Ariel Nahuelpán

Argentine footballer (born 1987)

Ariel Nahuelpán
Personal information
Full name Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten
Date of birth (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 36)
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 Wilstermann 13 (6)
*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

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

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

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

On 27 January 2012 Nahuelpán signed for LDU Quito as the most expensive signing in Ecuador's Serie A history.[6]

Barcelona SC

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

In mid-2013, he was sold UNAM Pumas in an amount close to $5 million.

Internacional

On 24 June 2016 Ariel signed with Brazilian club Internacional.[7]

Barcelona Sporting Club

On 9 March 2017, Vice-president of Barcelona Sporting Club confirmed the contract with Ariel.

Personal life

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

Pachuca

References

  1. ^ a b "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "Ariel". Placar Guia 2009 Brasileirão (1330-B): 55. May 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). BDFA. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Se va Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). Clarín. April 19, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Una porción de locura para la U: Nahuelpan ya llegó a Quito" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  7. ^ "Ariel Nahuelpán é o novo centroavante colorado" (in Portuguese). internacional.com.br. June 24, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ "Citizenship in Chile, Obtain Chilean nationality". Expat.cl. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

External links

  • 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • Ariel Nahuelpán at BDFutbol
  • Ariel Nahuelpán at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Ariel Nahuelpán at FootballDatabase.eu Edit this at Wikidata