Nicolás Millán
Nicolás Millán Carrasco (born 17 November 1991) is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays for Chilean First Division B side San Marcos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Ignacio Millán Carrasco | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Chile, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Marcos | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Colo Colo | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Rivadavia (Loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Tigre (Loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Naval (Loan) | 48 | (6) |
| 2013 | Unión Temuco | 11 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Curicó Unido | 46 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Puerto Montt | 26 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportes Pintana | 26 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Deportes Copiapó | 59 | (7) |
| 2020– | San Marcos | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Chile U-17 | 3 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 February 2009 | |||
He is best known for being the youngest player to represent a Chilean team in professional football. His substitute appearance for Chilean club Colo Colo against Santiago Wanderers at the age of fourteen years, nine months and three days smashed the previous record of Frank Lobos considerably.[1]
Career
Colo-Colo
Millán, a precociously gifted attacking player, joined Colo Colo's youth set-up in 2003, and enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks. Before his first team debut Millán was promoted to the club's U-17 side, finding the back of the net three times in as many games. In 2008, he left the club to join Club Rivadavia de Lincoln in Argentina on loan, before moving on to Tigre in 2009, also on loan. He has since returned to Colo Colo.[2]
Naval (Loan)
In December 2011, Millán joined Naval on a loan deal.[3] He made his debut in the league on 14 August 2011, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute against Deportes Puerto Montt. Millán then got his first goal for Naval in the 3-1 win over San Marcos de Arica on 13 November 2011.
Unión Temuco
In November 2012, it was announced that Millán was joining Unión Temuco for the 2013 season[4] on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Colo Colo after the conclusion of the 2012 season.[5] He made his debut on 16 February, losing the game 1-0 to his former club Naval.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 March 2013, scoring an 81st minute consolation goal in his side's 4-1 loss against Barnechea.[7] He then scored again in the next game in Unión Temuco's 4-3 win over Lota Schwager.[8]
Curicó Unido
On 12 June 2013, it was announced that Millán has signed for fellow Chilean Primera División B side Curicó Unido.[9] On 7 July 2013, he made his debut in the Copa Chile against O'Higgins, scoring in a 3-2 loss.[10] On 28 July 2013, he made his league debut against CD Concepción in a match which ended 0-0.
Puerto Montt
After two seasons with Curicó Unido, Millán left the club to join newly promoted Primera B de Chile side Puerto Montt on 15 July 2015. He made his league debut on 9 August, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute against Rangers de Talca. The match ended in a 1-0 defeat for Puerto Montt.[11]
Playing style
Millán has been dubbed the "Chilean Cristiano Ronaldo", and when asked of comparing his ability to that of the Portuguese winger Millán replied: "I think my playing style is similar to his. I enjoy using the flanks and going past defenders, and I'm particularly good at stepovers.".[1]
Career statistics
- As of 24 August 2015[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colo Colo | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rivadavia | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigre | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colo Colo | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Naval | 2011 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2012 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| Unión Temuco | 2013 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Curicó Unido | 2013–14 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Puerto Montt | 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Total | 110 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 16 | |
References
- "Millan makes history at Colo Colo". Chile. FIFA. 15 September 2005.
- "Google Translate". Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- https://archive.is/20120805000435/http://www.navalsa.cl/noticias.php?subaction=showfull&id=1325261196&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - http://www.uniontemuco.cl/?q=actualidad/695 Archived 15 January 2013 at Archive.today
- http://www.purofutbol.cl/?p=25299
- "Naval Venció Con Lo Justo A Unión Temuco". Anfp.cl. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- http://www.uniontemuco.cl/index.php?q=actualidad/763 Archived 10 April 2013 at Archive.today
- http://www.uniontemuco.cl/index.php?q=actualidad/768 Archived 10 April 2013 at Archive.today
- Millán signed this afternoon hours Curico Kingdom
- CURICÓ UNIDO VS. O'HIGGINS 2–3
- "PUERTO MONTT VS. RANGERS 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Nicolás Millán at Soccerway
External links
- Nicolás Millán at Soccerway