Nicolás Guerra

Nicolás Guerra
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Bastián Guerra Ruz
Date of birth (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Universidad de Chile
Number 16
Youth career
Cobreloa
2014–2017 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Universidad de Chile 71 (8)
2021Ñublense (loan) 31 (11)
2022 Ñublense 23 (8)
2023– Universidad de Chile 0 (0)
International career
2018 Chile U20 5 (1)
2019 Chile U23 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2020

Nicolás Bastián Guerra Ruz (born 9 January 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile.

Club career

Guerra made his professional debut in a 2017 Copa Chile match against Ñublense,[1] by replacing Leandro Benegas.[2] In the same tournament, he scored his first goal in a match against San Luis de Quillota.[3] Later, he signed his first contract as professional player on 27 December 2017.[4]

On 2021 season, he joined Ñublense on loan from Universidad de Chile.[5]

International career

At under-20 level, Guerra represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[6]

Guerra represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Maurice Revello Tournament and the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament.[7] In both championships, Chile did not qualify for the second stage. Also, he played in a friendly match against Brazil U23[8]

In September 2020, he was called up to a training microcycle of the Chile senior team.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 February 2021[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad
de Chile
2017 Primera
División
4 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
2018 24 4 7 1 5 0 0 0 36 5
2019 19 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21 3
2020 24 3 1 0 0 0 22 3
Total 71 8 14[a] 5 6[b] 0 0 0 91 13
Ñublense
(loan)
2021 Primera
División
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 71 8 14 5 6 0 0 0 91 13
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Chile
  2. ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

Chile U20

References

  1. ^ "La U vence a Ñublense en el día inolvidable de Arancibia" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Universidad de Chile 2-0 Ñublense: Arancibia y Monzón le dan el triunfo en Copa Chile" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Nicolás Guerra, la estrella juvenil que ilusiona a Hoyos y los hinchas de la U" (in Spanish). Publimetro. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Nico Guerra firmó su contrato como profesional: "Quiero ir por más y ganar todo con la U"" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Guerra a los Diablos Rojos". La Voz Azul (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Nómina de La Roja Sub 23 para el Preolímpico Sudamericano Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). ANFP. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Brasil 3-1 Chile: resumen, fotos, crónica y resultado de la Sub 23" [Brazil 3-1 Chile: Summary, photos, report and result of Chile U23] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Las sorpresas de la nómina de Rueda para el microciclo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ Nicolás Guerra at Soccerway