Gonzalo Tapia

Gonzalo Tapia
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Andrés Tapia Dubournais[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002[1]
Place of birth Recoleta, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 São Paulo
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2020 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Universidad Católica 94 (17)
2025 River Plate 6 (0)
2025 → São Paulo (loan) 20 (5)
2026– São Paulo 20 (2)
2026– → Columbus Crew (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Chile U15
2017–2019 Chile U17 13 (4)
2020 Chile U20 3 (3)
2022–2024 Chile U23 4 (1)
2024– Chile 10 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Gonzalo Andrés Tapia Dubournais (born 18 February 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew on loan from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo and the Chile national team.

Club career

Tapia joined the Universidad Católica academy at the age of 10, quickly standing out in the club's youth system.[2] He won the Under-15 championship with the club in 2016 and was also named the top scorer and best player in both the Under-14 and Under-15 categories.[2]

In October 2019, he signed his first professional contract, keeping him with Universidad Católica through June 2022.[3][4] He was promoted to the first team for the 2020 season, and was included in the club's 30-man squad for the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[5][6] He made his official first-team debut on 5 September 2020, replacing Edson Puch in the 86th minute of Universidad Católica's 4–1 victory over Coquimbo Unido.[7][8] He scored his first professional goal on 19 January 2021, in a 1–1 draw against Everton de Viña del Mar.[9] In February 2021, he celebrated his first domestic title after Universidad Católica won the 2020 Chilean Primera División.[10] The following month, he helped the club win the 2020 Supercopa de Chile with a 4–2 victory over Colo Colo, scoring the first brace of his professional career.[11]

At the start of the 2021 season, Tapia suffered a right hamstring injury on 28 March during Universidad Católica's league opener against Ñublense.[12] He returned to action on 16 April against Curicó Unido and made his Copa Libertadores debut six days later in a 2–0 loss to Atlético Nacional. He came on in the 54th minute but was forced off after just 16 minutes with another hamstring injury, leaving Universidad Católica to finish the match with ten players.[13] After being medically cleared, Tapia returned on July 15, 2021, in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 against Palmeiras, a 1-0 home defeat.[13] Three days later, after coming on in the 74th minute against Colo Colo in league play, he suffered another setback when the injury recurred. Further examinations revealed a ruptured hamstring tendon, requiring surgery and ruling him out for the remainder of the season.[14][15] At the end of the year, Universidad Católica won the Chilean Primera División championship, giving Tapia three titles across two seasons with Los Cruzados.[16]

In 2025, Tapia moved to Argentina and signed with River Plate,[17] making just seven total appearances across all competitions in his brief time in Argentina.[18][19] On 18 July 2025, Tapia joined Brazilian club São Paulo on a one-season loan with an option to buy.[20][21]

On August 5th, 2026, The Columbus Crew acquired Gonzalo from São Paulo via loan through the 2027 MLS Sprint Season, which includes a club option for a permanent transfer.[22]

International career

At early age, he represented Chile at under-15 level in the 2017 South American U-15 Championship and Chile U17 at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship and at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In addition, he represented Chile U20 in a friendly tournament played in Teresópolis (Brazil) called Granja Comary International Tournament, scoring in all matches against Peru U20,[23] Bolivia U20,[24] and Brazil U20.[25]

Later, he was called up to the first training microcycle of the Chile senior team on 2021.[26]

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[27] In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.[28]

Tapia made his debut for the senior Chile national team on 10 September 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Bolivia at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos. He substituted Darío Osorio in the 61st minute as Bolivia won 2–1.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 March 2026[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2020 Primera División 112———1[b]2124
2021 Primera División 30——2[c]0—50
2022 Primera División 262—516[d]01[b]0383
2023 Primera División 254—301[e]200294
2024 Primera División 299—321[e]0003311
Total 9417—1131002211722
River Plate 2025 Primera División 60—10000070
São Paulo (loan) 2025 Série A 205—1000—215
São Paulo 2026 Série A 6092000000152
Career total 12622921331002216029
  1. ↑ Including Campeonato Paulista
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ 4 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 30 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202430
202551
202622
Total103
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
List of international goals scored by Gonzalo Tapia
1.15 November 2025Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia Russia1–02–0Friendly
2.27 March 2026Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand Cape Verde4–24–22026 FIFA Series
3.30 March 2026 New Zealand1–41–4

Honours

Universidad Católica

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: CA River Plate (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Llegó a Católica a los 10 años y ha brillado en todas sus categorías: Gonzalo Tapia, la figura de la "Roja" Sub 17". Emol (in Spanish). 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Barrera, Cristian (8 October 2019). "La UC ya piensa en el futuro: blinda a seis joyas de la cantera". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Las seis 'joyas' de la UC que firmaron su primer contrato". Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mundialistas sub 17 y Bruno Barticciotto : Los juveniles que se toman la pretemporada cruzada - Frecuencia Cruzada". www.frecuenciacruzada.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "La Católica incluye a Bruno Barticciotto entre los 30 inscritos de la UC para la Copa Libertadores 2020". RedGol (in Spanish). 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Gonzalo Tapia hace su estreno en el profesionalismo" (in Spanish). 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "La huella de la UC: debutó Gonzalo Tapia, figura de la Sub 17". Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "¡A pura cantera! Gonzalo Tapia marca el empate de la UC ante Everton y su primer golazo en el profesionalismo". RedGol (in Spanish). 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "U. Católica empató con La Calera y se coronó por primera vez tricampeón del fútbol chileno". AlAireLibre.cl: Noticias de deportes en Chile y el mundo (in Spanish). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  11. ↑ González Lucay, Carlos (21 March 2021). "El Huracán del Nacional: la tarde inolvidable de Gonzalo Tapia". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  12. ↑ V, Pablo Retamal (14 February 2022). "Con mensajes de Alexis y un tratamiento en España: la batalla de Gonzalo Tapia para brillar en la UC". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  13. 1 2 "¡A levantarse, Cruzados! La UC sufre duro golpe y cae ante Atlético Nacional en su debut por Copa Libertadores". RedGol (in Spanish). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "GONZALO TAPIA SERÁ SOMETIDO A UNA INTERVENCIÓN QUIRÚRGICA". Cruzados (in Spanish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Ovalle, Christian (27 July 2021). "Confirman lesión de Gonzalo Tapia e informan que será operado en Barcelona". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Universidad Católica es el primer tetracampeón anual del fútbol chileno con una campaña histórica". RedGol (in Spanish). 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Rozas, Juan Pablo (3 January 2025). "OFICIAL: Gonzalo Tapia es nuevo jugador de River Plate". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "2025 Gonzalo Tapia Match Logs". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". www.espn.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ↑ Leonan, Erico (18 July 2025). "Gonzalo Tapia reforça o Tricolor". SPFC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  21. ↑ Fernández, José Tomas (18 July 2025). ""Estoy muy emocionado, llego a uno de los equipos más grandes de Brasil... Pelearemos todo"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  22. ↑ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew acquire forward Gonzalo Tapia on loan from São Paulo | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "La Roja Sub 20 se estrenó en Teresópolis con un trabajado triunfo sobre Perú" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "La Roja Sub 20 se impuso a Bolivia y se mantiene invicta en Brasil" (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "La Roja Sub 20 empató con Brasil y es subcampeón del Torneo Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "Martín Lasarte inicia su primer microciclo con la Selección Chilena Local". LaRoja.cl. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  27. ↑ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  28. ↑ "La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "Chile v Bolivia game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  30. ↑ Gonzalo Tapia at Soccerway
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