Nicolás Canales

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Nicolás Canales
Neftchi Baku - Inter Milan (9).jpg
Canales in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas
Date of birth (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Universidad de Chile 10 (1)
2006 Benfica B 12 (3)
2006–2007 Gondomar 26 (8)
2007–2010 CFR Cluj 1 (0)
2008 → Unión Española (loan) 18 (3)
2009 → Cobresal (loan) 22 (13)
2010–2012 Palestino 74 (35)
2012–2013 Neftchi Baku 31 (26)
2013–2014 Colo-Colo 7 (3)
2014 → Santiago Wanderers (loan) 12 (2)
2014–2015 Neftchi Baku 28 (11)
2015 Krylia Sovetov 0 (0)
2016 Neftchi Baku 7 (1)
2016 Okzhetpes 11 (2)
2017 Deportes Temuco 17 (1)
2018 Rangers 11 (2)
National team‡
2005 Chile U-20 13 (6)
2012 Chile 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:31, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 February 2012

Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas kaˈnales], born 27 June 1985) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for as a striker.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Canales debuted with Universidad de Chile where he won the Apertura in 2004 and reached the final of the Clausura in 2005.

He scored five goals in nine matches in the Liga de Honra while playing for Benfica B.

On 1 August 2007, he signed with Romanian squad CFR Cluj by £450.000. However his time there was short, because at the beginning of 2008 Canales returned to Chile to play for Unión Española.

Palestino[]

In 2010, he was transferred to Palestino where he scored 34 times in 73 appearances. Their great performances give him the opportunity to play internationally with the Chile national football team.

Neftchi Baku[]

In June 2012, he signed for Neftchi Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League in a one-year deal.[1] He played his first game for Neftchi in a friendly against Dinamo București. He made his competitive debut in a UEFA Champions League fixture against Zestafoni on 17 July. He scored the third goal of the 3–0 home victory. In the 2012–13 season, he played in 31 games and scored 26 goals, helping his team win the league and becoming the top goalscorer of the championship. He also won the Azerbaijan Cup in the 2012–13 edition playing five games and scoring one goal in the competition.

Colo-Colo[]

On 13 August 2013, he signed for Colo-Colo of the Chilean Primera División in a one-year deal.[2]

Return to Neftchi Baku[]

On 14 August 2014, Canales resigned for Neftchi Baku on a one-year contract, with the option of a second year.[3]

Krylia Sovetov[]

In September 2015, Canales signed a one-year contract with FC Krylia Sovetov Samara of the Russian Premier League. After playing several games for the Under-21 squad and failing to make a single appearance in the Premier League, Canales has been released from his contract by Krylia Sovetov on 7 December 2015.[4]

Second return to Neftchi Baku[]

In February 2016 Canales returned to Neftchi Baku for a third stint at the club.[5] After six-months with Neftçi Baku, scoring once in nine games, Canales left Neftçi Baku in June 2016.[6]

Okzhetpes[]

On 5 July 2016, Canales signed with FC Okzhetpes until the end of the 2016 season.[7]

Deportes Temuco[]

On 11 January 2017, Canales signed for Deportes Temuco.[8]

International career[]

Canales made his senior international debut in the 2–0 defeat by Paraguay on 15 February 2012.[9] He also participated in the U-20 2005 Sudamericano in Colombia. He went on to later play at the 2005 U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 19 February 2017[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad de Chile 2004–04 Chilean Primera División 7 0 0 0 – – – 7 0
2005–05 3 0 0 0 – – – 3 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Benfica B 2005–06 Segunda Divisão – Série D 12 3 0 0 0 0 – – 12 3
Gondomar 2006–07 Segunda Divisão – Série D 26 8 0 0 0 0 – – 26 8
Cluj 2007–08 Liga I 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 1 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Unión Española (loan) 2008 Chilean Primera División 18 3 0 0 – – – 18 3
Cobresal (loan) 2009 Chilean Primera División 23 13 0 0 – – – 23 13
Palestino 2010 Chilean Primera División 29 13 2 0 – – – 31 13
2011 29 16 1 0 – – – 30 16
2012 15 5 0 0 – – – 15 5
Total 73 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 34
Neftchi Baku 2012–13[13] Azerbaijan Premier League 31 26 5 1 – 12 3 – 48 30
Colo-Colo 2013–14 Chilean Primera División 7 3 1 0 – – – 8 3
Santiago Wanderers (loan) 2013–14 Chilean Primera División 12 2 0 0 – – – 12 2
Neftchi Baku 2014–15[14] Azerbaijan Premier League 27 11 4 3 – 2 0 – 33 14
Krylia Sovetov 2015–16 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
Neftchi Baku 2015–16[15] Azerbaijan Premier League 7 1 2 0 – 0 0 – 9 1
Okzhetpes 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League 11 2 0 0 – – – 11 2
Deportes Temuco 2016–17 Chilean Primera División 17 1 2 0 – – – 19 1
Rangers 2018 Primera B de Chile 11 2 0 0 – – – 11 2
Career total 287 109 16 4 0 0 14 3 0 0 317 117

International[]

As of match played 15 February 2012[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2012 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Universidad de Chile

Neftchi Baku

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Canales contract extensions?". azerisport. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Nicolás Canales ya firmó en Colo Colo: "Llego al más grande de Chile"". emol (in Spanish). 13 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "PFC "neftchi" signed Nicolas Canales". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku PFC. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Nicolas Canales RFPL page" (in Russian). Russian Football Premier League. 7 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Каналес снова в "Нефтчи"". neftchipfk.com/en (in Russian). Neftchi Baku. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Neftçi PFK-nın məlumatı". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Окжетпес подписал нападающего". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Nicolás Canales refuerza el ataque de Deportes Temuco". anfp.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Paraguay vs. Chile - 16 February 2012 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ Nicolás Canales – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ^ "N.Canales". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Premier League Stats 2014/15" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Premier League Stats 2015/16". Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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