Park University (MO)

Awards

• 2019 AMC Academic All-Conference
• 2020-21 Heart Scholar-Athlete
• 2021-22 Heart Scholar-Athlete
• 2022 CSC Academic All-District
• 2022 NAIA Scholar Athlete
• 2022-23 Heart Scholar-Athlete

Previous Seasons

• 2018: Appeared in 15 games and made five starts for the Pirates' midfield...On October 9, he scored his first collegiate goal against St. Louis College of Pharmacy...Araya finished the season by scoring two goals and assisting two goals for a total of six points...He took a total of 15 shots with five of the shots on goal. 
• 2019: Araya appeared in 15 games and made nine starts for the Pirates' midfield...He scored two goals and assisted three for a total of seven points...Araya took 16 shots with nine of them on goal.
• 2020: He started in nine of his 11 matches played for the Pirates...He took five shots, hit four shots on goal, scored two goals, and tallied two assists.
• 2021: He started in 11 matches and appeared in 14. On the year he had three goals, three assists, sending 12 shots with six shots on goal. 
• 2022: Araya made 15 starts of 16 total games played. He added three assists to his career numbers, closing his senior season at 13 assists. On the season, he had 17 shots and six shots on goal.

Personal

• Daniel Araya is the son of Castillo Araya 
• Studying International Business
• Chose to attend Park to play soccer and improve his English.
• Played soccer at Universitario Antonio Rendic under Head Coach Alejandro Burgos