Nicolás Bastián Guerra Ruz (born 9 January 1999) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

Club career

Guerra made his professional debut in a

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match against

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, by replacing Leandro Benegas. In the same tournament, he scored his first goal in a match against San Luis de Quillota. Later, he signed his first contract as professional player on December 27, 2017. On 2021 season, he joined

on loan from

International career

At under-20 level, Guerra represented Chile in the

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, winning the gold medal, Guerra represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Maurice Revello Tournament and the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament. In both championships, Chile did not qualify for the second stage. Also, he played in a friendly match against Brazil U23 In September 2020, he was called up to a training microcycle of the Chile senior team.

Career statistics

Club

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Honours

Chile U20 *

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Gold medal:

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References

External links

Profile at Universidad de Chile
* Living people 1999 births Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Ñublense footballers Chilean Primera División players Men's association football forwards South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2018 South American Games South American Games competitors for Chile {{Chile-footy-forward-stub