Mario Sandoval

For the police officer, see Mario Sandoval (Argentine police officer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sandoval and the second or maternal family name is Toro.

Mario Aníbal Sandoval Toro (born 24 July 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes Concepción.

Mario Sandoval

Sandoval with Unión Española in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mario Aníbal Sandoval Toro
Date of birth	(1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Deportes Concepción
Youth career
2008–2010	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Colo-Colo	0	(0)
2011–2012	→ Deportes Puerto Montt (loan)	59	(6)
2013	Colo-Colo B	17	(2)
2013	→ San Marcos (loan)	9	(0)
2014	Deportes Copiapó	1	(0)
2014–2015	Deportes Melipilla	21	(3)
2015–2016	Santiago Morning	18	(0)
2016–2017	San Antonio Unido	27	(7)
2017–2021	Deportes Melipilla	57	(11)
2019–2020	→ Unión Española (loan)	34	(4)
2021	→ Universidad de Chile (loan)	29	(2)
2022–2023	Curicó Unido	47	(4)
2024	Cobreloa	15	(0)
2025	Deportes Limache	13	(0)
2025–	Deportes Concepción	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 July 2025

Career

Sandoval joined Cobreloa, a club promoted to the Chilean top division, for the 2024 season.^[1] After having a drunk driving crash in September 2024, he was fired.^[2][3]

In January 2025, Sandoval joined Deportes Limache.^[4] He switched to Deportes Concepción for the second half of the year.^[5]

Personal life

He is the cousin of the Chile international footballer Charles Aránguiz. In addition, his aunt and mother of Charles, Mariana, is a football coach at amateur level in Puente Alto, Santiago.^[6]