Javier Nicolás Vallejo
Personal information
Full name Javier Nicolás Vallejo
Date of birth (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004
Place of birth Saenz Peña, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Talleres de Córdoba on loan from Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022- Independiente 32 (3)
2023- → Talleres de Córdoba (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2023 Argentina U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:21 11 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023

Javier Nicolás Vallejo (born 3 January 2004) is an Argentinian footballer who plays as a forward for Talleres de Córdoba on loan from Independiente. He is an Argentina U20 international.

Career

From Chaco Province, Vallejo signed a contract in 2022 keeping him with Independiente until December 2024.[1] In his first league start for the club he scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Arsenal de Sarandí on the 2 October 2022. This came just days after he missed a spot kick in a penalty shoot out that saw his club defeated in the Copa Argentina.[2] That same month he was celebrated as he scored a late equaliser for this club in a 2-2 league draw against Boca Juniors.[3]

In August 2023, he signed on loan for Talleres de Córdoba.[4]

International career

He was named in the Argentina under-20 squad by Javier Mascherano for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship held in Colombia in January and February 2023. [5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "The injury of Nicolás Vallejo was confirmed". Soydelrojo.
  2. ↑ "Javier Vallejo, the kid who had a quick revenge to make Independiente celebrate against Arsenal de Sarandí". Clarin.com.
  3. ↑ "Vallejo scored Independiente's 2-2 win over Boca Juniors VIDEO". Elcomercio.
  4. ↑ "Nicolás Vallejo left Independiente and is the new reinforcement of Talleres". tycsports. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lista oficial de convocados de la Selección Sub 20 para el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Los números de la Selección en el Sudamericano Sub 20" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 January 2023.

Nicolás Vallejo at Soccerway


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