Francisco Salinas
 Salinas with Unión La Calera in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Antonio Salinas Concha | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Unión San Felipe | 113 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2024– | Coquimbo Unido | 51 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Unión San Felipe (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Francisco Antonio Salinas Concha (born 4 December 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right-back for Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.
Club career
[edit]Born in San Felipe, Chile, Salinas came to the Unión San Felipe youth system in 2014 and signed his first professional contract in January 2019.[2][3] Despite he was with the first team since 2017 as a substitute player,[4] he made his debut in the first matchday of the 2019 season against Barnechea on 16 February.[5]
A regular player for four seasons with Unión San Felipe, he was loaned out to Unión La Calera in the Chilean top division for the 2023 season,[6] making his debut in a friendly match against River Plate on 22 December 2022.[7][8] At league level, he made twenty five appearances, scored two goals and made three assists.[9]
In 2024, Salinas moved to Coquimbo Unido in the same division, a club qualified to the Copa Sudamericana.[9][10] After a brief stint on loan with Unión San Felipe in the second half of 2024, he returned to Coquimbo Unido for the 2025 season.[11][12][13] and won the 2025 league title, the first one for the club.[14]
International career
[edit]Salinas received his first call up to the Chile national team for the friendly match against Peru on 10 October 2025.[12][15] He made his debut in the friendly against Russia on 15 November 2025.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Salinas is nicknamed Coreano (Korean) due to his resemblance to Asian people.[7][10]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Coquimbo Unido
References
[edit]- ^ "Francisco Salinas". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Sánchez, Francisco (3 February 2023). "Fue papá, llegó a Primera y sueña con la Roja: "Mis referentes son Isla y Alexander-Arnold"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, Felipe (6 January 2019). "5 canteranos del UniUni ya son futbolistas profesionales". Diario Al Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Lineups Ñublense vs Unión San Felipe - Primera B Chile - Clausura 2017". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "El Uní Uní debutó con el pie izquierdo al caer 2 a 0 ante el AC Barnechea". El Trabajo (in Spanish). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "No se mueve de región, pero si de equipo: Francisco Salinas parte de San Felipe". OneFootball (in Spanish). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Los "Cementeros" se refuerzan previo al duelo ante River Plate". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Live events River Plate vs Unión La Calera - Friendly 2023". www.besoccer.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Coquimbo Unido anunció a Francisco Salinas como nuevo refuerzo para el 2024". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "¡Siguen los refuerzos! Coquimbo Unido suma un nuevo tripulante pirata". El Observatodo (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Coquimbo Unido cerró el regreso de Francisco Salinas desde San Felipe". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ a b Huerta, Rodrigo (30 September 2025). ""El año pasado la pasé mal, jugué sólo dos partidos... no podía creer el llamado a la Roja"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Sepúlveda, Pablo (10 October 2025). "Coquimbo Unido compra parte del pase de Francisco Salinas". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Maldonado, Víctor (2 November 2025). "Las historias de esfuerzo tras el campeón: Coquimbo Unido conmueve al fútbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Francisco Salinas vive su gran sueño tras primera nominación a La Roja". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ San Martín, Lucas (15 November 2025). "Córdova celebra el debut de estos jugadores en la Roja: "En condiciones de jugar un Mundial"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2025.