| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Benjamín Ponce Gallardo | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión La Calera | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| 2013–2016 | Udinese | ||
| 2015 | → Unión Española (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Palestino (loan) | ||
| 2016 | → Granada (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | → Palestino (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Granada B (loan) | – | (–) |
| 2017–2019 | Universidad de Concepción | 34 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportes La Serena | 19 | (1) |
| 2021 | Barnechea | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Valour FC | 42 | (6) |
| 2024– | Unión La Calera | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Chile U17 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2021 | |||
Walter Benjamín Ponce Gallardo (born 4 March 1998) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Unión La Calera.
He played youth football in the system of Chilean clubs Palestino and Unión Española[1] and the Spanish club Granada.[2] In 2013, Italian club Udinese, who shared the same owners as Granada, purchased 50% of his economic playing rights.[3][4][5]
He began his senior career with Chilean Primera División club Palestino, making his professional debut in 2015 at age seventeen.[6][7] He made his debut in a Copa Chile match on 16 July 2015 against Unión Española.[8] Afterwards, he was sent on loan to Spanish club Granada B.[5][9]
In July 2017, he signed with Universidad de Concepción.[10][11]
In December 2019, he signed with La Serena for the 2020 season.[12]
In March 2021, he signed with Barnechea in the Primera B de Chile.[13]
In January 2022, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.[14][15] However, due to visa issues, he was unable to join the team until May.[16][17][18] He scored his first goal on June 15 against Cavalry FC.[19]
In 2024, he returned to Chile and joined Unión La Calera.[20]
At the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he made two appearances for Chile U17.[21]
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