Nicolás Capaldo
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_47.jpg) Capaldo with Red Bull Salzburg in January 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Capaldo Toboas | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Deportivo Mac Allister | ||
| 2015–2019 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Boca Juniors | 65 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Red Bull Salzburg | 83 | (12) |
| 2025– | Hamburger SV | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Argentina U23 | 8 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 February 2020 | |||
Nicolás Capaldo Taboas (born 14 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.[1]
Capaldo is a product of the Boca Juniors academy, he had been signed from Deportivo Mac Allister in 2015.[2][3] Gustavo Alfaro called the midfielder up in 2019, initially for the mid-season break where he featured in a Torneo de Verano friendly with Unión Santa Fe on 16 January.[1] After not being used while on the substitutes bench for away fixtures with San Martín and Belgrano, Capaldo made his debut in professional football during a Primera División match against Defensa y Justicia on 24 February at the Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello.[1][4][5]
On 10 July 2025, after four seasons with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, Capaldo moved to Germany, joining Bundesliga club Hamburger SV permanently, for a €4.5 million estimated fee.[6][7]
International career
In September 2019, Capaldo was called up by the Argentina U23s ahead of an exhibition fixture with Bolivia.[8] He played his first match a few days later against Colombia, and scored his first goal for the team against Brazil in a 1–0 win for the Gran Canaria invitational tournament final.
Personal life
Born and raised in Argentina, Capaldo is of Italian descent.[9]