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Ariel Nahuelpán
	Nahuelpán in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten
Date of birth	15 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ciudad Evita, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	PSBS Biak
Number	37
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Nueva Chicago
2008–2010	Coritiba
2010–2012	Racing Santander
2012–2013	LDU Quito
2013	→ Barcelona SC (loan)
2013	UNAM
2014–2016	Pachuca
2014	→ Tigre (loan)
2016–2017	Internacional
2017–2018	Barcelona SC
2019–2020	Tijuana
2020	→ Querétaro (loan)
2020–2021	Peñarol
2022	Querétaro
2023	Mazatlán
2023–2024	Wilstermann
2025–	PSBS Biak
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025

Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten (born 15 October 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club PSBS Biak.^[2]

Career

Born in Ciudad Evita,^[3] Nahuelpán came from a working-class background. Nahuelpán had to leave football momentarily to work with his father as a bricklayer to help his family economically. Nevertheless, he returned to football and started his career in 2006, at Nueva Chicago, playing 42 Primera B Nacional Argentina games and scoring nine goals.^[4]

Coritiba

Nahuelpán left Nueva Chicago in 2008,^[4] joining Brazilian club Coritiba for $1.3 million,^[5] The Argentine player scored three goals in the 12 Série A games he played for the club in 2008.^[6] He left Coritiba when his contract ended in June 2010.

Racing Santander

Nahuelpán signed for Racing de Santander on a free transfer on 13 August 2010, to play at El Sardinero for the 2010–11 La Liga season.^[7]

LDU Quito

On 27 January 2012, Nahuelpán signed for LDU Quito as the most expensive signing in Ecuador's Serie A history.^[8]

Barcelona SC

On 18 January 2013, Nahuelpán was loaned to Barcelona SC of Guayaquil. On 8 February, he marked his first goal with his new team. In his most notable game, he scored two goals against Emelec in the Clasico del Astillero.

UNAM Pumas

In mid-2013, Nahuelpán was sold UNAM Pumas in an amount close to $5 million.

Internacional

On 24 June 2016, Nahuelpán signed with Brazilian club Internacional.^[9]

Barcelona SC

On 9 March 2017, vice-president of Barcelona Sporting Club confirmed the contract with Nahuelpán.

Personal life

Nahuelpán is of Chilean descent due to the fact that his father was born in Villarrica, Chile. Also, from his paternal line, he is of Mapuche descent.^[10] In December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality^[11] by blood relationship.^[12]

Honours

Pachuca

Liga MX: Clausura 2016

References

^ "Ariel Nahuelpán". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Ariel Nahuelpán". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Ariel". Placar Guia 2009 Brasileirão (1330-B): 55. May 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). BDFA. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Se va Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). Clarín. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Ariel deixa o Coritiba e vai para o Racing Santander" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.globo.com. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
^ "Una porción de locura para la U: Nahuelpan ya llegó a Quito" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ "Ariel Nahuelpán é o novo centroavante colorado" (in Portuguese). internacional.com.br. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ Olea, Nicolás (30 August 2021). "El máximo goleador mapuche del mundo quiere jugar en Chile: "Mi sangre es chilena y tengo un sueño familiar"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ Olea, Nicolás (31 December 2021). "Ariel Nahuelpán, máximo goleador mapuche del mundo, se nacionaliza chileno y quiere venir: "Estoy a la expectativa"". RedGol (in Spanish).
^ "Citizenship in Chile, Obtain Chilean nationality". Expat.cl. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

External links

Ariel Nahuelpán at BDFA (in Spanish)
Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpan Osten – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Ariel Nahuelpan – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
"Racing Santander official profile" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Ariel Nahuelpán at BDFutbol
Ariel Nahuelpán at Soccerway