. Deportes Antofagasta match, valid for first round of Copa Chile 2016 tournament. He scored his first goal in his career in his second professional match against Deportes Antofagasta, valid for Copa Chile 2016 tournament.

In 2022, Monreal had a stint in Europe with Finnish Veikkausliiga side SJK for the 2022 season.{{cite web | url=https://sjk.fi/uutiset/voimahyokkaaja-josepablo-monreal-sjk-paitaan/ | title=Voimahyökkääjä Josepablo Monreal SJK-paitaan | date=11 December 2021 }} He left the club at the end of the year.

In 2023, he returned to his homeland and joined Unión San Felipe.{{cite web |title=Buscará la revancha: Josepablo Monreal ficha en un elenco de la Primera B |url=https://primerabchile.cl/union-san-felipe/josepablo-monreal-buscara-su-revancha-en-un-equipo-de-la-b/ |website=PrimeraBChile.cl |access-date=26 February 2023 |language=es |date=24 February 2023}}

On 11 January 2024, Monreal signed with South Korean club Suwon FC.{{cite instagram |user=suwonfc |postid=C18vnV7SwMX |title=#𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙄𝘼𝙇 수원FC, 공격수 #몬레알 영입🤝 |date=11 January 2024 |access-date=11 January 2024 |language=ko}}[https://redgol.cl/internacional/el-chileno-que-partira-a-la-exotica-liga-de-corea-del-sur-para-la-temporada-2024-20240105-RDG-250729.html El chileno que partirá a la exótica liga de Corea del Sur para la temporada 2024], redgol.cl, 5 January 2024

In 2025, Monreal returned to his homeland and joined Santiago Wanderers.{{cite news |last1=Huerta |first1=Rodrigo |title=Wanderers tiene a su nuevo goleador: es chileno y viene de Corea |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/wanderers-tiene-a-su-nuevo-goleador-es-chileno-y-viene-de-corea-n/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=Diario AS |date=4 January 2025 |language=es}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 22 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jose-pablo-monreal/448294/|title=J. MONREAL

|access-date=12 March 2024 |work=Soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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

|Cobreloa

|2016–17

|Primera B de Chile

|14

4|63colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—207
Curicó Unido

|2016–17

|Primera B de Chile

|7

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—71
Dorados

|2017–18

|Ascenso MX

|16

272colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—234
rowspan="3"|Unión La Calera

|2018

|Chilean Primera División

|14

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—144
2019

|Chilean Primera División

|15

2201{{efn|name="COS"|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}}0colspan="2"|—182
colspan="2"|Total

!29

62010colspan="2"|—326
rowspan="3"|Cobreloa (loan)

|2019

|Primera B de Chile

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
2020

|Primera B de Chile

|16

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—161
colspan="2"|Total

!17

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—171
Rangers de Talca

|2021

|Primera B de Chile

|27

051colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—321
SJK

|2022

|Veikkausliiga

|17

310005{{efn|Appearance(s) in Finnish League Cup}}1234
SJK II

|2022

|Ykkönen

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
Unión San Felipe

|2023

|Primera B de Chile

|25

1022colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2712
Suwon FC

|2024

|K League 1

|11

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—110
Chungnam Asan

|2024

|K League 2

|13

400colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—134
colspan="3"|Career total

!177

31239105119640

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}