Nicolás Canales

Nicolás Canales

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas
Date of birth	June 27, 1985 (1985-06-27) (age 26)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Palestino
Number	9
Youth career
	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Universidad de Chile	16	(1)
2005–2007	S.L. Benfica	0	(0)
2006	→ S.L. Benfica B	13	(5)
2006–2007	→ Gondomar S.C. (loan)	9	(5)
2007–2010	CFR Cluj	1	(0)
2008	→ Unión Española (loan)	18	(3)
2009	→ Cobresal (loan)	23	(13)
2010–	Palestino	41	(20)
National team
2005	Chile U-20	13	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Nicolás Canales (born June 27, 1985 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean international footballer and he currently plays for Palestino. Canales was part of Benfica B's (Youth squad). He debuted with Universidad de Chile.

Canales debuted with Universidad de Chile where he won the Apertura in 2004 and reached the final of the Clausura in 2005.

He makes 5 goals in 9 matches in the Liga de Honra and is expected to return to Benfica earlier then expected.

On August 1, 2007 he signed with Romanian squad CFR Cluj by 450.000£. However his time there was short, because at the beginning of 2008 Canales returned to Chile to play for Unión Española. In 2010, he was transferred to Palestino.

National team

Canales is also an international footballer since he played for his Senior team. He also participated in the U-20 2005 Sudamericano in Colombia where he was top goalscorer with Matias Fernandez. He went on to later play at the 2005 U-20 World Cup in Holland.^[1]

References

1. ^ Nicolás Canales – FIFA competition record

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Name	Canales, Nicolas
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Date of birth	June 27, 1985
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
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