Nicolás Maturana
Chilean footballer (born 1993)
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Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo (born 8 July 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Guatemalan club Deportivo Fraijanes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lampa, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Fraijanes | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Universidad de Chile | 28 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Rangers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Rangers B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Barnechea (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Deportes Iquique (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Barnechea (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Elche (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Alcoyano (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Palestino (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2017 | Necaxa | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Colo-Colo | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Universidad de Concepción (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Cobreloa | 65 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | Real Estelí | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | San Antonio Unido | 15 | (1) |
| 2025 | Deportes Melipilla | 1 | (0) |
| 2026 | Ciudad de Yantzaza | – | (–) |
| 2026– | Deportivo Fraijanes | – | (–) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2026 | |||
Club career
He debuted on 23 April 2011, in a 0-0 draw of Universidad de Chile against Palestino for the 2011 Torneo Apertura. He was replaced by Diego Rivarola at the minute 53.[2] He scored his first goal on 10 July 2011, in a match against Magallanes, for the 2011 Copa Chile.[3] in 2015, he was loaned to La Liga side Elche CF,[4] but the team couldn't register him, so after Maturana was loaned to Alcoyano.[5]
In 2024, Maturana moved abroad again and signed with Nicaraguan club Real Estelí.[6] After a month with them, he returned to Chile and joined San Antonio Unido.[7]
In March 2025, Maturana joined Deportes Melipilla.[8]
In June 2026, Maturana moved to Ecuador and joined Ciudad de Yantzaza in the third level,[9] winning the Campeonato de Segunda Categoría Zamora Chinchipe.[10] In July of the same year, he moved to Guatemalan club Deportivo Fraijanes.[11]
International career
He was named in Chile's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia in September 2016.[12]
Personal life
Honours
- Universidad de Chile
- Deportes Iquique
- Copa Chile (1): 2013–14
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2017 Transición
- Supercopa de Chile (2): 2017, 2018
- Copa Chile (1): 2019
- Real Estelí
- Copa Primera (1): 2023
- Ciudad de Yantzaza
- Segunda Categoría Zamora Chinchipe (1): 2026[10]