Nicolás Fernando Cordero (born 11 April 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Instituto on loan from

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Club career

Cordero's career began with

. He first appeared in the club's first-team squad in July 2016, when manager

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selected as a substitute for a

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encounter with Central Córdoba. In August 2018, Cordero made his senior debut during a round of thirty-two cup tie with fellow

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team

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; he was subbed on for Diego Mendoza with nine minutes remaining. On 2 July 2021, Cordero joined

Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on 15 April 1907. Unión is mostly known for its asso ...

on a loan deal until the end of 2022 with a purchase option. However, due to lack of playing time, Unión confirmed at the end of January 2022, that the spell had been cut short and Cordero would return to Huracán.Unión oficializó la salida de Nicolás Cordero
unosantafe.com.ar, 26 January 2022 During his stay at Unión, he played 14 games, in which 9 were as a starter, converting two goals: one against Godoy Cruz, and the following date, a penalty kick on April 15 against

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International career

Cordero received a training call-up to the Argentina U19 squad in February 2018.

Career statistics

References

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