Simón Contreras

Simón Contreras
Contreras with O'Higgins in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Simón Alberto Contreras Valenzuela
Date of birth (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Iquique
Youth career
2013–2020 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Universidad de Chile 29 (1)
2022 → Universidad de Concepción (loan) 14 (0)
2023 → Magallanes (loan) 22 (1)
2024 O'Higgins 11 (2)
2025 Brusque 1 (0)
2025 Deportes Santa Cruz 13 (1)
2026– Deportes Iquique 0 (0)
International career‡
2020 Chile U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2020

Simón Alberto Contreras Valenzuela (born 29 March 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a winger for Deportes Iquique.

Club career

In the 2020 season, he made his professional debut playing for Universidad de Chile in a Primera División match against Deportes La Serena.[1] Later, he signed his first contract as a professional footballer on January 11, 2021.[2]

In the second half of 2022, Contreras was loaned to Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.[3]

He ended his contract with Universidad de Chile after playing on loan for Magallanes in 2023.[4]

In 2024, Contreras joined O'Higgins.[5]

In February 2025, Contreras moved abroad and signed with Brazilian Série C club Brusque on a deal until the end of the season.[6][7] He returned to Chile in June of the same year and signed with Deportes Santa Cruz.[8][9]

In December 2025, Contreras joined Deportes Iquique.[10]

International career

He represented Chile U20 in a friendly tournament played in Teresópolis (Brazil) called Granja Comary International Tournament.[11] At these tournament, he played in two matches against Peru U20[12] and Brazil U20.[13]

Personal life

Contreras is nicknamed Pitu.[2]

He is cousin of the members of the Chilean dancing duo Power Peralta [es].[14]

References

  1. ^ "¿Quién es Simón Contreras, el joven jugador que anotó para la U?". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "¡Simón Contreras firmó su primer contrato profesional!". UdeChile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ Muñoz Zwanzger, Andrés (7 July 2022). "Simón Contreras: la U confirma el préstamo a la U. de Conce" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (13 December 2023). "Era una de las grandes promesas de la U y hoy su futuro es un misterio: esto pasó". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ Moreno Madrid, Paula (11 January 2024). "Se despidió de la U y O'Higgins lo confirmó como su nuevo refuerzo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ Fachinelli, Daniel Victor (28 February 2025). "Brusque acerta a contratação do chileno Simón Contreras". Brusque Futebol Clube (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  7. ^ Ortega, Pablo (28 February 2025). "'Pitu' Contreras sorprendió con su nuevo club: se fue al extranjero". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  8. ^ Fernández, José Tomás (9 June 2025). "Un canterano de la U vuelve a Chile: duró menos de tres meses en Brasil". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. ^ Reyes, Luis (3 July 2025). "Simón 'Pitu' Contreras vuelve a Chile y ya tiene nuevo club: es oficial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  10. ^ Pavez, Felipe (24 December 2025). "Movidas 2026: Deportes Iquique adelanta la navidad y confirma refuerzos para retornar a primera". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  11. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 ya está en Brasil para el Torneo Internacional Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 se estrenó en Teresópolis con un trabajado triunfo sobre Perú" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 empató con Brasil y es subcampeón del Torneo Granja Comary" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. ^ "El tercer "Power Peralta": La desconocida historia de Simón Contreras, el nuevo crack de la U" (in Spanish). EnCancha. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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