Nicolás Solabarrieta | |
Fullname: | Nicolás Imanol Alberto Solabarrieta Vergara |
Birth Date: | 1996 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Vitacura, Chile |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 2012–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Universidad Católica |
Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
College1: | Albany Great Danes |
Collegecaps1: | 78 |
Collegegoals1: | 25 |
Years1: | 2016 |
Clubs1: | Long Island Rough Riders |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | FC Tucson |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018 |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2020–2021 |
Caps5: | 5 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2021 |
Clubs6: | Deportes Recoleta |
Caps6: | 12 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2022 |
Clubs7: | Lautaro de Buin |
Caps7: | 10 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2023 |
Clubs8: | Seravezza Pozzi |
Caps8: | 6 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 58 |
Totalgoals: | 4 |
Nicolás Imanol Alberto Solabarrieta Vergara (born Nicolás Alberto Kozak Vergara;[1] 24 August 1996 in Chile) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Solabarrieta played college soccer for the University at Albany after failing to make an appearance for Chilean top flight side Club Deportivo Universidad Católica.[2] While playing for the University at Albany, he also played for the Long Island Rough Riders, Tucson, as well as Reading United AC in the American fourth division.
For 2019, he signed for Uruguayan second division outfit Tacuarembó.[3]
For 2020, Solabarrieta signed for Palestino in the Chilean top flight. On secolnd half 2021, he joined Chilean Segunda División side Deportes Recoleta.[4]
In 2023, he joined ASD Seravezza Pozzi in the Italian Serie D.[5]
In September 2023, he announced his retirement from football.[6]
He is the son of the Chilean sports journalist Fernando Solabarrieta the journalist and TV host Ivette Vergara.[7] From his paternal line, he is of Basque descent since his grandfather is Spanish and of Syrian origin on his grandmother's side.[8]