Ariel Nahuelpán


Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpán Osten, commonly known as Ariel Nahuelpán, is an Argentine football striker who plays for Querétaro in the Liga MX.

Career

Born in Ciudad Evita, Ariel Nahuelpán came from a working-class background. Nahuelpán had to leave football momentarily to work with his father as a bricklayer to help his family economically. Nevertheless, he returned to football and started his career in 2006, at Nueva Chicago, playing 42 Primera B Nacional Argentina games and scoring nine goals.

Coritiba

Ariel left Nueva Chicago in 2008, joining Brazilian club Coritiba for $1.3 million, The Argentine player scored three goals in the 12 Série A games he played for the club in 2008. He left Coritiba when his contract ended in June 2010.

Racing Santander

He signed for Racing de Santander on a free transfer on 13 August 2010 to play at El Sardinero for the 2010-11 La Liga season.

LDU Quito

On 27 January 2012 Nahuelpán signed for LDU Quito as the most expensive signing in Ecuador's Serie A history.

Barcelona SC

On 18 January 2013, the player was loaned to Barcelona SC of Guayaquil. On February 8, he marked his first goal with his new team. In his most notable game, he scored 2 goals against Emelec in the Clasico del Astillero.

UNAM Pumas

In mid-2013, he was sold UNAM Pumas in an amount close to $5 million.

Internacional

On 24 June 2016 Ariel signed with Brazilian club Internacional.

Barcelona Sporting Club

On 9 March 2017, Vice-president of Barcelona Sporting Club confirmed the contract with Ariel.

Honours

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