Nelson San Martín

Nelson San Martín

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Marcelo San Martín Arriagada
Date of birth	May 17, 1980 (1980-05-17) (age 31)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Home United FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000-2001	Universidad de Chile	16	(0)
2002	→Deportes Temuco	19	(3)
2003	Universidad de Chile	11	(0)
2004	Unión San Felipe	26	(4)
2005-2006	Club Provincial Curicó Unido	39	(7)
2006-2008	Kedah FA	41	(10)
2009	Bangkok Glass	6	(0)
2010-	Home United FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 20, 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Nelson Marcelo San Martín Arriagada (born 17 May 1980 in Santiago, Chile) is a professional football and former player of Kedah FA in the Malaysian Super League. He was employed in the box-to-box midfield role. He currently plays for Home United FC in Singapore's S League.

Personal life

Married to Soledad Valdes in 2003, the couple are blessed with one child, Fernandad Soledad San Martin Valdes, 3.

Kedah FA

The former Universidad de Chile midfielder who began to pitch his tent in Alor Star in November 2006 has been playing an influential role for Kedah FA. He excels in his role as the playmaker of the team with his accurate distribution of the ball. In his first year at his new club, he managed to capture the eyes of most Kedah FA fans with his superb passing and vision, and also with an excellent free kick delivery.

Alongside his teammates, Ahmad Fauzi Saari, Marlon Alex James, Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, they played the most attractive football in Malaysia. Two years playing for the Canaries, Nelson assisted them to win historical double treble titles.

Eventually, after seeing the domination of foreign footballers in Malaysian football, Football Association of Malaysia ordered all the clubs to release all imports player for the M.League 2009 season. Martín played his last game for Kedah FA on 23 August 2008, which was Malaysia Cup showdown against Selangor FA. He set-up a goal for Marlon Alex James and struck a high-quality goal in the match which ended with Kedah won 3-2. Upon his contributions to Kedah FA, he was awarded the Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai (ASK) medal from the Sultan of Kedah.

External links

• Soccerway stats
• (Spanish) Peloteros Chilenos en el Mundo

Persondata
Name	San Martin, Nelson
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Date of birth	1980-05-17
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
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