Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez (born 6 April 1988) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dominican club San Cristóbal.[1]
 Saavedra in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Cristóbal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Palestino | 24 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Vitória (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | São Paulo | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Cobreloa | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Unión San Felipe | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | O'Higgins | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Audax Italiano | 37 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Deportes Melipilla | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | San Cristóbal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:20, 6 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 25 July 2009 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Santiago, Saavedra began his professional career in the 2008 season with Palestino.[2] Saavedra went on trial with Spanish giants Real Madrid in January 2009,[3] but a move never materialised. Instead, he moved on loan to Brazil's Vitória for the 2009 season, but after failing to appear for his new club,[4] he signed on loan for São Paulo. Saavedra never appeared for São Paulo either, and began the 2010 season on loan at a third Brazilian club, Atlético Goianiense.[5]
On 12 December 2012, he is signed for Audax Italiano for the 2013 season.[6]
In March 2021 he signed with Dominican club San Cristóbal.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Chile - N. Saavedra - Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia - Soccerway". es.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Saavedra :: Nelson Saavedra Sanchez :: Audax Italiano". Football-Lineups.
- ^ Real Madrid following Palestino fullback Saavedra
- ^ "No Vitória, Saavedra foi preterido pelos zagueiros da base".
- ^ "ZeroZero.pt".
- ^ "Nelson Saavedra es la nueva incorporación de la zaga itálica | Audax Club Sportivo Italiano". www.audaxitaliano.cl. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
- ^ @clubatleticosc (3 March 2021). "Anunciamos la incorporación a nuestro equipo del defensa chileno Nelson Saavedra". Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Instagram.
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