Nicolás Capaldo Taboas (born 14 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[1]

Nicolás Capaldo
Capaldo with Red Bull Salzburg in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Capaldo Toboas
Date of birth (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number 7
Youth career
Deportivo Mac Allister
2015–2019 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Boca Juniors 65 (0)
2021– Red Bull Salzburg 70 (7)
International career
2018–2020 Argentina U23 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2020

Club career

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Capaldo is a product of the Boca Juniors academy, he had been signed from Deportivo Mac Allister in 2015.[2][3] Gustavo Alfaro called the midfielder up in 2019, initially for the mid-season break where he featured in a Torneo de Verano friendly with Unión Santa Fe on 16 January.[1] After not being used while on the substitutes bench for away fixtures with San Martín and Belgrano, Capaldo made his debut in professional football during a Primera División match against Defensa y Justicia on 24 February at the Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello.[1][4][5]

International career

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In September 2019, Capaldo was called up by the Argentina U23s ahead of an exhibition fixture with Bolivia.[6] He played his first match a few days later against Colombia, and scored his first goal for the team against Brazil in a 1–0 win for the Gran Canaria invitational tournament final.

Personal life

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Born in Argentina, Capaldo is of Italian descent.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 November 2024.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 1 0 1 0 3 0 5[a] 0 10 0
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 13 0 7 0 6 0 12[a] 0 38 0
2020–21 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 12 0 5[a] 0 17 0
Total 14 0 8 0 21 0 22 0 65 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 27 3 6 2 8[b] 0 41 5
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 23 4 2 0 5[c] 1 30 5
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 4[b] 0 15 0
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 10 0 3 0 8[b] 0 0 0 21 0
Total 70 7 12 2 25 1 0 0 107 10
Career total 84 7 20 2 21 0 47 0 0 0 172 10
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League.
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League.

Honours

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Boca Juniors

Red Bull Salzburg

Argentina U23

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Argentina – N. Capaldo". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ ""Es un sueño que estoy cumpliendo"". La Arena. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Así formará Boca en el primer partido de Gustavo Alfaro: tres debuts en el amistoso ante Unión". La Nación. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Quiénes son las promesas que llevó Alfaro a la pretemporada de Boca y qué lugar les dará". Infobae. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
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