Bryan Paul Carrasco Santos (born 31 January 1991), better known by the nickname Velocirráptor (Velociraptor) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right winger for Chilean Primera División side Palestino.
Club career
Audax Italiano Born and raised in Población José María Caro (located in Chile's capital city Santiago), 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.
In 2020, "El Velocirráptor" became Palestino's newest signing for the 2020 season. The four-colored team officially announced the arrival of the Chilean striker through social media, and he joined the team's training sessions on Thursday at La Cisterna.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAudax Italiano2009Liga de Primera30———30201082———822011324———3242012202———202Total638———638Dinamo Zagreb (loan)2012–13Croatian Football League30—20—202Audax Italiano2013Liga de Primera13240——1722013–1432710——3372014–15331151——38122015–169092——1822016–1726642——30820173013—20—3213Total1433923520—16844Veracruz2018–19Liga MX31581——396Palestino2020Liga de Primera307—41—348202129135081—4214202227720——29720233052072—397202425953142—441420252644193—3982026903150—171Total17645215479—24459Career total416975211519—534119
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 GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 11 April 2012 Estadio Jorge Basadre, Tacna, Perú 0-3 0-3 Friendly
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