Simón Contreras

	Contreras with O'Higgins in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Simón Alberto Contreras Valenzuela
Date of birth	29 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Deportes Santa Cruz
Youth career
2013–2020	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Universidad de Chile
2022	→ Universidad de Concepción (loan)
2023	→ Magallanes (loan)
2024	O'Higgins
2025	Brusque
2025–	Deportes Santa Cruz
International career‡
2020	Chile U20
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2020
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Simón Alberto Contreras Valenzuela (born 29 March 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a winger for Deportes Santa Cruz.

Club career

In the 2020 season, he made his professional debut playing for Universidad de Chile in a Primera División match against Deportes La Serena.^[1] Later, he signed his first contract as a professional footballer on January 11, 2021.^[2]

In the second half of 2022, Contreras was loaned to Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.^[3]

He ended his contract with Universidad de Chile after playing on loan for Magallanes in 2023.^[4]

In 2024, Contreras joined O'Higgins.^[5]

In February 2025, Contreras moved abroad and signed with Brazilian Série C club Brusque on a deal until the end of the season.^[6]^[7] He returned to Chile in June of the same year and signed with Deportes Santa Cruz.^[8]^[9]

International career

He represented Chile U20 in a friendly tournament played in Teresópolis (Brazil) called Granja Comary International Tournament.^[10] At these tournament, he played in two matches against Peru U20^[11] and Brazil U20.^[12]

Personal life

Contreras is nicknamed Pitu.^[2]

He is cousin of the members of the Chilean dancing duo Power Peralta^[es].^[13]

References

^ "¿Quién es Simón Contreras, el joven jugador que anotó para la U?". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "¡Simón Contreras firmó su primer contrato profesional!". UdeChile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ Muñoz Zwanzger, Andrés (7 July 2022). "Simón Contreras: la U confirma el préstamo a la U. de Conce" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ Huerta, Rodrigo (13 December 2023). "Era una de las grandes promesas de la U y hoy su futuro es un misterio: esto pasó". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ Moreno Madrid, Paula (11 January 2024). "Se despidió de la U y O'Higgins lo confirmó como su nuevo refuerzo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ Fachinelli, Daniel Victor (28 February 2025). "Brusque acerta a contratação do chileno Simón Contreras". Brusque Futebol Clube (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
^ Ortega, Pablo (28 February 2025). "'Pitu' Contreras sorprendió con su nuevo club: se fue al extranjero". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
^ Fernández, José Tomás (9 June 2025). "Un canterano de la U vuelve a Chile: duró menos de tres meses en Brasil". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
^ Reyes, Luis (3 July 2025). "Simón 'Pitu' Contreras vuelve a Chile y ya tiene nuevo club: es oficial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
^ "La Roja Sub 20 ya está en Brasil para el Torneo Internacional Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "La Roja Sub 20 se estrenó en Teresópolis con un trabajado triunfo sobre Perú" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "La Roja Sub 20 empató con Brasil y es subcampeón del Torneo Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "El tercer "Power Peralta": La desconocida historia de Simón Contreras, el nuevo crack de la U" (in Spanish). EnCancha. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links

Simón Contreras at Soccerway

[1] "¿Quién es Simón Contreras, el joven jugador que anotó para la U?". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[contract-2] "¡Simón Contreras firmó su primer contrato profesional!". UdeChile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[3] Muñoz Zwanzger, Andrés (7 July 2022). "Simón Contreras: la U confirma el préstamo a la U. de Conce" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[4] Huerta, Rodrigo (13 December 2023). "Era una de las grandes promesas de la U y hoy su futuro es un misterio: esto pasó". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[5] Moreno Madrid, Paula (11 January 2024). "Se despidió de la U y O'Higgins lo confirmó como su nuevo refuerzo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[6] Fachinelli, Daniel Victor (28 February 2025). "Brusque acerta a contratação do chileno Simón Contreras". Brusque Futebol Clube (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2025.

[7] Ortega, Pablo (28 February 2025). "'Pitu' Contreras sorprendió con su nuevo club: se fue al extranjero". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2025.

[8] Fernández, José Tomás (9 June 2025). "Un canterano de la U vuelve a Chile: duró menos de tres meses en Brasil". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.

[9] Reyes, Luis (3 July 2025). "Simón 'Pitu' Contreras vuelve a Chile y ya tiene nuevo club: es oficial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.

[10] "La Roja Sub 20 ya está en Brasil para el Torneo Internacional Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[11] "La Roja Sub 20 se estrenó en Teresópolis con un trabajado triunfo sobre Perú" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[12] "La Roja Sub 20 empató con Brasil y es subcampeón del Torneo Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[13] "El tercer "Power Peralta": La desconocida historia de Simón Contreras, el nuevo crack de la U" (in Spanish). EnCancha. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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