Nico Carrera

Juan Nicolás Carrera Zarzar (born May 6, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. Born in Mexico, he has represented the United States under-17 national team and the Mexico U17.

Nico Carrera
Personal information
Full name Juan Nicolás Carrera Zarzar[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-06) May 6, 2002
Place of birth Pachuca, Mexico
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 38
Youth career
Pachuca
2017–2020 FC Dallas
2020– Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 North Texas SC 1 (0)
2021– Holstein Kiel II 17 (2)
2022– Holstein Kiel 2 (0)
National team‡
2019 Mexico U17 1 (0)
2019 United States U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 19, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 7, 2019

Club career

After a youth career that began with C.F. Pachuca and FC Dallas, Carrera made his pro club debut with North Texas SC in USL League One in 2019. In July 2020, he signed with Kiel and began his career in Germany on their team in the Under 19 Bundesliga.

International career

Carrera played for the Mexico U17 national team before gaining American citizenship and joining the United States U17 roster for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
  2. "Nico Carrera | FC Dallas".
  3. "Mexico - N. Carrera - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. "Holstein Kiel Signs U.S. Youth International Nico Carrera".


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