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Nicolás Canales

{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1985)}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nicolás Canales

| fullname = Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas

| image = Neftchi Baku - Inter Milan (9).jpg

| image_size = 330px

| caption = Canales in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|06|27}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Universidad de Chile

| years1 = 2004–2005 | clubs1 = Universidad de Chile | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = Benfica B | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = Gondomar | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = CFR Cluj | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = → Unión Española (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2009 | clubs6 = → Cobresal (loan) | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 13

| years7 = 2010–2012 | clubs7 = Palestino | caps7 = 74 | goals7 = 35

| years8 = 2012–2013 | clubs8 = Neftchi Baku | caps8 = 31 | goals8 = 26

| years9 = 2013–2014 | clubs9 = Colo-Colo | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2014 | clubs10 = → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2014–2015 | clubs11 = Neftchi Baku | caps11 = 28 | goals11 = 11

| years12 = 2015 | clubs12 = Krylia Sovetov | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2016 | clubs13 = Neftchi Baku | caps13 = 7 | goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2016 | clubs14 = Okzhetpes | caps14 = 11 | goals14 = 2

| years15 = 2017 | clubs15 = Deportes Temuco | caps15 = 17 | goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2018 | clubs16 = Rangers | caps16 = 11 | goals16 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalteam1 = Chile U20

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 2012

| nationalteam2 = Chile

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| totalcaps = 287

| totalgoals = 111

}}

Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas ({{IPA|es|nikoˈlas kaˈnales}}, born 27 June 1985) is a Chilean former 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.{{cite web|title=Canales contract extensions?|url=http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=az&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.azerisport.com/az/futbol/20130515110543596.html&usg=ALkJrhhL38YzJsqSoN3HpDimHmq1HX55QQ|publisher=azerisport|access-date=15 May 2013}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2013/08/13/614431/nicolas-canales-arriba-a-colo-colo-llego-al-club-mas-grande-de-chile.html|title=Nicolás Canales ya firmó en Colo Colo: "Llego al más grande de Chile"|access-date=14 August 2013|date=13 August 2013|work=emol|language=es}}

=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.{{cite web|title=PFC "neftchi" signed Nicolas Canales|url=http://www.neftchipfk.com/en/newsd.php?id=659|website=neftchipfk.com|publisher=Neftchi Baku PFC|access-date=14 August 2014|date=14 August 2014}}

=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.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Premier League|url=http://rfpl.org/players/Kanales-Kalas-Nikolas-Sebastyan|title=Nicolas Canales RFPL page|date=7 December 2015|language=ru}}

=Second return to Neftchi Baku=

In February 2016 Canales returned to Neftchi Baku for a third stint at the club.{{cite web|title=Каналес снова в "Нефтчи"|url=http://www.neftchipfk.com/ru/newsd.php?id=1504|website=neftchipfk.com/en|publisher=Neftchi Baku|access-date=14 February 2016|language=ru|date=14 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003919/http://www.neftchipfk.com/ru/newsd.php?id=1504|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} After six-months with Neftçi Baku, scoring once in nine games, Canales left Neftçi Baku in June 2016.{{cite web|title=Neftçi PFK-nın məlumatı|url=http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/564/|website=neftchipfk.com|publisher=Neftchi Baku|access-date=20 June 2016|date=20 June 2016}}

=Okzhetpes=

On 5 July 2016, Canales signed with FC Okzhetpes until the end of the 2016 season.{{cite web|title=Окжетпес подписал нападающего|url=http://www.okzhetpes.kz/ru/news/okzhetpes-podpisal-napadayushchego|website=okzhetpes.kz|publisher=FC Okzhetpes|access-date=5 July 2016|language=ru|date=5 July 2016}}

=Deportes Temuco=

On 11 January 2017, Canales signed for Deportes Temuco.{{cite web|title=Nicolás Canales refuerza el ataque de Deportes Temuco|url=http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/27716/nicolas-canales-refuerza-el-ataque-de-deportes-temuco|website=anfp.cl|publisher=ANFP|access-date=12 January 2017|language=es|date=11 January 2017}}

