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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabián Ariel Orellana Valenzuela | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Celta (on loan from Granada) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| 2000–2004 | Audax Italiano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2009 | Audax Italiano | 117 | (27) |
| 2009–2011 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Xerez (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Granada (loan) | 39 | (8) |
| 2011– | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Celta (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Chile | 22 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fabián Ariel Orellana Valenzuela (born 27 January 1986 in Santiago) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo on loan from Granada CF in Spain, as a forward.
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Orellana began his career in Colo-Colo, and moved in 2000 to Audax Italiano. He made his Primera División debuts at only 18, and scored 12 league goals in 38 games in the 2007 season as his club finished third in the Apertura, won its Clausura group and reached the semifinals in the playoffs.
Orellana signed on 30 June 2009 with Udinese Calcio in Italy,[1] being immediately loaned to Xerez CD, in the Spanish Segunda División.[2] In the following season, he continued in that country and category, joining in the same predicament Granada CF, and being a solid contributor as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 35-year absence, netting seven goals - plus one in the playoffs - in 2,673 minutes of play (he was also sent off three times).
In the summer of 2011, Orellana became property of Granada. In September, he was loaned to another Spanish second level outftit, Celta de Vigo.[3]
Orellana made his debut for Chile in 2007. On 15 October of the following year he scored his first international goal, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Argentina in Santiago (1–0 win).
On 10 October 2009, for the same competition, Orellana closed the scoring in a 4–2 win in Colombia, securing the national team's qualification to the World Cup after 12 years.[4] In the final stages in South Africa, he replaced Alexis Sánchez midway through the second half of a 1–2 group stage defeat against eventual champions Spain.
Previously, Orellana played in the 2008 Toulon Tournament with the under-20s, helping them to the second position.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 15 October 2008 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
| 10 October 2009 | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellin, Colombia | Colombia | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
Orellana's nickname, El Poeta (The poet), comes from his resemblance to a Chilean comedy character who has the same name. After his goal against Argentina, he also began being referred to as El Histórico (The historic one).
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