Nicolás Capaldo

Nicolás Capaldo Taboas (born 14 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Capaldo and the second or maternal family name is Taboas.

Nicolás Capaldo
Capaldo with Red Bull Salzburg in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Capaldo Toboas
Date of birth (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998
Place of birth Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 7
Youth career
Deportivo Mac Allister
2015–2019 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Boca Juniors 14 (0)
2021– Red Bull Salzburg 54 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023

Club career

Capaldo is a product of the Boca Juniors academy, he had been signed from Deportivo Mac Allister in 2015.[2][3] Gustavo Alfaro called the midfielder up in 2019, initially for the mid-season break where he featured in a Torneo de Verano friendly with Unión Santa Fe on 16 January.[1] After not being used while on the substitutes bench for away fixtures with San Martín and Belgrano, Capaldo made his debut in professional football during a Primera División match against Defensa y Justicia on 24 February at the Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello.[1][4][5]

International career

In September 2019, Capaldo was called up by the Argentina U23s ahead of an exhibition fixture with Bolivia.[6] He played his first match a few days later against Colombia, and scored his first goal for the team against Brazil in a 1–0 win for the Gran Canaria invitational tournament final.

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Capaldo is of Italian descent.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 October 2023.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 1010305[lower-alpha 1]0—100
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 130706012[lower-alpha 1]0—380
2020–21 Argentine Primera División 00001205[lower-alpha 1]0—170
Total 14080210220—650
Red Bull Salzburg 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 27362—8[lower-alpha 2]0—415
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 23420—5[lower-alpha 3]1—305
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 4010—2[lower-alpha 2]0—70
Total 54792—151—7810
Career total 6871722103700014310
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League.
  3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Boca Juniors

Red Bull Salzburg

Argentina U23

References
  1. "Argentina – N. Capaldo". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ""Es un sueño que estoy cumpliendo"". La Arena. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. "Así formará Boca en el primer partido de Gustavo Alfaro: tres debuts en el amistoso ante Unión". La Nación. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. "Quiénes son las promesas que llevó Alfaro a la pretemporada de Boca y qué lugar les dará". Infobae. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
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