Karen Andrea Araya Ponce (born 16 October 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Primera División club Universitario and the Chile women's national team.
Club career In 2022, Araya returned to Sevilla after her step in 2018–19 season.
In the second half 2022, Araya switched to Madrid CFF in the same division.
On 11 August 2025, Araya joined Première Ligue club Nantes on a deal for a season.
Back to South America, Araya signed with Peruvian club Universitario on 14 January 2026.
International career She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games, where Chile won the silver medal. Following the semi-final match against the United States, she returned to her club, Madrid CFF.
Araya also represented the Chile national futsal team in the 2015 Copa América de Futsal Femenina.
Personal life Her younger brother, Bernardo, is a futsal player who has played for clubs in both Argentina and France and has been the Chile team captain.
Career statistics Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araya goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Karen ArayaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 March 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica 2–2 2–3 Friendly2 5 April 2019 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain 1–1 1–1 3 4 March 2020 Starlight Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey 1–0 3–0 2020 Turkish Women's Cup4 7 March 2020 2–0 5–05 4–06 28 November 2020 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago de Chile, Chile 1–0 1–2 Friendly7 24 July 2021 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan 1–2 1–2 2020 Summer Olympics8 17 September 2021 Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Independencia, Chile 2–2 2–2 Friendly9 28 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil 3–0 3–0 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus10 15 November 2022 Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago, Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly11 26 September 2023 Quilín Complex, Santiago, Chile 2–1 2–112 28 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile 6–0 6–0 2023 Pan American Games13 5 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile 2–0 6–0 Friendly
Honours Colo-Colo Primera División (6): , , , , , Copa Libertadores (1): 2012
Santiago Morning Primera División (2): ,
Chile Copa América Runner-up: 2018 Turkish Women's Cup: 2020 Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
Individual - Best Women's Footballer: 2012 Premios El Gráfico - Best Women's Player: 2017 Chilean Primera División Top Goalscorer: Premios Contragolpe - The Best: 2021 Premios Contragolpe - Ideal Team: 2021 Premios América Responde - El País Best Female Player of Chile: 2021
See also List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
Profile at Txapeldunak.com