Nicolás Canales
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas (Template:IPA-es, born 27 June 1985) is a Chilean footballer that plays as a striker for Deportes Temuco.
Career
Club
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 chance to play with the Chilean national football team.
Neftchi Baku
In June 2012, he signed for Neftchi Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League in a one-year deal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 Azerbaijan Premier League edition, he played in 31 games and scored 26 goals, helping his team win the Azerbaijan Premier 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Neftchi Baku Return
On 14 August 2014, Canales resigned for Neftchi Baku on a one-year contract, with the option of a second year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Second Neftchi Baku Return
In February 2016 Canales returned to Neftçi Baku for a third stint at the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After six-months with Neftçi Baku, scoring once in nine games, Canales left Neftçi Baku in June 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Okzhetpes
On 5 July 2016, Canales signed with FC Okzhetpes until the end of the 2016 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Deportes Temuco
On 11 January 2017, Canales signed for Deportes Temuco.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
International
Canales made his senior international debut in the 2–0 defeat by Paraguay on 15 February 2012.<ref>http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/02/16/world/friendlies/paraguay/chile/1244737/</ref> 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.<ref>Template:FIFA player</ref>
Career statistics
Club
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| 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 | 2004/2004 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2005/2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 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 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unión Española (loan) | 2008 | Primera División | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | |||
| Cobresal (loan) | 2009 | Primera División | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 13 | |||
| Palestino | 2010 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | 34 | ||
| Neftchi Baku | 2012–13<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 26 | 5 | 1 | – | 12 | 3 | – | 48 | 30 | ||
| Colo-Colo | 2013–14 | Primera División | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | |||
| Santiago Wanderers (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera División | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Neftchi Baku | 2014–15<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 262 | 106 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 290 | 114 | ||
International
| Chile national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 15 February 2012<ref name="NFT Stats">Template:NFT player</ref>
Honours
- Universidad de Chile
- Chilean Primera División: 2004-A
- Neftchi Baku
- Individual
- Azerbaijan Premier League Top scorer: 2012–13
References
External links
Template:Deportes Temuco squad Template:Azerbaijan Premier League top scorers
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Chile under-20 international footballers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Campeonato Nacional (Chile) players
- Universidad de Chile footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Unión Española footballers
- Colo-Colo players
- Club Deportivo Palestino players
- Cobresal footballers
- FC CFR Cluj players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Chilean expatriates in Portugal
- Chilean expatriates in Romania
- Liga I players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- PFC Neftchi players
- FC Okzhetpes players
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Association football forwards
