Gonzalo Tapia
Forward · Palestino · №20
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Cobresal
Palestino
Primera División
|
2:0 | |
O'Higgins
Palestino
Primera División
|
0:1 | |
Palestino
Huachipato
Primera División
|
5:1 | |
Universidad de Chile
Palestino
Primera División
|
2:1 | |
Palestino
Coquimbo Unido
Primera División
|
2:1 | |
Palestino
Deportivo Riestra
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
1:1 | |
Gremio
Palestino
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
2:0 | |
Atletico Torque
Palestino
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
1:0 | |
|
Palestino
Gremio
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
0:0 | |
|
Palestino
Atletico Torque
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
0:2 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Primera División | 2026 | 12 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2026 | 6 |
About the player
What stands out in Gonzalo Tapia's career is the distance he has covered. He came up through Palestino's own youth ranks before a spell at Universidad de Chile, yet his professional path did not run through either club's first team. Instead, it wound through Chile's lower divisions for the best part of a decade: Municipal La Pintana, Gasparín FC, Independiente de Cauquenes, Real San Joaquín, San Marcos de Arica, Rodelindo Román, Deportes Recoleta, Santiago Morning and AC Barnechea.
At Real San Joaquín in 2017 he finished as top scorer of the Tercera A and was named Chile's amateur player of the year. He later collected a second scoring title in the same division in 2019, the year Rodelindo Román won the Tercera B. Two years on, Deportes Recoleta's promotion from the Segunda División in 2021 added a further medal to his career.
The turning point came at AC Barnechea in 2024. Tapia scored 21 goals in 27 Primera B appearances, finishing as the division's second-highest scorer, and added four more in the Copa Chile, making him his club's leading scorer for the calendar year. That season persuaded Palestino to sign him permanently in December 2024.
At Palestino, Tapia now wears the number 20 shirt in a Primera División campaign.
Career path
- 2025 — 2026 — now Palestino 63 matches
- 2024 Barnechea 30 matches
- 2023 Santiago Morning 28 matches
- 2022 Deportes Recoleta 30 matches
- 2018 San Marcos de Arica 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Palestino | Copa de la Liga de Chile | 6 | 2 | 0 | 366 |
| 2026 | Palestino | Liga de Primera | 14 | 4 | 0 | 559 |
| 2026 | Palestino | Copa Chile | 5 | 4 | 0 | 426 |
| 2026 | Palestino | Copa Sudamericana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| 2025 | Palestino | Liga de Primera | 21 | 2 | 2 | 868 |
| 2025 | Palestino | Copa Chile | 6 | 2 | 1 | 493 |
| 2025 | Palestino | Copa Sudamericana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 249 |
| 2024 | Barnechea | Liga de Ascenso | 27 | 21 | 8 | 2 333 |
| 2024 | Barnechea | Copa Chile | 3 | 4 | 0 | 270 |
| 2023 | Santiago Morning | Liga de Ascenso | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 100 |
| 2023 | Santiago Morning | Copa Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 |
| 2022 | Deportes Recoleta | Liga de Ascenso | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 417 |
| 2018 | San Marcos de Arica | Liga de Ascenso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | Palestino | 63 | 14 | 3 | 3 047 | |
| Total | Barnechea | 30 | 25 | 8 | 2 603 | |
| Total | Deportes Recoleta | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 417 | |
| Total | Santiago Morning | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 235 | |
| Total | San Marcos de Arica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Transfers
- 24/25 Barnechea Palestino
- 23/24 Stgo. Morning Barnechea
- 22/23 D. Recoleta Stgo. Morning
- 19/20 Lautaro Buin D. Recoleta
- 19/20 Rodelindo Roman Lautaro Buin
- 18/19 San Joaquín Rodelindo Roman
- 18/19 San Marcos San Joaquín
- 17/18 San Joaquín San Marcos
- 16/17 Gasparín FC San Joaquín
- 15/16 Dep. La Pintana Gasparín FC
- 14/15 U. de Chile U21 Dep. La Pintana
