Nicolás Mauricio Zalazar (born 29 January 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Instituto, on loan from Colombian club

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Career

Club

Zalazar was promoted into

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's first-team squad under manager Diego Aguirre during the

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campaign, making his debut against

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on 30 October 2016. He subsequently made four further appearances in his opening season. In July 2018, Zalazar joined

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on loan.

International

Zalazar won four caps for the Argentina U20 team at the

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, the first of which arrived versus eventual winners

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on 21 January.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zalazar, Nicolas 1997 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers All Boys footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Bursaspor footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Ñublense footballers Atlético Junior footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players TFF 1. Lig players Chilean Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Men's association football defenders 21st-century Argentine sportsmen