International career

Canales made his senior international debut in the 2–0 defeat by Paraguay on 15 February 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/02/16/world/friendlies/paraguay/chile/1244737/|title = Paraguay vs. Chile - 16 February 2012 - Soccerway}} 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.{{FIFA player|229430}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 19 February 2017}}{{cite web|title=N.Canales|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nicolas-canales/20644/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=12 January 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3|Universidad de Chile

|2004–04

|rowspan="2"|Chilean Primera División

|7

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–70
2005–05

|3

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–30
colspan="2"|Total

!10

000000000100
Benfica B

|2005–06

|Segunda Divisão – Série D

|12

30000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–123
Gondomar

|2006–07

|Segunda Divisão – Série D

|26

80000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–268
rowspan="4"|Cluj

|2007–08

|rowspan="3"|Liga I

|1

000colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–10
2008–09

|0

000colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–00
2009–10

|0

000colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–00
colspan="2"|Total

!1

00000000010
Unión Española (loan)

|2008

|Chilean Primera División

|18

300colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–183
Cobresal (loan)

|2009

|Chilean Primera División

|23

1300colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–2313
rowspan="4"|Palestino

|2010

|rowspan="3"|Chilean Primera División

|29

1320colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3113
2011

|29

1610colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3016
2012

|15

500colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–155
colspan="2"|Total

!73

34300000007634
Neftchi Baku

|2012–13{{cite web|title=Premier League Stats 2012/13|url=http://pfl.az/files/0oyuncu21.pdf|publisher= Peşəkar Futbol Liqası|access-date=12 January 2017}}

|Azerbaijan Premier League

|31

2651colspan="2"|–123colspan="2"|–4830
Colo-Colo

|2013–14

|Chilean Primera División

|7

310colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–83
Santiago Wanderers (loan)

|2013–14

|Chilean Primera División

|12

200colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–122
Neftchi Baku

|2014–15{{cite web|title=Premier League Stats 2014/15|url=http://pfl.az/files/0oyuncu23.pdf|publisher= Peşəkar Futbol Liqası|access-date=12 January 2017}}

|Azerbaijan Premier League

|27

1143colspan="2"|–20colspan="2"|–3314
Krylia Sovetov

|2015–16

|Russian Premier League

|0

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–00
Neftchi Baku

|2015–16{{cite web|title=Premier League Stats 2015/16|url=http://pfl.az/files/0oyuncu24.doc|publisher= Peşəkar Futbol Liqası|access-date=12 January 2017}}

|Azerbaijan Premier League

|7

120colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–91
Okzhetpes

|2016

|Kazakhstan Premier League

|11

200colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–112
Deportes Temuco

|2016–17

|Chilean Primera División

|17

120colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–191
Rangers

|2018

|Primera B de Chile

|11

200colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–112
colspan="3"|Career total

!287

1091640014300317117

=International=

{{Updated|match played 15 February 2012}}{{NFT|46601|name=Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas|accessdate=12 January 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile

|2012

10
colspan="2"|Total||1||0

After football

Since 2021, Canales has a company called Nibec focused on products for storehouses and industrial organization.{{cite web |last1=Dávila Ortiz |first1=Javier |title=¿Qué fue de Nicolás Canales? Así luce en la actualidad el ex de Valentina Roth y jugador de la U y Colo Colo |url=https://www.duplos.cl/tendencias/2021/9/21/que-fue-de-nicolas-canales-asi-luce-en-la-actualidad-el-ex-de-valentina-roth-jugador-de-la-colo-colo-9582.html |website=DUPLOS |language=es |date=21 September 2021}}

Honours

=Club=

Universidad de Chile

Neftchi Baku

;Individual:

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{NFT|46601}}
  • {{Soccerway|nicolas-canales/20644}}

{{Azerbaijan Premier League top scorers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canales, Nicolas}}

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Chilean men's footballers

Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Chile men's international footballers

Category:Chile men's under-20 international footballers

Category:Chilean Primera División players

Category:Liga Portugal 2 players

Category:Liga I players

Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players

Category:Russian Premier League players

Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players

Category:Primera B de Chile players

Category:Club Universidad de Chile footballers

Category:S.L. Benfica B players

Category:Gondomar S.C. players

Category:CFR Cluj players

Category:Unión Española footballers

Category:C.D. Cobresal footballers

Category:Club Deportivo Palestino footballers

Category:Neftçi PFK players

Category:Colo-Colo footballers

Category:Santiago Wanderers footballers

Category:PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players

Category:FC Okzhetpes players

Category:Deportes Temuco footballers

Category:Rangers de Talca footballers

Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers

Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania

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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan

Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Russia

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