Nicolás Capaldo Taboas (born 14 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV and the Argentina national team.[1]
_47.jpg) Capaldo with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Capaldo Toboas | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Deportivo Mac Allister | ||
| 2015–2019 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Boca Juniors | 37 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Red Bull Salzburg | 83 | (12) |
| 2025– | Hamburger SV | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Argentina U23 | 8 | (2) |
| 2026– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Club career
editCapaldo is a product of the Boca Juniors academy, he had been signed from Deportivo Mac Allister in 2015.[2][3] Gustavo Alfaro called the midfielder up in 2019, initially for the mid-season break where he featured in a Torneo de Verano friendly with Unión Santa Fe on 16 January.[1] After not being used while on the substitutes bench for away fixtures with San Martín and Belgrano, Capaldo made his debut in professional football during a Primera División match against Defensa y Justicia on 24 February at the Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello.[1][4][5]
On 10 July 2025, after four seasons with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, Capaldo moved to Germany, joining Bundesliga club Hamburger SV permanently, for a €4.5 million estimated fee.[6][7]
International career
editIn September 2019, Capaldo was called up by the Argentina U23s ahead of an exhibition fixture with Bolivia.[8] He played his first match a few days later against Colombia, and scored his first goal for the team against Brazil in a 1–0 win for the Gran Canaria invitational tournament final.
Personal life
editBorn and raised in Argentina, Capaldo is of Italian descent.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 12[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | 83 | 12 | 14 | 2 | — | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 15 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 123 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 16 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 6 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editBoca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División: 2019–20
- Copa Argentina: 2019–20
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020
- Supercopa Argentina: 2018
Red Bull Salzburg
Argentina U23
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 Nicolás Capaldo at Soccerway
- ↑ ""Es un sueño que estoy cumpliendo"". La Arena. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "Así formará Boca en el primer partido de Gustavo Alfaro: tres debuts en el amistoso ante Unión". La Nación. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "Quiénes son las promesas que llevó Alfaro a la pretemporada de Boca y qué lugar les dará". Infobae. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "¿Quién es este pibe que encantó a Alfaro?". Diario Popular. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "Nicolas Capaldo moves to the German Bundesliga".
- ↑ "HSV sign Nicolas Capaldo". Hamburger SV. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ↑ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ↑ "Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.