Nicolás Palma

Nicolás Palma
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Andrés Palma Pardo
Date of birth (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001
Place of birth La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Unión La Calera
Youth career
Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 Cobreloa 89 (1)
2026– Unión La Calera 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2025

Nicolás Andrés Palma Pardo (born 8 October 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División club Unión La Calera.

Club career

Born in La Cisterna commune, Santiago de Chile,[2] Palma is a product of Cobreloa and made his professional debut in the 6–0 win against Deportes Valdivia on 21 January 2021 for the Copa Chile alongside the goalkeeper Hugo Araya.[3] He got regularity the next seasons[4] and won the 2023 Primera B. He continued with them in the 2024 Chilean Primera División[5][6] and left them at the end of 2025.[7]

On 1 January 2026, Palma signed with Unión La Calera in the Liga de Primera.[8][9]

Honours

Cobreloa

References

  1. ^ "Nicolás Palma » Perfil". www.livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Figura de Cobreloa revela que sus compañeros lo molestan por el interés de la U y advierte: "Sería un sueño, pero estoy tranquilo"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2026. El nacido en La Cisterna se tomó un momento
  3. ^ "🦊 COBRELOA INFORMA 🦊 ¡Felicitaciones por el debut!" (in Spanish). Loa Sport. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Nicolás Palma, central de Cobreloa, se ilusiona con llegar a la U: "Sería un sueño"". OneFootball (in Spanish). LaBullanguera.cl. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Cobreloa renovó contrato con el zaguero Nicolás Palma". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Jugador de Cobreloa no se había percatado de su debut en Primera: "Recién caí cuando..."". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Nicolás Palma se despidió de Cobreloa: "No es la forma en que..."". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 31 December 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  8. ^ Vásquez, César (31 December 2025). "Mercado del fútbol chileno: Unión La Calera se refuerza con un referente de Cobreloa". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  9. ^ "El golpe que remece a Calama: el defensor de Cobreloa que da el salto a Primera". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.