FC Dallas signs the first Chilean-born player in franchise history

FRISCO – FC Dallas has signed midfielder Pablo Aránguiz from Chilean first division side Unión Española, using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and pending receipt of his ITC and P-1 visa. Per team policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.

Aránguiz, 21, signed with Unión Española as an 18-year-old in 2015. He made his debut in 2016 and has amassed 11 goals in 3,335 minutes, including five goals this year. Unión Española finished second in the Chilean first division in 2017.

Aránguiz will occupy an international roster spot.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Pablo Aránguiz's First Day in Frisco

Name: Pablo Aránguiz

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Position: Midfielder

DOB: March 17, 1997 (21)

Hometown: Independencia, Chile

Birthplace: Independencia, Chile

Height: 5-8

Weight: 143

Transaction: FC Dallas used TAM to sign midfielder Pablo Aránguiz.