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Nicolás Solabarrieta
Chilean footballer (born 1996)
Nicolás Imanol Alberto Solabarrieta Vergara (born Nicolás Alberto Kozak Vergara;[1] 24 August 1996 in Chile) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Imanol Alberto Solabarrieta Vergara | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Vitacura, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Universidad Católica | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Albany Great Danes | 78 | (25) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Long Island Rough Riders | 5 | (1) |
| 2017 | FC Tucson | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Reading United | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tacuarembó | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Palestino | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Deportes Recoleta | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | Lautaro de Buin | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | Seravezza Pozzi | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 58 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Solabarrieta played college soccer for the University at Albany after failing to make an appearance for Chilean top flight side Club Deportivo Universidad Católica.[3] While playing for the University at Albany, he also played for the Long Island Rough Riders, Tucson, as well as Reading United AC in the American fourth division.
For 2019, he signed for Uruguayan second division outfit Tacuarembó.[4]
For 2020, Solabarrieta signed for Palestino in the Chilean top flight.[5] On secolnd half 2021, he joined Chilean Segunda División side Deportes Recoleta.[6]
In 2023, he joined ASD Seravezza Pozzi in the Italian Serie D.[7]
In September 2023, he announced his retirement from football.[2]
He is the son of the Chilean sports journalist Fernando Solabarrieta the journalist and TV host Ivette Vergara.[5] From his paternal line, he is of Basque descent since his grandfather is Spanish and of Syrian origin on his grandmother's side.[8]
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- ""Estoy viviendo mi duelo, no es fácil": El anuncio de Nicolás Solabarrieta". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- Nicolas Solabarrieta On US Youth Soccer & NCAA Kick And Run At Albany worldfootballindex.com
- Solabarrieta: Football Pitches In Uruguay Are Literally Farms – It Opened My Eyes worldfootballindex.com
- "Hijo de Fernando Solabarrieta e Ivette Vergara tendrá su debut en canchas chilenas: Firmará en Palestino" (in Spanish). Meganoticias. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- @DepReco (May 28, 2021). "¡Bienvenido a Reco!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2021 – via Twitter.
- Salas, Cristian (6 January 2023). "Nicolás Solabarrieta dio el salto y llegó al fútbol italiano" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- Iribarren, Javiera (5 June 2017). "Tatuaje de Fernando Solabarrieta generó polémica en redes: debió aclarar su significado". Página 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- Nicolás Solabarrieta at Soccerway
- Nicolás Solabarrieta at PlaymakerStats