Nicolás Ignacio Millán Carrasco (born 17 November 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a

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. He is best known for being the youngest player to represent a Chilean team in professional football. His substitute appearance for

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an club

Colo Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

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 Club Rivadavia de Lincoln in

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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 Primera B of Chile. The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club ...

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

Chilean Primera División B Campeonato Primera B () is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renamed in 1996 to the current nam ...

side

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera B de Chile, the second level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Héctor Almandoz. History Curicó Unido was f ...

. 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 Campeonato Primera B () is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renamed in 1996 to the current n ...

side

Puerto Montt Puerto Montt (Mapuche: Meli Pulli) is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune ...

on 15 July 2015. He made his league debut on 9 August, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute against

Rangers de Talca Club Social de Deportes Rangers is a Chilean football (soccer), football club based in the city of Talca. The club was founded November 2, 1902 and plays in the Chilean Primera División B, second level of the Chilean football system. Their home g ...

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

Iberia

In 2023, he returned to his homeland from Argentina and joined

Deportes Iberia Deportes Iberia is a Chilean football club based in Los Ángeles that currently plays in Primera B (second-tier). The club holds its home games at Estadio Municipal de Los Ángeles which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. In 1933, the club wa ...

Playing style

At age 14 Millán was dubbed the "Chilean

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

Personal life

Millán is of

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descent.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Millan, Nicolas 1991 births Living people Chilean people of Mapuche descent Footballers from Santiago, Chile Mapuche sportspeople Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Colo-Colo footballers Club Rivadavia footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Naval de Talcahuano footballers Unión Temuco footballers Curicó Unido footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Deportes Pintana footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Independiente de Cauquenes footballers Deportes Iberia 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 expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Men's association football forwards Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas