Charles Mariano Aránguiz Sandoval (born April 17, 1989, in Puente Alto, Chile) is a Chilean football midfielder who plays for Universidad de Chile. Charles nickname is "The Prince Charles".

Early life

He was born in Puente Alto

Puente Alto

Puente Alto is a city and commune of Chile. It is the capital of the Cordillera Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Located at the south of the Greater Santiago conurbation, it houses 492,603 inhabitants , making it the largest city in Chile...

 in Diego Portales neighborhood. He started to play football in Universidad de Chile and then he left the club to join Cobreloa

Cobreloa

Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...

 Academy when he was 13 years old.

He made his debut in 2006, against Cobresal. His first goal in 1st División was against Ohiggins de Rancagua

Club Deportivo O'Higgins

Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded on April 7, 1955 following the merger of the clubs America and O'Higgins Braden, and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. The club was previously called PARHS FC...

 in 2006.

International career

He participated in Milk Cup

Milk Cup

The Milk Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Northern Ireland. The cup matches are mainly played in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland, with matches taking place in the towns of Portrush, Portstewart, Castlerock, Limavady, Coleraine, Ballymoney, Ballymena and...

 in 2007.

In 2008 he participated in Toulon Tournament

2008 Toulon Tournament

The 2008 Toulon Tournament was the 36th edition of the Toulon Tournament, and was held from 20 May to 29 May 2008. Tournament finished with the final between Italy and Chile at Stade Mayol in Toulon as Italy had the title after the final score of 1–0, scored by Pablo Daniel Osvaldo on 70th...

, Milk Cup

Milk Cup

The Milk Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Northern Ireland. The cup matches are mainly played in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland, with matches taking place in the towns of Portrush, Portstewart, Castlerock, Limavady, Coleraine, Ballymoney, Ballymena and...

, and the Kupa Talents Cup.

He participated for the U-20 Chile Team in 2009 South American Youth Championship

2009 South American Youth Championship

The 2009 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for national teams U-20 who are associated with the football federation CONMEBOL. It was the 24th time the tournament was held and took place in Venezuela from January 19 to February 8...

; there he scored 1 goal in the championship, by a free kick.

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