Arturo Vidal Sport Footballer Plays

Arturo Vidal Sport Footballer Plays

Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo born 22 May 1987 in Santiago is a Chilean footballer who plays in the German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen and the Chilean national team as Defensive midfielder. Vidal was born in San Joaquín, a working class commune in the capital Santiago. He joined the youth squads of Primera División giants Colo-Colo.

Vidal represented the Chilean national football team at the Under-20 level at the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay where he was the tournament's second top scorer with six goals. During the tournament he played central midfield and helped the team to qualify for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where Chile finished in third place with Vidal scoring two goals in the tournament, including the match winner against Portugal in the Round of 16. Vidal made his senior debut in a friendly against Venezuela where Chile won 1–0. He has since been a regular under Marcelo Bielsa when fit during 2010 World Cup qualifying, playing in 11 matches and scoring a goal. He was then named in the final 23-man squad for the tournament.

Personal information
Full name Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo
Date of birth 22 May 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Bayer Leverkusen
Number 23
Youth career
Melipilla
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2007 Colo-Colo 56 (5)
2007– Bayer Leverkusen 117 (15)
National team‡
2007– Chile 30 (2)