Fernanda Ignacia Araya Toloza (born 12 October 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a central forward for Ligat Nashim club Maccabi Kishronot Hadera and the Chile women's national team.
Club career As a player of Universidad de Chile, Araya had a stint with Emirati club Abu Dhabi SC alongside her fellows Sofía Hartard and Ámbar Soruco.
In January 2025, Araya moved to Ecuador and signed with Dragonas IDV. In September 2025, she suffered an Achilles tendon rupture.
Back to Chile, she trained with during the first half of 2026 and moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Kishronot Hadera in the 2026–27 season.
International career Araya represented Chile at the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship. At senior level, she played the 2014 South American Games and the 2014 Copa América Femenina.
International goals Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 18 December 2013 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil 2013 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília 2. 12 March 2014 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile 2014 South American Games 3. 16 March 2014 4. 20 September 2014 Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador 2014 Copa América Femenina 5. 1 June 2024 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–0 6–1 Friendly 6. 5–1 7. 15 July 2024 Estadio Ypané, Ypané, Paraguay 1–0 5–0 8. 2–0 9. 4–0 10. 28 October 2024 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador 1–1 2–1 11. 2–1
Honours Universidad de Chile Chilean Primera División: 2016 Apertura
Independiente del Valle Superliga Ecuatoriana Femenina: 2025
Chile South American Games Silver medal: 2014
Individual Chilean Primera División Ideal Team: Chilean Primera División Crack Player: 2024
References
External links Fernanda Araya at SantiagoMorning.cl