Nicolás Millán

Nicolás Millán

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Ignacio Millán Carrasco
Date of birth	(1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Iberia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Colo Colo	2	(0)
2008–2009	→ Rivadavia de Lincoln (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Tigre (loan)	0	(0)
2011–2012	→ Naval (loan)	48	(6)
2013	Unión Temuco	11	(3)
2013–2015	Curicó Unido	46	(5)
2015–2016	Deportes Puerto Montt	26	(4)
2016–2017	Deportes Pintana	26	(3)
2017–2019	Deportes Copiapó	59	(7)
2020–2021	San Marcos	26	(0)
2021	Independiente Cauquenes	17	(1)
2022	Ferro General Pico	10	(0)
2023–	Iberia	24	(2)
International career^‡
2006	Chile U17	3	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:13, 13 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 February 2009

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Millán and the second or maternal family name is Carrasco.

Nicolás Ignacio Millán Carrasco (born 17 November 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División Profesional de Chile side Deportes Iberia.

He is best known for being the youngest player to represent a Chilean team in professional football. His substitute appearance for Chilean club Colo Colo against Santiago Wanderers at the age of fourteen years, nine months and three days smashed the previous record of Frank Lobos considerably.[1]

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 Argentina on loan, before moving on to Tigre in 2009, also on loan. He has since returned to Colo Colo.[2]

Naval (Loan)

In December 2011, Millán joined Naval on a loan deal.[3] He made his debut in the league on 14 August 2011, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute against Deportes Puerto Montt. Millán then got his first goal for Naval in the 3-1 win over San Marcos de Arica on 13 November 2011.

Unión Temuco

In November 2012, it was announced that Millán was joining Unión Temuco for the 2013 season[4] on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Colo Colo after the conclusion of the 2012 season.[5] He made his debut on 16 February, losing the game 1-0 to his former club Naval.[6] 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.[7] He then scored again in the next game in Unión Temuco's 4-3 win over Lota Schwager.[8]

Curicó Unido

On 12 June 2013, it was announced that Millán has signed for fellow Chilean Primera División B side Curicó Unido.[9] On 7 July 2013, he made his debut in the Copa Chile against O'Higgins, scoring in a 3-2 loss.[10] 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 Rangers de Talca. The match ended in a 1-0 defeat for Puerto Montt.[11]

Iberia

In 2023, he returned to his homeland from Argentina and joined Deportes Iberia.[12]

Playing style

At age 14 Millán was dubbed the "Chilean Cristiano Ronaldo". 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.".[1]

Personal life

Millán is of Mapuche descent.[13]

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2015[14]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colo Colo	2006	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rivadavia	2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigre	2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colo Colo	2011	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Naval	2011	12	1	1	0	0	0	13	1
	2012	36	5	0	0	0	0	36	5
Unión Temuco	2013	11	3	0	0	0	0	11	3
Curicó Unido	2013–14	29	4	8	2	0	0	37	6
	2014–15	17	1	4	0	0	0	21	1
Puerto Montt	2015–16	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Career Total		110	14	15	2	0	0	125	16

References

1. "Millan makes history at Colo Colo". Chile. FIFA. 15 September 2005. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009.
2. "Google Translate". Retrieved 10 February 2014.
3. "El 2012 comienza con novedades en el equipo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
4. "Nueva incorporación". www.uniontemuco.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
5. "Purofutbol.cl".
6. "Naval Venció Con Lo Justo A Unión Temuco". Anfp.cl. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
7. "El rojo no pudo frente a Barnechea". www.uniontemuco.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
8. "Gran triunfo en guerra de goles". www.uniontemuco.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
9. Millán signed this afternoon hours Curico Kingdom^[permanent dead link‍]
10. CURICÓ UNIDO VS. O'HIGGINS 2–3
11. "PUERTO MONTT VS. RANGERS 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
12. "Nicolás Millán deja la Tercera División de Argentina y tiene nuevo equipo en Chile". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
13. Roggero, José (22 July 2023). "Futbolistas weichafes". El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
14. Nicolás Millán at Soccerway

External links

• Nicolás Millán at Soccerway