Nicolás Guerra
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 Guerra with Universidad de Chile in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nicolás Bastián Guerra Ruz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Instituto | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2017 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Universidad de Chile | 71 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Ñublense (loan) | 31 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Ñublense | 23 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Universidad de Chile | 63 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Instituto | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Chile U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Chile U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:30, 25 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Nicolás Bastián Guerra Ruz (born 9 January 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine club Instituto.
Guerra made his professional debut in a 2017 Copa Chile match against Ñublense,[1] by replacing Leandro Benegas.[2] In the same tournament, he scored his first goal in a match against San Luis de Quillota.[3] Later, he signed his first contract as professional player on 27 December 2017.[4]
On 2021 season, Guerra joined Ñublense on loan from Universidad de Chile.[5]
Back to Universidad de Chile from Ñublense in 2023, Guerra left them at the end of the 2025 season.[6]
In January 2026, Guerra moved abroad and signed with Argentine club Instituto.[7]
International career
At under-20 level, Guerra represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[8]
Guerra represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Maurice Revello Tournament and the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament.[9] In both championships, Chile did not qualify for the second stage. Also, he played in a friendly match against Brazil U23[10]
In September 2020, Guerra was called up to a training microcycle of the Chile senior team.[11] He received his first call-up for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025. He made his debut as a starting player and got a hat-trick.[12][13]
