Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo (born 8 July 1993) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as an

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for

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in the

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Club career

He debuted on 23 April 2011, in a 0-0 draw of

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against

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for the 2011 Torneo Apertura. He was replaced by Diego Rivarola at the minute 53. He scored his first goal on 10 July 2011, in a match against Magallanes, for the

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. in 2015, he was loaned to

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side

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, but the team couldn't register him, so after Maturana was loaned to

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. In 2024, he moved abroad again and signed with Nicaraguan club

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. After a month with them, he returned to Chile and joined

International career

He was named in Chile's senior squad for

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qualifiers against

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and

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in September 2016.

Personal life

As a child, Maturana lived in a residence from (National Services for Minors), a questioned Chilean institution due to multiple complaints about all kinds of child abuse there.

Honours

;Universidad de Chile *

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(1): 2011 Apertura, 2011–C *

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(1):

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;Deportes Iquique *

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(1): 2013–14 ;Colo-Colo *

(1): 2017 Transición *

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(2):

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(1):

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

;Real Estelí * Copa Primera (1): 2023

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maturana, Nicolas 1993 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División B players Liga MX players Nicaraguan Primera División players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Rangers de Talca footballers A.C. Barnechea footballers Deportes Iquique footballers Elche CF players CD Alcoyano footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Club Necaxa footballers Colo-Colo footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Deportes Santa Cruz footballers Real Estelí FC players San Antonio Unido footballers Copa Sudamericana-winning players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Nicaragua Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Nicaragua