chilean football player
For other people with the like name, see Carlos Villanueva ( disambiguation )
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Carlos Andrés Villanueva Rolland ( bear 5 February 1986 ) is a chilean football player who is presently playing for Palestino .

Club career [edit ]

Audax Italiano [edit ]

In the Copa Libertadores 2007, the left-footed playmaker was the hub of Audax Italiano. The team was not able to qualify for the knockout phase due to goal differential. Villanueva was rewarded with a call-up to Chile ‘s Copa América 2007 team .

Blackburn Rovers [edit ]

On 17 July 2008, it was confirmed by Villanueva ‘s agents and besides former club that Villanueva would play for the Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League in England. He besides confirmed this on 29 July, pending a function license being issued. On 2 August, Villanueva completed his season-long loan move to Blackburn. The club had the option to make the deal permanent, at a pre-agreed tip. Villanueva besides agreed terms to extend his shrink for a promote three years, if the choice is exercised. On 27 August, Villanueva made his debut for Blackburn in a League Cup game against Grimsby Town, a peer in which he scored his first gear goal for the baseball club. He besides set up a goal for striker Matt Derbyshire in the 4–1 win. His debut was delayed by a few weeks due to the virus, chicken syphilis which forced him to stay away from clubhouse aim facilities, so that he did not pass on the virus to other staff. On 20 September, Villanueva made his ( home ) debut in the Premier League as a late second-half utility against Fulham, his impact was contiguous and solid. Linking up well to provide a loop cross for Roque Santa Cruz to head down for the acquire finish, which was converted by Derbyshire. He made his fully starting Premier League debut on 27 September, against Newcastle United at St. James ‘ Park, getting an aid providing a cross for a head goal for Christopher Samba. On 5 January 2009, he scored a free kick against Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup giving his team the leave, and on 4 February he assisted two goals against Sunderland in the FA Cup. On 11 April, he played in the Premier League for the first time since Sam Allardyce took commit of Blackburn .
On 15 May 2009, Audax Italiano Villanueva signed for Al Shabab, the Emirati club paid Audax about $ 5 million. [ 2 ] Although he publicly stated he wished to have stayed at Blackburn and tried to established himself in one of the worlds top leagues .

Universidad Católica [edit ]

On 4 February 2013, Al Shabab confirms that Villanueva will play on lend at Universidad Católica until 31 May. [ 3 ]
On 15 July 2016, Villanueva joined Al Ittihad, in the Saudi Professional League.

International career [edit ]

Villanueva represented Chile U17 at the 2003 south american english U-17 Championship [ 4 ] and Chile U20 at the 2005 south american english U-20 Championship. He was besides capped for the senior team and played for Chile in the Copa América 2007, where he scored a brilliant release kick goal against Ecuador [ 5 ] on his first official game with the senior police squad. He is besides credited with an help during Chile ‘s qualifier bet on at Uruguay. however, he was not called up to the 30-man preliminary squad for Chile for the South Africa World Cup .

International goals [edit ]

personal liveliness [edit ]

The Villanueva family has a finale friendship with the football player Luis Jiménez ‘s family. In addition to the fact that Villanueva coincided with Jiménez in Al-Ittihad, Jiménez and his wife, María José, are the godparents of the Villanueva ‘s son deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as Villanueva and his wife are the godparents of the Jiménez ‘s children. [ 6 ]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Al-Ittihad

individual [edit ]

  • Saudi Professional League Player of the Season: 2017–18

References [edit ]