Fabián Hormazábal was born on 26 April 1996 in the O'Higgins region of Chile and developed through the local football structure before becoming a senior professional with O'Higgins. His path was not that of an early international prodigy; instead, he built his reputation through league minutes, physical reliability and steady improvement as a right-sided defender.
After establishing himself in Rancagua he continued to grow through the Chilean Primera División, including a productive spell with Deportes La Serena. His consistency as a right-back and wing-back made him valuable in domestic football, particularly because he could run the flank, defend one-on-one and still contribute enough in attack to stretch opponents.
In 2024 he joined Universidad de Chile, where the pressure and visibility increased immediately. At the Santiago club he became a practical senior option on the right side, useful in back fours and back threes, and by 2026 he remained associated with a Universidad de Chile side trying to recover domestic authority.
Chile brought him into the national-team picture during the difficult post-golden-generation years, and he was part of the player pool around the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle. His call-ups reflected the need for full-backs who understood local football, could survive CONMEBOL physicality and did not require the team to change shape around them.
Hormazábal is a right-footed defender whose best qualities are stamina, timing in overlaps and defensive concentration rather than spectacular technique. His style is closer to Mauricio Isla in function than in fame: a flank player who can keep repeating runs for ninety minutes and give the coach a dependable structure on the outside lane.