Néstor Canelón

Néstor Canelón
Personal information
Full name Néstor Eduardo Canelón Gil
Date of birth 19 August 1991
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Estudiantes de Merida
Youth career
Universidad Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Caracas 0 (0)
2013–2015 Deportivo La Guaira 16 (2)
2015 Deportivo Petare 18 (5)
2016–2017 Deportivo Anzoátegui 56 (7)
2017–2019 Caracas 59 (9)
2019–2021 Santiago Wanderers 60 (9)
2022 Universidad Central 12 (2)
2022 Deportes Recoleta 14 (0)
2023– Estudiantes de Merida 37 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2022

Néstor Eduardo Canelón Gil (born 19 August 1991) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Estudiantes de Merida as a winger.

Career

As a teenager, Canelón switched from baseball to football, scoring 7 goals in his 1st game.[1]

In 2013, he signed for Venezuelan top flight side Deportivo La Guaira after failing to make an appearance for Caracas, Venezuela's most successful club, but suffered an injury.[1]

In 2017, he returned to Caracas.

In 2019, Canelón signed for Santiago Wanderers in Chile.

In 2022, after a brief step with Universidad Central in Venezuela, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Recoleta.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Néstor Canelón: tarde debut, pero temprana consagración
  2. ^ "Canelón de regreso en Chile: jugará en la Primera B". PrimeraBChile (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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