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 Nahuelpan
Personal information
Full name Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpan Osten
Date of birth (1987-10-15) October 15, 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
 Pachuca
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2008 Nueva Chicago 47 (21)
2008–2010 Coritiba 85 (31)
2010–2012 Racing Santander 40 (5)
2012–2013 LDU Quito 41 (11)
2013 → Barcelona SC (loan) 18 (12)
2013 UNAM 16 (2)
2014– Pachuca 45 (21)
2014 → Tigre (loan) 14 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

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

Career

Born in Ciudad Evita,[3] Ariel Nahuelpan came from a working-class background. Nahuelpan 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] He left the club 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.

He signed for Racing de Santander on a free transfer on August 13, 2010 to play at El Sardinero for the 2010-11 La Liga season.[6]

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

Barcelona Sporting Club

On January 18, 2013, the player was loaned to Barcelona Sporting Club 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.

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

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. ↑ Globoesporte.globo.com (August 14, 2010). "Ariel deixa o Coritiba e vai para o Racing Santander" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  7. ↑ teradeportes.com (January 27, 2012). "Una porción de locura para la U: Nahuelpan ya llegó a Quito" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 27, 2012.

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