Piero Alejandro Gárate Rojas (born 24 May 1992) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Platense FC in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Club career A product of Santiago Wanderers youth system, he played for the team in both Primera B and Chilean Primera División. Then, he played for Deportes Concepción and Trasandino.

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In the 2020 season, he played for Deportes Puerto Montt, with whom Gárate has had legal issues since the club did not take responsibility for a serious injury that he suffered while he was a player of it.

In 2021, he played for San Marcos de Arica.

In 2023, he moved to the United States to play for amateur clubs such as Borussia NOLA and Mesoamérica San Carlos FC, also taking part in the National Amateur Cup.(H.T.D.) CHICHI LELE CHICHI LELE PIERO QUEDO INMORTALIZADO PARA Borussia NOLA y LA CIUDAD DEL JAZZ … on Facebook . 27 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.(Drone X Houston) Gol de 80k dólares on Facebook . 24 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

In July 2026, Gárate and his countryman Luis Pacheco moved to Honduras and joined Platense FC in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol.

Football 7 In 2022, Gárate played for the seven-a-side football club Los Jerrys, winning the national championship.

He was selected for the Chile squad for the 2026 Kings World Cup Nations under Arturo Vidal as captain. They were the runners-up.

International career Gárate represented Chile at under-15 level in the . Then he took part of the Chile U17 squad between 2008 and 2009.

In addition, Gárate was a Chile under-20 international futsal player, making appearances in the in Colombia.

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External links

Piero Gárate at MemoriaWanderers.cl Piero Gárate at KingsLeague.pro