Nicolás Colazo

Nicolás Colazo
Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Carlos Colazo
Date of birth	8 July 1990 (age 34)
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
2008–2019	Boca Juniors
2013	→ All Boys (loan)
2016–2017	→ Melbourne City (loan)
2017–2018	→ Gimnasia LP (loan)
2018–2019	→ Aris (loan)
2019	→ Tigre (loan)
2019–2020	Rosario Central
2020–2021	Rentistas
2021–	Gimnasia LP
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:23, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

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).

Club career

Boca Juniors

At 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

In 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

Boca Juniors

Melbourne City

FFA Cup: 2016

References

^ "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

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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[1] "City sign Argentine". FourFourTwo. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[2] "City signs Colazo". Melbourne City. 20 September 2016.

[3] "Cahill magic fires City to massive Melbourne Derby win". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[4] 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.

[5] Κολασο:Περιμένω να ζήσω το...Μπομπονέρα της Ευρώπης (in Greek). www.voria.gr. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[6] Άρης: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση των Μενέντεθ και Κολάσο (in Greek). in.gr. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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