Clemente José Montes Barroilhet (born 25 April 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Universidad Católica.
Early life Montes was born on 25 April 2001 in the commune of Vitacura, in the city of Santiago, Chile.
Club career Universidad Catolica Montes joined the Universidad Católica youth academy at just nine years old. In October 2019, he signed his first professional contract and was promptly promoted to the first team.
He made his official debut on 30 December 2020, replacing José Pedro Fuenzalida in the 80th minute of a 1–1 draw against Santiago Wanderers. Just days later, on 4 January 2021, Montes scored his first professional goal in a 3–0 victory over Huachipato. On 5 May 2021, he made his Copa Libertadores debut in a 3–1 win against Nacional.
At the end of the 2025 season, Montes extended his contract with the club for two more seasons.
International career After being called up to the first training microcycle on 2021 of the Chile senior team by Martín Lasarte, he received his first official call up for the friendly match against Bolivia on 26 March 2021, making his international debut at the minute 87 along with his teammate Ignacio Saavedra. In addition, he was in the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América, but he didn't make any appearance.
He was included in the squad for the 2023 Pan American Games, where Chile won the silver medal.
In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament by replacing Lautaro Pastrán due to an injury.
Personal life He has two cousins – brothers to each other – who are professional footballers: the English-born French-Chilean older brother, Richard Barroilhet, who came to Chile on 2017 to join O'Higgins and the French-Chilean younger brother, Jordan Barroilhet, who came to Chile on 2020 to join Deportes Puerto Montt.
On 24 August 2026, Montes married María José Cerda in an intimate ceremony.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUniversidad Católica2020Primera División91————912021Primera División121——41101722022Primera División17330—00102142023Primera División15130———1812024Primera División25220—10—2822025Primera División28650—10—3452026Primera División11311516221258Total1171714151624115223Celta Vigo B (loan)2022–23Primera Federación101———10111Career total1281814151625116324
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChile202130202510Total40
Honours Universidad Católica Primera División: 2020, 2021 Supercopa de Chile: 2020, 2021
Chile U23 Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
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