Iván Román

Iván Román
Personal information
Full name Iván Ramiro Román Hurtado
Date of birth (2006-07-12) 12 July 2006
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
(on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
Youth career
2010–2023 Palestino
2025 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Palestino 27 (1)
2025– Atlético Mineiro 19 (1)
2026– → Colo-Colo (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Chile U17 7 (0)
2024–2025 Chile U20 11 (1)
2025– Chile 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026

Iván Ramiro Román Hurtado (born 12 July 2006) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga de Primera club Colo-Colo, on loan from Atlético Mineiro, and the Chile national team.

Club career

Román is a youth product of the Chilean club Palestino since the age of 4, and spent his entire youth with them. He made his senior and professional debut with Palestino in a 1–1 Chilean Primera División tie with Audax Italiano on 21 January 2023.[1] On 17 March 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] On 27 February 2024, he scored in a 2–1 Copa Libertadores win over Portuguesa, and at 17 years and 230 days was the youngest ever Chilean goalscorer in the competition.[3]

On 28 February 2025, Román joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a contract running until December 2029.[4] He made his debut for the club on 13 April, starting in a 2–2 league draw to Vitória.[5]

On 8 August 2026, Román joined Colo-Colo on loan until June 2027 with an option for an additional six-months extension.[6]

International career

Román has represented Chile at under-17 level. In 2023 he participated in the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[7]

At senior level, Román received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Argentina and Bolivia in June 2025.[8] He made his debut in a World Cup qualifier against Brazil on 4 September 2025, in which Chile was defeated 3–0.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 May 2026[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palestino 2023 Chilean Primera División 20—00—20
2024 Chilean Primera División 2413012[a]2—393
2025 Chilean Primera División 1000——10
Total 27130122—423
Atlético Mineiro 2025 Série A 120004[b]000160
2026 Série A 61101[b]01[c]091
Total 181105010252
Career total 4524017210674
  1. ↑ Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance in Campeonato Mineiro

International

As of 6 June 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202530
202620
Total50

References

  1. ↑ "La inspiradora historia de Iván Román: De promesa a realidad en el fútbol chileno". Deportes13. July 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Iván Román firmó su primer contrato – Club Deportivo Palestino SADP".
  3. ↑ Bastidas, Juan Miguel (2024-02-28). "El futuro es hoy: El increíble récord de Iván Román con su gol con Palestino en Copa Libertadores". TNT Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Galo contrata o zagueiro Ivan Roman". Atlético Mineiro (in Portuguese). 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Zagueiro Ivan Román estreia como jogador profissional do Atlético". O Tempo (in Portuguese). 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  6. ↑ Schnettler, Javier (12 August 2026). "¿Por cuántos meses? Jaime Pizarro aclara el contrato de Iván Román en Colo Colo". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Nómina de La Roja Sub 17 para el Sudamericano Ecuador 2023" [La Roja U17 roster for the South American Championship Ecuador 2023]. laroja.cl (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. 16 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Fajardo, Cristián (3 June 2025). "La situación de Iván Román con su llamado a la selección chilena: ¿Qué pasa con el Mundial?" [Iván Román's situation with his call-up to the Chile national team: What's happening with the World Cup?]. RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Pacheco, Jonatas (4 September 2025). "Iván Román, do Atlético, é escalado como titular da seleção chilena em jogo contra o Brasil" [Atlético's Iván Román is named as starting player for the Chile national team in the match against Brazil]. O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  10. 1 2 Iván Román at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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