Diego Ossa

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Diego Ossa
Personal information
Full name Diego Ossa Vives
Date of birth (2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Asheville City SC
Youth career
Universidad Católica
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 SLCC Bruins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Universidad Católica 3 (0)
2024– Asheville City SC 0 (0)
International career
2022 Chile U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022

Diego Ossa Vives (born 14 April 2004) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Asheville City SC in the USL League Two.

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Club career

Ossa made his professional debut playing for Universidad Católica in a match against Everton on 6 August 2022. [1] At the beginning of 2024, he ended his contract with them to study in the United States. [2]

After a stint with SLCC Bruins, he joined Asheville City SC in the USL League Two in May 2024. [3] [4]

International career

Ossa represented Chile at under-20 level in the 2023 South American Championship. [5]

Personal life

As a high school student, Ossa attended the Monte Tabor School. [6]

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References

  1. "EVERTON VS. UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA 0 - 3". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. "Juvenil de la UC deja el fútbol y parte a estudiar a Estados Unidos". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. Bahamard (8 May 2024). "Diego Ossa vuelve al fútbol profesional". Punto Cruzado (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. @ashevillecitysc (7 May 2024). "A striker from Salt Lake and a keeper from Belmont University" . Retrieved 8 May 2024 via Instagram.
  5. Jeria, Diego (19 January 2023). "Mario Lepe compara a delantero de la Roja sub 20 con campeón del mundo en Qatar: "Ossa tiene la actitud de Julián Álvarez"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. Díaz, Benjamín (11 August 2022). "Profesor de Monte Tabor habla sobre debut de Diego Ossa en la Primera División de Chile". Deporte Escolar Soprole (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2024.