Ariel Nahuelpán
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Ciudad Evita, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Nueva Chicago | 47 | (21) |
2008–2010 | Coritiba | 38 | (13) |
2010–2012 | Racing Santander | 40 | (5) |
2012–2013 | LDU Quito | 41 | (11) |
2013 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 18 | (12) |
2013 | UNAM | 16 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Pachuca | 53 | (22) |
2014 | → Tigre (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Internacional | 11 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Barcelona SC | 40 | (10) |
2019–2020 | Tijuana | 36 | (10) |
2020 | → Querétaro (loan) | 8 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Peñarol | 18 | (5) |
2022 | Querétaro | 22 | (6) |
2023 | Mazatlán | 7 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Wilstermann | 20 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2023 |
Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten (born October 15, 1987), commonly known as Ariel Nahuelpán, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bolivian Primera División side Jorge Wilstermann.
Career[edit]
Born in Ciudad Evita,[2] Ariel Nahuelpán came from a working-class background. Nahuelpán had to leave football momentarily to work with his father as a bricklayer to help his family economically. Nevertheless, he returned to football and started his career in 2006, at Nueva Chicago, playing 42 Primera B Nacional Argentina games and scoring nine goals.[3]
Coritiba[edit]
Ariel left Nueva Chicago in 2008,[3] joining Brazilian club Coritiba for $1.3 million,[4] The Argentine player scored three goals in the 12 Série A games he played for the club in 2008.[1] He left Coritiba when his contract ended in June 2010.
Racing Santander[edit]
He signed for Racing de Santander on a free transfer on 13 August 2010 to play at El Sardinero for the 2010-11 La Liga season.[5]
LDU Quito[edit]
On 27 January 2012 Nahuelpán signed for LDU Quito as the most expensive signing in Ecuador's Serie A history.[6]
Barcelona SC[edit]
On 18 January 2013, the player was loaned to Barcelona SC of Guayaquil. On February 8, he marked his first goal with his new team. In his most notable game, he scored 2 goals against Emelec in the Clasico del Astillero.
UNAM Pumas[edit]
In mid-2013, he was sold UNAM Pumas in an amount close to $5 million.
Internacional[edit]
On 24 June 2016 Ariel signed with Brazilian club Internacional.[7]
Barcelona Sporting Club[edit]
On 9 March 2017, Vice-president of Barcelona Sporting Club confirmed the contract with Ariel.
Personal life[edit]
He is of Chilean descent due to the fact that his father was born in Villarrica, Chile. Also, from his paternal line, he is of Mapuche descent.[8] In December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality[9] by blood relationship.[10]
Honours[edit]
- Pachuca
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ "Ariel". Placar Guia 2009 Brasileirão (1330-B): 55. May 2009.
- ^ a b "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). BDFA. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ "Se va Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). Clarín. April 19, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ "Ariel deixa o Coritiba e vai para o Racing Santander" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.globo.com. August 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Una porción de locura para la U: Nahuelpan ya llegó a Quito" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ "Ariel Nahuelpán é o novo centroavante colorado" (in Portuguese). internacional.com.br. June 24, 2016. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Olea, Nicolás (August 30, 2021). "El máximo goleador mapuche del mundo quiere jugar en Chile: "Mi sangre es chilena y tengo un sueño familiar"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Olea, Nicolás (December 31, 2021). "Ariel Nahuelpán, máximo goleador mapuche del mundo, se nacionaliza chileno y quiere venir: "Estoy a la expectativa"". RedGol (in Spanish).
- ^ "Citizenship in Chile, Obtain Chilean nationality". Expat.cl. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Ariel Nahuelpán at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpan Osten – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Ariel Nahuelpan – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- "Racing Santander official profile" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- People with acquired Chilean citizenship
- Chilean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Sport Club Internacional players
- La Liga players
- Racing de Santander players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Liga MX players
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Mazatlán F.C. footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Peñarol players
- Bolivian Primera División players
- C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
- Argentine sportspeople of Chilean descent
- Argentine people of Mapuche descent
- Chilean people of Mapuche descent
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Mexican people of Chilean descent
- Mexican people of Argentine descent
- Sportspeople of Argentine descent
- Mapuche sportspeople
- Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas