Bryan Carrasco


Bryan Paul Carrasco Santos is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Club Deportivo Palestino.

Club career

Audax Italiano

Born and raised in Población José María Caro, Carrasco joined the youth ranks of the professional team Audax Italiano when he was 14 in 2005.
Carrasco made his professional debut, aged 18, during a Primera División game: a 2–2 draw with Huachipato on 18 September 2009 at Estadio Municipal de Concepción, where he was replaced by Fernando Gutiérrez. The same year, he played three games as starter for the Torneo Clausura: in the 2–2 draw with Huachipato, a 4–2 loss with Deportes La Serena and a 1–1 draw with O'Higgins.
His first goals for the club came on April 24, 2010, in a 3–1 victory over Universidad de Concepción at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida for Primera División's thirteenth matchday, where he netted a twice. The same game, he was elected the man of the match.
In 2012, he was sent on loan to Croatia's top-level Dinamo Zagreb.

International career

Chile U20

In January 2011, Carrasco was nominated by César Vaccia to play for the Chilean under-20 team the 2011 South American Youth Championship in Peru, and debuted as a starter against the host team and scored one goal in a 2–0 victory at Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi. He gained notoriety for an incident during Chile's 1-0 loss to Ecuador in the final group's last match, in which he grabbed Ecuador forward Edson Montaño's arm and swung it into his face in his successful attempt to gain a free kick.

Senior Team

On April 11, 2012, he scored in a 3–0 friendly win over Peru at Estadio Jorge Basadre.

International goals