Nicolás Avellaneda (footballer)

Not to be confused with Nicolás Avellaneda.

Nicolás Gastón Avellaneda (born 24 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine club Chacarita Juniors.

Nicolás Avellaneda

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Gastón Avellaneda
Date of birth	(1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Río Tercero, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Chacarita Juniors
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Lanús	0	(0)
2018–2022	Defensa y Justicia	1	(0)
2020–2021	→ Ferro Carril Oeste (loan)	7	(0)
2021	→ Santamarina (loan)	28	(0)
2022	→ San Martín SJ (loan)	36	(0)
2023	San Luis	32	(0)
2024	Cobreloa	28	(0)
2025–	Chacarita Juniors	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:36, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Avellaneda was promoted into the first-team squad of Lanús in 2013, appearing on the subs bench against Estudiantes on 19 June.^[1][2] He went unused, as Avellaneda did a further twenty-five times between then and the end of 2017.^[1] On 21 January 2018, fellow Primera División side Defensa y Justicia signed Avellaneda.^[1][3][4] He was on the bench for twelve fixtures in 2017–18, prior to eventually making his debut in Defensa's penultimate match of the season versus Newell's Old Boys on 5 May; due to the ineligibility of Ezequiel Unsain.^[5] He wouldn't appear again, despite appearing on the sidelines sixty-five times across two seasons.^[1]

Avellaneda spent the 2020 campaign on loan to Primera Nacional with Ferro Carril Oeste; initially planned to last until December 2021.^[6] His first appearance occurred on 12 December 2020 against Deportivo Morón, which preceded six further appearances for the club.^[1] On 18 February 2021, having cut short his time with Ferro, Avellaneda penned permanent terms with fellow second tier team Santamarina.^[7]

In December 2021, Avellaneda signed with San Martín de San Juan.^[8]

In 2023, he played for Chilean club San Luis de Quillota.^[9] The next season, he switched to Cobreloa, the recent promoted team to the top division.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 19 February 2021.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2012–13	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Defensa y Justicia	2017–18	Primera División	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ferro Carril Oeste (loan)	2020	Primera Nacional	7	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	7	0
Santamarina	2021		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

Honours

Lanús^[1]

• Supercopa Argentina: 2016