CHILE

Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla Ferrera (Universidad de Chile 1998) won the MVP award at the Premier Cup National Finals in Chile. He went on to play for both the U17 and U20 national teams before graduating to full international honours in 2003. Pinilla joined Italy’s Chievo and spent time on loan at Celta Vigo in Spain before joining Sporting Lisbon. He is currently gaining further experience on loan to Heart of Midlothian.

Edson Monsalve (Universidad de Chile 1996) and Sebastián Eduardo Pardo Campos (Universidad de Chile 1996) helped Universidad to their third place finish in the Premier Cup World Finals. Pardo went on to captain the U17 national team and played for the U20 squad before his call-up to the full senior Chilean team against Turkey in 2002. He has now transferred to Dutch giants Feyenoord.