Nico Carrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Nicolás Carrera Zarzar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 6, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||
| Position | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlante | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pachuca | |||
| 2017–2020 | FC Dallas | ||
| 2020–2021 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | North Texas SC | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Holstein Kiel II | 59 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Holstein Kiel | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → FSV Zwickau (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Toluca | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Atlante | 30 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Mexico U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | United States U23 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 21, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 7, 2019 | |||
Juan Nicolás Carrera Zarzar (born May 6, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Liga MX club Atlante. Born in Mexico, he represents the United States internationally.
Club career
After a youth career that began with 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.
On January 26, 2023, Carrera joined FSV Zwickau on loan.[2]
On July 9, 2024, Holstein Kiel announced Carrera's move to Toluca.[3]
International career
Carrera played for the Mexico national under-17 team before gaining American citizenship. He represented the United States under-17 team at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4][5][6]
Personal life
Nico is the older brother of Antonio Carrera, who is also a professional soccer player.[7]
Honours
Toluca
Notes
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "PER LEIHE: FSV BESSERT AUCH IN DER DEFENSIVE NOCH EINMAL NACH" (in German). FSV Zwickau. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ↑ "NICO CARRERA VERLÄSST DIE KSV" [NICO CARRERA LEAVES KSV] (in German). Holstein Kiel. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ↑ Dallas, F. C. "Nico Carrera". FC Dallas.
- ↑ "USA – N. Carrera – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Holstein Kiel Signs U.S. Youth International Nico Carrera". myemail.constantcontact.com.
- ↑ Carrick, Buzz (October 10, 2023). "Carrera and Norris named to Pan American games roster".
External links
- Nico Carrera at USL League One
- Nico Carrera at FC Dallas
- Holstein Kiel Signs U.S. Youth International Nico Carrera at Holstein Kiel
- 2002 births
- Living people
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- American men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Footballers from Hidalgo (state)
- FSV Zwickau players
- Holstein Kiel II players
- Holstein Kiel players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- Pan American Games footballers for the United States
- Regionalliga players
- Soccer players from Texas
- Sportspeople from Hidalgo (state)
- Toluca FC players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American soccer defender, 2000s birth stubs