Nicolás Vallejo
Argentine footballer (born 2004)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Javier Nicolás Vallejo (born 3 January 2004) is an Argentinian footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Pachuca.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Nicolás Vallejo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Saenz Peña, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Independiente | 36 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Talleres (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Liverpool Montevideo (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2026 | León | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2023 | |||
Club career
From Chaco Province, Vallejo signed a contract in 2022 keeping him with Independiente until December 2024.[1] In his first league start for the club he scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win over Arsenal de Sarandí on the 2 October 2022. This came just days after he missed a spot kick in a penalty shoot out that saw his club defeated in the Copa Argentina.[2] That same month he was celebrated as he scored a late equaliser for this club in a 2-2 league draw against Boca Juniors.[3]
In August 2023, he signed on loan for Talleres de Córdoba.[4]
In February 2025, he moved abroad to join Uruguayan Primera División club Liverpool Montevideo on a year-long loan, with an option to buy.[5]
In December 2025, Vallejo was transferred to Mexican club León.[6]
International career
He was named in the Argentina under-20 squad by Javier Mascherano for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship held in Colombia in January and February 2023.[8][9]
