Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jaime Andrés Grondona Bobadilla | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Santiago Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Santiago Wanderers | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Santiago Morning | 22 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | O'Higgins | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Deportes La Serena | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Ñublense | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | Deportes Iquique | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Palestino | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Cobreloa | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | San Marcos | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | San Luis | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Cobresal | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Deportes La Serena | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Atlètic d'Escaldes | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Santa Coloma | 23 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Scarborough SC | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | Chile U20 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2024– | Kleinburg Nobleton SC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jaime Andrés Grondona Bobadilla (born 15 April 1987) is a former Chilean footballer who played as a striker. [1] He is currently a coach of Kleinburg Nobleton SC.
Grondona began his professional career in the Chilean Primera División with Santiago Wanderers and made his debut on April 17, 2005. [2] He later signed with Santiago Morning in 2008. [3] After two seasons in the country's capital, he played with O'Higgins for two seasons. [4] In 2011, Ñublense acquired the forward for the remainder of the 2011 season. [5]
In the winter of 2011, he left Ñublense to sign with Deportes Iquique where he would make his debut in the Copa Sudamericana for the 2012 tournament. [6] [1] He had another run in the continental tournament in 2013 with Cobreloa. [7] [8] [1]
Grondona would play the 2014-15 season with San Marcos de Arica. [9] In 2015, he joined league rivals San Luis de Quillota. [9] Following his brief stint with San Luis, he was transferred to C.D. Cobresal in the winter of 2017. [10]
In 2018, he began featuring in the Chilean second-tier league by initially signing with Deportes Puerto Montt. [11] [12] For the next season, he was transferred to his former club Deportes La Serena. [13] After a season with La Serena, he was released in 2020. [14]
In 2020, he went abroad to sign with Atlètic d'Escaldes in Andorra's Primera Divisió. [15] [16] His signing was recommended by former Chilean goalkeeper Guillermo Burgos, who worked in the technical staff of the club. [17] After a season with Atlètic, he signed with league rivals Santa Coloma. [18] [19] In his final season in the Andorran first division, he finished as the league's top goal scorer with 15 goals. [1]
After two seasons in Europe, he joined Canadian Soccer League club Scarborough SC in the summer of 2023. [20] [21] He would record his first goal for Scarborough on June 11, 2023, against Weston United. [22] Grondona would help the eastern Toronto side secure the regular season title. [23] He would finish the campaign with 5 goals. [24]
He was a member of the Chile national under-20 team that won third place at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. In the tournament's opening match, he contributed a goal which helped to defeat Canada. [25] He would help the national team secure the group division which advanced the team to the next round. [26] His next goal came in the quarterfinal round, where Chile defeated Nigeria by a score of 4-0. [27] After his team's semifinal loss against Argentina in Toronto, Grondona was banned by FIFA for nine months over his behavior towards officials. [28] [29]
The Chileans would end up finishing the tournament in third place after defeating Austria. [30] He made five appearances and scored twice at the tournament.
On 21 March 2024, Grondona joined the coaching staff of Canadian soccer club Kleinburg Nobleton SC. [31]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jaime Andrés Grondona Bobadilla | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Santiago Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Santiago Wanderers | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Santiago Morning | 22 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | O'Higgins | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Deportes La Serena | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Ñublense | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | Deportes Iquique | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Palestino | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Cobreloa | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | San Marcos | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | San Luis | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Cobresal | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Deportes La Serena | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Atlètic d'Escaldes | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Santa Coloma | 23 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Scarborough SC | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | Chile U20 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2024– | Kleinburg Nobleton SC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jaime Andrés Grondona Bobadilla (born 15 April 1987) is a former Chilean footballer who played as a striker. [1] He is currently a coach of Kleinburg Nobleton SC.
Grondona began his professional career in the Chilean Primera División with Santiago Wanderers and made his debut on April 17, 2005. [2] He later signed with Santiago Morning in 2008. [3] After two seasons in the country's capital, he played with O'Higgins for two seasons. [4] In 2011, Ñublense acquired the forward for the remainder of the 2011 season. [5]
In the winter of 2011, he left Ñublense to sign with Deportes Iquique where he would make his debut in the Copa Sudamericana for the 2012 tournament. [6] [1] He had another run in the continental tournament in 2013 with Cobreloa. [7] [8] [1]
Grondona would play the 2014-15 season with San Marcos de Arica. [9] In 2015, he joined league rivals San Luis de Quillota. [9] Following his brief stint with San Luis, he was transferred to C.D. Cobresal in the winter of 2017. [10]
In 2018, he began featuring in the Chilean second-tier league by initially signing with Deportes Puerto Montt. [11] [12] For the next season, he was transferred to his former club Deportes La Serena. [13] After a season with La Serena, he was released in 2020. [14]
In 2020, he went abroad to sign with Atlètic d'Escaldes in Andorra's Primera Divisió. [15] [16] His signing was recommended by former Chilean goalkeeper Guillermo Burgos, who worked in the technical staff of the club. [17] After a season with Atlètic, he signed with league rivals Santa Coloma. [18] [19] In his final season in the Andorran first division, he finished as the league's top goal scorer with 15 goals. [1]
After two seasons in Europe, he joined Canadian Soccer League club Scarborough SC in the summer of 2023. [20] [21] He would record his first goal for Scarborough on June 11, 2023, against Weston United. [22] Grondona would help the eastern Toronto side secure the regular season title. [23] He would finish the campaign with 5 goals. [24]
He was a member of the Chile national under-20 team that won third place at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. In the tournament's opening match, he contributed a goal which helped to defeat Canada. [25] He would help the national team secure the group division which advanced the team to the next round. [26] His next goal came in the quarterfinal round, where Chile defeated Nigeria by a score of 4-0. [27] After his team's semifinal loss against Argentina in Toronto, Grondona was banned by FIFA for nine months over his behavior towards officials. [28] [29]
The Chileans would end up finishing the tournament in third place after defeating Austria. [30] He made five appearances and scored twice at the tournament.
On 21 March 2024, Grondona joined the coaching staff of Canadian soccer club Kleinburg Nobleton SC. [31]