Christopher CamposChilean international goalkeeper of San Antonio Unitedteam from the First B of Chilisuffered the amputation of a foot after a serious traffic accident on one of the motorways that surround Santiago de Chilemedical sources reported today.
Fieldswho defended the goal of the University of Chileand crashed the high-end pick-up he was driving on Route 78 early in the morning, near the town of Malloco, 20 kilometers south of the capital, after losing control, in a traffic accident that is under investigation.
The 25-year-old goalkeeper had played hours earlier as a starter in the match that his team lost against Transandine and according to the patrol officer of the Traffic and Highways Police of the Carabineros of Chile, Lieutenant Sergio Espejoit indicates a possible excessive speed.
As a result of the collision with one of the walls dividing the lanes, he was taken to a medical centre (the former Posta Central), where he was admitted in a serious but non-life-threatening condition, although part of his right lower limb had to be amputated at the ankle.
Fieldsformer goalkeeper of the University of Chile and current goalkeeper of San Antonio Unitedplayed yesterday in his club’s defeat against Trasandino.
Trained in the lower divisions of Colo Colo, in 2017 he was on trial at Sporting Lisbon, where he did not fit in.
Two years later, and with Hernan Caputto on the bench University of Chilewas included in the first team and in 2020 made his debut in the lay goal against Internacional de Porto Alegre, in a match that the Brazilians won 2-0.
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However, the university decided to terminate his contract three years later, after learning that the Public Prosecutor’s Office was investigating him for alleged gender violence. From there he jumped to his current team.
He was selected for the Chilean U-20 team in the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, although he did not play a match; he was also on the bench of the senior team in 2022 in friendlies against Morocco and Qatar, and made his debut a year later in another friendly, this time in the victory of Chili (3-0) against Cuba.
