Ariel Nahuelpán

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Nahuelpan and the second or maternal family name is Osten.
Ariel Nahuelpán

Ariel playing for UNAM in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten
Date of birth (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987
Place of birth Ciudad Evita, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Internacional
Number 37
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Nueva Chicago 47 (21)
2008–2010 Coritiba 38 (13)
2010–2012 Racing Santander 40 (5)
2012–2013 LDU Quito 41 (11)
2013 → Barcelona SC (loan) 18 (12)
2013 UNAM 16 (2)
2014–2016 Pachuca 53 (22)
2014 → Tigre (loan) 14 (3)
2016– Internacional 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2016.


Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten, commonly known as Ariel Nahuelpán (born October 15, 1987), is an Argentine football striker who plays for Internacional. He also holds Mexican citizenship.[2]

Career

Born in Ciudad Evita,[3] Ariel 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

Ariel 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.[1] He left Coritiba when his contract ended in June 2010.

Racing Santander

He 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.[6]

LDU Quito

On 27 January 2012 Nahuelpán signed for LDU Quito as the most expensive signing in Ecuador's Serie A history.[7]

Barcelona SC

On 18 January 2013, the player was loaned to Barcelona SC of Guayaquil. On February 8, he marked his first goal with his new team. In his most notable game, he scored 2 goals against Emelec in the Clasico del Astillero.

UNAM Pumas

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

Internacional

On 24 June 2016 Ariel signed with Brazilian club Internacional.[8]

Honours

Pachuca

References

  1. 1 2 "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://deportes.televisa.com/futbol-mexicano/2015-07-22/especial-crece-numero-naturalizados-liga-mx/
  3. ↑ "Ariel". Placar Guia 2009 Brasileirão (1330-B): 55. May 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Ariel Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). BDFA. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Se va Nahuelpan" (in Spanish). Clarín. April 19, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Ariel deixa o Coritiba e vai para o Racing Santander" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.globo.com. August 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Una porción de locura para la U: Nahuelpan ya llegó a Quito" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ariel Nahuelpán é o novo centroavante colorado" (in Portuguese). internacional.com.br. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

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