Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo (born 8 July 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Nicolás Maturana
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Lampa, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Universidad de Chile 28 (2)
2012Rangers (loan) 10 (0)
2012Rangers B (loan) 3 (0)
2012Barnechea (loan) 10 (4)
2014Deportes Iquique (loan) 15 (0)
2014Barnechea (loan) 9 (4)
2015Elche (loan) 0 (0)
2015Alcoyano (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016Palestino (loan) 34 (5)
2017 Necaxa 10 (1)
2017–2020 Colo-Colo 13 (0)
2019Universidad de Concepción (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2023 Cobreloa 65 (6)
2023Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) 16 (0)
2024 Real Estelí 3 (0)
2024 San Antonio Unido 15 (1)
2025 Deportes Melipilla 1 (0)
International career
2013 Chile U20 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2026

Club career

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He debuted on 23 April 2011, in a 0-0 draw of Universidad de Chile against Palestino for the 2011 Torneo Apertura. He was replaced by Diego Rivarola at the minute 53.[2] He scored his first goal on 10 July 2011, in a match against Magallanes, for the 2011 Copa Chile.[3] in 2015, he was loaned to La Liga side Elche CF,[4] but the team couldn't register him, so after Maturana was loaned to Alcoyano.[5]

In 2024, Maturana moved abroad again and signed with Nicaraguan club Real Estelí.[6] After a month with them, he returned to Chile and joined San Antonio Unido.[7]

In March 2025, Maturana joined Deportes Melipilla.[8]

International career

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He was named in Chile's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia in September 2016.[9]

Personal life

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As a child, Maturana lived in a residence from SENAME [es] (National Services for Minors), a questioned Chilean institution due to multiple complaints about all kinds of child abuse there.[10]

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "La 'U' y Palestino se quedaron en blanco". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. "Magallanes y la 'U' igualaron 1-1 por Copa Chile". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "Nicolás Maturana confirma su fichaje por el Elche" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. Jeria, Diego (20 January 2021). "El breve paso de Nicolás Maturana por Alcoyano, el club de Segunda B que eliminó a Real Madrid en Copa del Rey". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. Lara, Nicolás (6 January 2024). "'Nico' Maturana se va al extranjero". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. Aliaga, Martín (18 February 2024). "Nicolás Maturana sorprende en el mercado: duró un mes en Nicaragua y ya tiene nuevo club en Chile". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. Silva, Felipe (28 March 2025). "Fin al calvario de Nicolás Maturana". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  9. "Nomina de la Selección Chilena para los partidos ante Paraguay y Bolivia". anfp.cl. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  10. ""Siempre lo he dicho": Nicolás Maturana alza la voz para criticar al Sename". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 horas. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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