Nicolás Celis Ríos (born October 24, 1984) is a Peruvian former professional

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who played as a forward.

Career

Early career

Celis developed as a footballer in C.D. Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (Deportivo UNAP). There he played in the District League of Iquitos. Then in 2005 he joined Iquito's biggest club Colegio Nacional de Iquitos for the

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, which they were eliminated from in the

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by Olímpico Somos Perú 3–3 on aggregate.

FBC Melgar

Then in 2006 Celis would have a very short stint playing for

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club

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's most popular club. Celis made his official debut in the Peruvian First Division with FBC Melgar on March 12, 2006, in the 2006 season. He came on in the 77th minute for José Carlos Fernández, and his club went on to defeat

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3–1 at home. His manager at the time Teddy Cardama allowed Nicolás to play the following match, away to

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. He entered the match replacing José Carlos Fernández in the 80th minute, but his club still lost 3–0. This would be his last appearance for FBC Melgar.

Asociación Deportiva Hospital

Then he in 2007 he joined

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based club

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, which was playing in the

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division at the time. In the

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season, his club managed to make it all the way to the semifinals. There they were eliminated by the eventual champions that season, Club Juan Aurich, 3–1 on aggregate.

Return to Colegio Nacional Iquitos

Then in 2008 he returned to Colegio Nacional de Iquitos and helped them reach promotion at the end of the 2008 Copa Perú season. Celis played a part in the last three defining matches for promotion to the Peruvian First Division. They eventually finished one point behind the champions

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but were still granted promotion. Celis made his Peruvian First Division debut in Colegio Nacional de Iquitos colors in Round 1 of the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado season at home against

. He was in the starting line-up and then was substituted by Andrei Reátegui in the 71st minute of the match, which finished in a scoreless draw.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celis, Nicolas 1984 births Living people People from Iquitos 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Peruvian Primera División players Copa Perú players Colegio Nacional Iquitos footballers FBC Melgar footballers Asociación Deportiva Hospital footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Comerciantes Unidos footballers