| 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 | Real Estelí | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 | |||
Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo (born 8 July 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nicaraguan club Real Estelí.
Club career
He 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]
International career
He was named in Chile's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia in September 2016.[7]
Personal life
As a child, Maturana lived in a residence from SENAME (National Services for Minors), a questioned Chilean institution due to multiple complaints about all kinds of child abuse there.[8]
Honours
- 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
References
- 1 2 "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 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Magallanes y la 'U' igualaron 1-1 por Copa Chile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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 (Chilean TV program|24 horas]]. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
- Nicolás Maturana at Soccerway