Alfred Canales

Alfred Jeafran Canales Céspedes (born 27 April 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica.

Club career Born in San Ramón, Santiago de Chile, Canales is a product of the Audax Italiano youth system and made his professional debut against Cobresal on 25 January 2020. He spent two seasons on loan to Lautaro de Buin and Universidad de Concepción in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

In 2023, he joined on loan to Magallanes, then the champions of the Primera B and recent promoted club to the top division. He has taken part of a successful stint of them, winning the 2023 Supercopa de Chile versus Colo-Colo, the third consecutive title of the club, and playing at the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.

Universidad Católica On 25 December 2023, Canales signed a contract with Universidad Católica until 2026.

International career Canales has taken part of training microcycles of the Chile under-23 team with the coach Eduardo Berizzo. He was included in the final squad for the 2023 Pan American Games, where Chile won the silver medal.

At senior level, he received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in September 2023, alongside his teammate Julián Alfaro. He was called up by second time for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025.

Career statistics Club

Honours Magallanes Supercopa de Chile: 2023

Chile U23 Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023