Nicolás Canales
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Deportes Temuco | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Universidad de Chile | 10 | (1) |
| 2006 | Benfica B | 12 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Gondomar | 26 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | CFR Cluj | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Unión Española (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Cobresal (loan) | 22 | (13) |
| 2010–2012 | Palestino | 74 | (35) |
| 2012–2013 | Neftchi Baku | 31 | (26) |
| 2013–2014 | Colo-Colo | 7 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Neftchi Baku | 28 | (11) |
| 2015 | Krylia Sovetov | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Neftchi Baku | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Okzhetpes | 11 | (2) |
| 2017– | Deportes Temuco | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Chile U-20 | 13 | (6) |
| 2012– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2013 |
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Nicolás Sebastián Canales Calas (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas kaˈnales], born 27 June 1985) is a Chilean footballer that plays as a striker for Deportes Temuco.
Canales debuted with Universidad de Chile where he won the Apertura in 2004 and reached the final of the Clausura in 2005.
He scored five goals in nine matches in the Liga de Honra while playing for Benfica B.
On 1 August 2007 he signed with Romanian squad CFR Cluj by £450.000. However his time there was short, because at the beginning of 2008 Canales returned to Chile to play for Unión Española.
In 2010, he was transferred to Palestino where he scored 34 times in 73 appearances. Their great performances give him the chance to play with the Chilean national football team.
In June 2012, he signed for Neftchi Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League in a one-year deal. He played his first game for Neftchi in a friendly against Dinamo București. He made his competitive debut in a UEFA Champions League fixture against Zestafoni on 17 July. He scored the third goal of the 3–0 home victory. In the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League edition, he played in 31 games and scored 26 goals, helping his team win the Azerbaijan Premier League and becoming the top goalscorer of the championship.He also won the Azerbaijan Cup in the 2012–13 edition playing five games and scoring one goal in the competition.
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