Nicolás Ignacio Millán Carrasco (born 17 November 1991) is a

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an footballer, who currently plays for Argentine Torneo Federal A side Ferro Carril Oeste (General Pico). He is best known for being the youngest player to represent a Chilean team in professional football. His substitute appearance for

an club

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against

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at the age of fourteen years, nine months and three days smashed the previous record of Frank Lobos considerably.

Career

Colo-Colo

Millán, a precociously gifted attacking player, joined Colo Colo's youth set-up in 2003, and enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks. Before his first team debut Millán was promoted to the club's U-17 side, finding the back of the net three times in as many games. In 2008, he left the club to join

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on loan, before moving on to Tigre in 2009, also on loan. He has since returned to Colo Colo.

Naval (Loan)

In December 2011, Millán joined

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on a loan deal. He made his debut in the league on 14 August 2011, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute against

Deportes Puerto Montt Club Deportes Puerto Montt is a Chilean football club based in the city of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region. The club was founded on May 6, 1983, and currently plays in the Primera B de Chile, the second division of the country. Their home games ar ...

. Millán then got his first goal for Naval in the 3-1 win over

San Marcos de Arica Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica, also known as San Marcos, is a Chilean professional football club based in Arica, that is a current member of the Segunda División. The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club wa ...

on 13 November 2011.

Unión Temuco

In November 2012, it was announced that Millán was joining

Unión Temuco Club Deportivo Unión Temuco was a Chilean professional football club based in Temuco, La Araucanía Region. The club played at the Chilean Primera División B, Primera B, the second tier of the Chilean football, until 2013 when it was folded. The ...

for the 2013 season on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with

after the conclusion of the 2012 season. He made his debut on 16 February, losing the game 1-0 to his former club

. He scored his first goal for the club on 9 March 2013, scoring an 81st minute consolation goal in his side's 4-1 loss against Barnechea. He then scored again in the next game in Unión Temuco's 4-3 win over

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Curicó Unido

On 12 June 2013, it was announced that Millán has signed for fellow

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side

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz. History Curicó Unido was fo ...

. On 7 July 2013, he made his debut in the

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against O'Higgins, scoring in a 3-2 loss. On 28 July 2013, he made his league debut against CD Concepción in a match which ended 0-0.

Puerto Montt

After two seasons with Curicó Unido, Millán left the club to join newly promoted Primera B de Chile side Puerto Montt on 15 July 2015. He made his league debut on 9 August, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute against

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. The match ended in a 1-0 defeat for Puerto Montt.

Playing style

At age 14 Millán was dubbed the "Chilean

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". When asked of comparing his ability to that of the

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winger Millán replied: "I think my playing style is similar to his. I enjoy using the flanks and going past defenders, and I'm particularly good at stepovers.".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Millan, Nicolas 1991 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chile youth international footballers Colo-Colo footballers Rivadavia de Lincoln footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Naval de Talcahuano footballers Unión Temuco footballers Curicó Unido footballers Puerto Montt footballers Municipal La Pintana footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Independiente de Cauquenes footballers Chilean Primera División players Torneo Argentino A players Argentine Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Torneo Federal A players Chilean expatriates in Argentina Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Chilean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Association football forwards