Nélson Saavedra

{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{family name hatnote|Saavedra|Sánchez|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Nélson Saavedra

|image = 20110130uespaola0cobrel.jpg

|image_size = 225

|caption = Saavedra in 2011

|fullname = Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|6|df=y}}

|birth_place = Santiago, Chile

|height =

|position = Right back

|currentclub = San Cristóbal

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2004–2007

|youthclubs1 = Palestino

|years1 = 2008–2009

|clubs1 = Palestino

|caps1 = 24

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2009

|clubs2 = → Vitória (loan)

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2009–2010

|clubs3 = São Paulo

|caps3 = 0

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2010

|clubs4 = → Atlético Goianiense (loan)

|caps4 = 0

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2011

|clubs5 = Cobreloa

|caps5 = 6

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2011

|clubs6 = Unión San Felipe

|caps6 = 13

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2012

|clubs7 = O'Higgins

|caps7 = 27

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2013–2017

|clubs8 = Audax Italiano

|caps8 = 37

|goals8 = 4

|years9 = 2015–2016

|clubs9 = → Santiago Wanderers (loan)

|caps9 = 11

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2017–2018

|clubs10 = Deportes Melipilla

|caps10 = 5

|goals10 = 0

|years11 = 2021–

|clubs11 = San Cristóbal

|caps11 = 0

|goals11 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2009

|nationalteam1 = Chile U20

|nationalcaps1 = 3

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 08:20, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

|ntupdate = 17:16, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

}}

Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez (born 6 April 1988) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dominican club San Cristóbal.{{Cite web|url=https://es.soccerway.com/players/nelson-saavedra/21936/|title=Chile - N. Saavedra - Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia - Soccerway|website=es.soccerway.com}}