Ariel Nahuelpán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nahuelpan and the second or maternal family name is Osten.

Ariel Nahuelpán
Personal information
Full name Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten
Date of birth (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Ciudad Evita, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
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 15 October 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] 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

Nahuelpán 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

Nahuelpán 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, Nahuelpán was loaned to Barcelona SC of Guayaquil. On 8 February, he marked his first goal with his new team. In his most notable game, he scored two goals against Emelec in the Clasico del Astillero.

UNAM Pumas

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

Internacional

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

Barcelona SC

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

Personal life

Nahuelpán 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 11 February 2009. Retrieved 20 June 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 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Se va Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). Clarín. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Ariel deixa o Coritiba e vai para o Racing Santander" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.globo.com. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Una porción de locura para la U: Nahuelpan ya llegó a Quito" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Ariel Nahuelpán é o novo centroavante colorado" (in Portuguese). internacional.com.br. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. ^ Olea, Nicolás (30 August 2021). "El máximo goleador mapuche del mundo quiere jugar en Chile: "Mi sangre es chilena y tengo un sueño familiar"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. ^ Olea, Nicolás (31 December 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 27 April 2022.