Diego Ulloa

Diego Ulloa
Personal information
Full name Diego Ismael Ulloa Nuñez
Date of birth (2003-06-16) 16 June 2003
Place of birth Recoleta, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 26
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Colo-Colo 13 (0)
2022 → Deportes La Serena (loan) 3 (0)
2023 → Barnechea (loan) 28 (1)
2024–2025 → Unión La Calera (loan) 47 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Chile U20 2 (0)
2026– Chile 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026

Diego Ismael Ulloa Nuñez (born 16 June 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Colo-Colo and the Chile national team. Mainly a left-back, he can also operate as a centre-back.[2]

Club career

Born in Recoleta commune, Santiago de Chile, Ulloa is a product of Colo-Colo. In January 2022, Ulloa was loaned out to Deportes La Serena in the Chilean Primera División[2][3] and made his professional debut in the 3–0 away loss against O'Higgins on 5 February.[4] The next season, he was loaned out to Barnechea in the Chilean second level, with whom he got consistency.[5][6]

In January 2024, Ulloa was loaned out to Unión La Calera in the Chilean top division.[7] The next year, he continued on loan with them until the end of the season.[8][9][10]

International career

Ulloa represented the Chile national U20 team under Patricio Ormazábal in 2021 and 2022.[11][12][13]

At senior level, Ulloa received his first call-up for the 2026 FIFA Series matches against Cape Verde and New Zealand on 27 and 30 March 2026, respectively.[14] He made his debut in the first match by replacing Gabriel Suazo at the minute 85.[15]

Personal life

Ulloa is the nephew of the professional footballer Ignacio Núñez.[16]

His younger brother, Cristóbal, is a left-back from the Universidad de Chile youth ranks.[17]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 27 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202610
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Ulloa". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Munizaga, Sebastián (25 January 2022). "El juvenil Diego Ulloa deja Colo Colo y parte a Deportes La Serena". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "JOVEN PROMESA DE COLO COLO LLEGÓ A LA SERENA PARA REFORZAR AL GRANATE". Club Deportes La Serena (in Spanish). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "O'Higgins golea a La Serena en el inicio del Campeonato Nacional". Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Munizaga, Sebastián (19 February 2023). "Todo el éxito: Diego Ulloa deja Colo Colo y parte a AC Barnechea". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Diego Ulloa - Primera B 2023". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Unión La Calera anunció a Diego Ulloa como su nuevo refuerzo". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Revelan la verdadera razón por la que Diego Ulloa no puede volver a Colo-Colo a mitad de año". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). 4 June 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Valenzuela, Rodrigo (2 June 2025). "La razón que frena al primer "refuerzo" de Colo Colo en el mercado de pases invernal". Dale Albo (in Spanish).
  10. ↑ Silva, Felipe (13 December 2025). "Tres 'refuerzos' para Colo Colo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Zamorano, Javier (10 August 2021). "La Roja reveló nómina para microciclo Sub 20: La U y Colo Colo lideran citaciones". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tres granates y un pirata a la selección: Nomina para microciclo sub-20 incluye a 4 jóvenes de equipos de la conurbación". Mi Radio LS (in Spanish). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  13. ↑ Sepúlveda, Marcelo (12 July 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 partió con 23 jugadores a dos amistosos en Perú". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Vera, Pablo (16 March 2026). "Córdova sorprende en la Roja con estos cuatro nombres". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  15. ↑ Valenzuela, Rodrigo (29 March 2026). "El emocionante mensaje de Diego Ulloa tras debutar en la Roja: "Este logro no es..."". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Ortega, Pablo (5 August 2023). "Se tuvo que ir de su club, regresó y hoy es una revelación: "Me sirvió mucho para crecer"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2025. mi mamá tenía que ir con mi sobrino (Diego Ulloa) a Colo Colo, él también juega.
  17. ↑ Silva, Felipe (26 March 2026). "Su hermano brilla en Colo Colo y llegó a la Roja, y él es capitán en la U: "Quiero sacar adelante a mi familia"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
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