Nicolás Andrés Maná (born 25 March 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Argentinan club

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Career

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

were Maná's first senior club, he remained with them for three years but didn't make a first-team appearance; though was an unused substitute on two occasions during the

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. In January 2015,

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side

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loaned Maná. He made his debut during a

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fixture with

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on 7 February. His first league appearance arrived on 2 May versus

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, which was followed by his first goal against

Ayacucho Ayacucho (, , derived from the words ''aya'' ("death" or "soul") and ''k'uchu'' ("corner") in honour of the battle of Ayacucho), founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga) until 1825, i ...

in November 2015. In all competitions, Maná featured thirty-seven times for the club. Maná signed for

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's Cañuelas in June 2016, but was immediately signed on loan by San Martín of the

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. He netted his opening goal in the Argentine top-flight on 27 May 2017 in a 4–2 victory over

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. 2018 saw Maná leave San Martín following two seasons on loan, returning to Cañuelas though immediately departing the club permanently to join

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side

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrini ...

. He scored his first goal in a draw against

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on 24 September, prior to netting a brace in a game against

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months later. He was released in May 2019. On 1 July 2019, Maná moved to

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

on a free transfer. After a few loan spells and a total of nine appearances for Defensa, Maná left the club at the end of 2021 and then joined Paraguayan club Sol de América in January 2022. On 29 July 2022, Maná joined Uruguayan club

Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...

.Nicolás Maná se suma al fútbol uruguayo
onefootball.com, 29 July 2022

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maná, Nicolás 1994 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Living people Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Cañuelas Fútbol Club footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Panetolikos F.C. players Defensa y Justicia footballers Club Guaraní players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Club Sol de América footballers Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Sportivo Trinidense footballers Sportivo Luqueño players Peruvian Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera C Metropolitana players Super League Greece players Paraguayan Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay 21st-century Argentine sportsmen