Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez (born 6 April 1988) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dominican club San Cristóbal.[1]

Nélson Saavedra
Saavedra in 2011
Personal information
Full name Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez
Date of birth (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
San Cristóbal
Youth career
2004–2007 Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Palestino 24 (0)
2009Vitória (loan) 0 (0)
2009–2010 São Paulo 0 (0)
2010Atlético Goianiense (loan) 0 (0)
2011 Cobreloa 6 (0)
2011 Unión San Felipe 13 (0)
2012 O'Higgins 27 (0)
2013–2017 Audax Italiano 37 (4)
2015–2016Santiago Wanderers (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018 Deportes Melipilla 5 (0)
2021– San Cristóbal 0 (0)
International career
2009 Chile U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:20, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Santiago, Saavedra began his professional career in the 2008 season with Palestino.[2] Saavedra went on trial with Spanish giants Real Madrid in January 2009,[3] but a move never materialised. Instead, he moved on loan to Brazil's Vitória for the 2009 season, but after failing to appear for his new club,[4] he signed on loan for São Paulo. Saavedra never appeared for São Paulo either, and began the 2010 season on loan at a third Brazilian club, Atlético Goianiense.[5]

On 12 December 2012, he is signed for Audax Italiano for the 2013 season.[6]

In March 2021 he signed with Dominican club San Cristóbal.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chile - N. Saavedra - Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia - Soccerway". es.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Saavedra :: Nelson Saavedra Sanchez :: Audax Italiano". Football-Lineups.
  3. ^ Real Madrid following Palestino fullback Saavedra
  4. ^ "No Vitória, Saavedra foi preterido pelos zagueiros da base".
  5. ^ "ZeroZero.pt".
  6. ^ "Nelson Saavedra es la nueva incorporación de la zaga itálica | Audax Club Sportivo Italiano". www.audaxitaliano.cl. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  7. ^ @clubatleticosc (3 March 2021). "Anunciamos la incorporación a nuestro equipo del defensa chileno Nelson Saavedra". Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Instagram.