Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo (born 8 July 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for San Antonio Unido in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lampa, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Antonio Unido | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Universidad de Chile | 28 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Rangers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Rangers B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Barnechea (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Deportes Iquique (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Barnechea (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Elche (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Alcoyano (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Palestino (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2017 | Necaxa | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Colo-Colo | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Universidad de Concepción (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Cobreloa | 65 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | Real Estelí | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | San Antonio Unido | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editHe debuted on 23 April 2011, in a 0-0 draw of Universidad de Chile against Palestino for the 2011 Torneo Apertura. He was replaced by Diego Rivarola at the minute 53.[2] He scored his first goal on 10 July 2011, in a match against Magallanes, for the 2011 Copa Chile.[3] in 2015, he was loaned to La Liga side Elche CF,[4] but the team couldn't register him, so after Maturana was loaned to Alcoyano.[5]
In 2024, he moved abroad again and signed with Nicaraguan club Real Estelí.[6] After a month with them, he returned to Chile and joined San Antonio Unido.[7]
International career
editHe was named in Chile's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia in September 2016.[8]
Personal life
editAs a child, Maturana lived in a residence from SENAME [es] (National Services for Minors), a questioned Chilean institution due to multiple complaints about all kinds of child abuse there.[9]
Honours
edit- Universidad de Chile
- Deportes Iquique
- Copa Chile (1): 2013–14
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2017 Transición
- Supercopa de Chile (2): 2017, 2018
- Copa Chile (1): 2019
- Real Estelí
- Copa Primera (1): 2023
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "La 'U' y Palestino se quedaron en blanco". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Magallanes y la 'U' igualaron 1-1 por Copa Chile". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Nicolás Maturana confirma su fichaje por el Elche" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Jeria, Diego (20 January 2021). "El breve paso de Nicolás Maturana por Alcoyano, el club de Segunda B que eliminó a Real Madrid en Copa del Rey". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Lara, Nicolás (6 January 2024). "'Nico' Maturana se va al extranjero". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Aliaga, Martín (18 February 2024). "Nicolás Maturana sorprende en el mercado: duró un mes en Nicaragua y ya tiene nuevo club en Chile". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Nomina de la Selección Chilena para los partidos ante Paraguay y Bolivia". anfp.cl. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ ""Siempre lo he dicho": Nicolás Maturana alza la voz para criticar al Sename". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 horas. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
edit- Nicolás Maturana at Soccerway