Nicolás Carlos Colazo (born 8 July 1990 in Buenos Aires), is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División club Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Carlos Colazo | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia LP | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2019 | Boca Juniors | 105 | (7) |
| 2013 | → All Boys (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | → Aris (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Tigre (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Rosario Central | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Rentistas | 18 | (1) |
| 2021– | Gimnasia LP | 86 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024 | |||
Club career
editBoca Juniors
editAt age 9 Colazo joined Boca Juniors, where he played at every youth level. His debut for the first team came on July 4, 2009, against Colón, in a 3–1 Boca victory. His first senior goal came in January 2010, a header in a friendly match against San Lorenzo in Mar del Plata. He scored a goal in the Superclásico against River Plate in January 2011. After the arrival of Julio César Falcioni as head coach for the 2011 Torneo Clausura, Colazo earned a starting role in the Boca squad for the first time.[citation needed]
Loans
editIn 2013, he was sent on loan to All Boys. Colazo scored one goal for the club, coming in a 1–0 victory over Estudiantes de la Plata in the Copa Argentina quarterfinals.[citation needed]
On 20 September 2016, Colazo joined Melbourne City on a one-year loan deal as the club's second marquee signing.[1][2] Colazo assisted a Bruno Fornaroli goal on his debut, as City picked up a 4–1 win in the Melbourne Derby against Melbourne Victory FC.[3] Colazo returned to Boca Juniors after Melbourne City lost their elimination-final against Perth Glory.[4]
On 5 July 2018, Colazo joined Superleague Greece side Aris on a one-year loan deal. On 24 January 2019, he left Aris and joined Tigre on a 6-month loan deal. The 28-year-old player scored six goals at 25 championship performances with the shirt of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata during 2017–18 season, on loan from Boca Juniors.[5][6]
Honours
editBoca Juniors
Melbourne City
References
edit- ^ "City sign Argentine". FourFourTwo. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "City signs Colazo". Melbourne City. 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Cahill magic fires City to massive Melbourne Derby win". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (24 April 2017). "'I can't believe the season is over': Tim Cahill devastated at Melbourne City's exit". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Κολασο:Περιμένω να ζήσω το...Μπομπονέρα της Ευρώπης (in Greek). www.voria.gr. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Άρης: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση των Μενέντεθ και Κολάσο (in Greek). in.gr. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
edit- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-11)
- Nicolás Colazo at Soccerway
- Colazo, Nicolás Carlos at Historia de Boca.com (in Spanish)
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