Juan Pablo Abarzúa

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juan Pablo Abarzúa

| image = Palestino - Universidad de Concepción, 2018-05-06 - Juan Pablo Abarzúa - 01.jpg

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| caption =

| fullname = Juan Pablo Abarzúa Sepúlveda

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|17|df=y}}

| height = 1.68 m{{cite web |title=Juan Abarzúa |url=https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/juan-abarzua/ |website=livefutbol.com |access-date=4 May 2025 |language=es}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Rancho Santana

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Naval

| years1 = 2012 |clubs1 = Naval |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014 |clubs2 = Fernández Vial |caps2 = – |goals2 = –

| years3 = 2014 |clubs3 = Naval |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014–2017 |clubs4 = Deportes Puerto Montt |caps4 = 98 |goals4 = 15

| years5 = 2018–2022 |clubs5 = Universidad de Concepción |caps5 = 57 |goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2019 |clubs6 = → Cobreloa (loan) |caps6 = 22 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023 |clubs7 = Deportes Puerto Montt |caps7 = 21 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024 |clubs8 = Deportes Rengo |caps8 = 23 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2025– |clubs9 = Rancho Santana |caps9 = 14 |goals9 = 0

| club-update = 4 May 2025

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Juan Pablo Abarzúa Sepúlveda (born 17 February 1992) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Primera de Nicaragua club Rancho Santana.

Club career

Born in Concepción, Chile, Abarzúa started his career with Naval and Fernández Vial. In 2014, he signed with Deportes Puerto Montt, with whom he won 2014–15 Segunda División Profesional and spent three and a half seasons.{{cite web |title=Juan Pablo Abarzúa y el descenso: Disculpas a toda la gente de Puerto Montt, nos levantaremos |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/puerto-montt/juan-pablo-abarzua-y-el-descenso-disculpas-a-toda-la-gente-de-puerto/2023-10-14/194506.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Radio Cooperativa |access-date=4 May 2025 |language=es |date=14 October 2023 |quote=recordando el título 2014/15 del tercer torneo nacional}}

In 2018, Abarzúa joined Universidad de Concepción in the Chilean Primera División{{cite web |last1=Campos |first1=Carlos |title=Juan Pablo Abarzúa se ilusiona en una UdeC que sueña con Morales |url=https://www.diarioconcepcion.cl/deportes/2018/01/06/juan-pablo-abarzua-se-ilusiona-en-una-udec-que-suena-con-morales.html |website=Diario Concepción |access-date=4 May 2025 |language=es |date=6 January 2018}} and stayed with them until 2022, with a stint on loan with Cobreloa in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Inostroza |first1=Paulo |title=Abarzúa y seis más que dejan la UdeC |url=https://www.diarioconcepcion.cl/deportes/2022/11/17/abarzua-y-seis-mas-que-dejan-la-udec.html |access-date=4 May 2025 |work=Diario Concepción |date=17 November 2022 |language=es}}{{cite web |last1=Campos |first1=Carlos |title=Juan Pablo Abarzúa, de Cobreloa: “Quieren regularizar el país con el fútbol, pero no se puede jugar así” |url=https://www.diarioconcepcion.cl/deportes/2019/11/13/juan-pablo-abarzua-de-cobreloa-quieren-regularizar-el-pais-con-el-futbol-pero-no-se-puede-jugar-asi.html |website=Diario Concepción |language=es |date=13 November 2019}}

In 2023, Abarzúa returned to Deportes Puerto Montt{{cite web |title=La desgarradora imagen de Juan Pablo Abarzúa tras el descenso de Puerto Montt: "Duele porque quiero a este club" |url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/deportes13/la-desgarradora-imagen-de-juan-pablo-abarzua-tras-el-descenso-de-puerto-montt-duele |website=T13 |access-date=4 May 2025 |language=es |date=15 October 2023}} and switched to Deportes Rengo the next year.{{cite news |last1=Sepúlveda |first1=Pablo |title=Juan Pablo Abarzúa jugará en la Segunda División este 2024 |url=https://primerabchile.cl/juan-pablo-abarzua-jugara-en-la-segunda-division-este-2024/ |access-date=4 May 2025 |work=PrimeraBChile.cl |date=29 February 2024 |language=es}}

In 2025, Abarzúa moved abroad and signed with Rancho Santana in the Liga Primera de Nicaragua.{{cite news |last1=Campos |first1=Carlos |title=Los ex Fernández Vial que harán patria en una exótica liga |url=https://sabesdeportes.com/futbol/fernandez-vial/2025/01/16/los-ex-fernandez-vial-que-haran-patria-en-una-exotica-liga/ |access-date=4 May 2025 |work=Sabes Deportes |date=16 January 2025 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Dos chilenos emigraron al exótico fútbol de Nicaragua |url=https://primerabchile.cl/dos-chilenos-emigraron-al-exotico-futbol-de-nicaragua/ |access-date=4 May 2025 |work=PrimeraBChile.cl |date=17 January 2025 |language=es}}