Rodrigo Nicolás Contreras (born 27 October 1995 in
Tucumán), better known as Tucu, is an
Argentine
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footballer
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who plays as a
striker
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People wi ...
for
Chilean Primera División
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club
Everton on loan from
Deportes Antofagasta
Deportes Antofagasta is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta currently playing in the Campeonato Nacional. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán, which has a capacity of 21,178.
History
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.
Career
In 2024, Contreras joined
Chilean Primera División
The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division) is the top-tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the '' ANFP''. The league is known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital for sponsorship reasons.
Format
As of the ...
club
Everton on loan from
Deportes Antofagasta
Deportes Antofagasta is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta currently playing in the Campeonato Nacional. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán, which has a capacity of 21,178.
History
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on a one-year deal with an option to buy.
Personal life
He is the son of Carlos Alberto Contreras, a former footballer who played for clubs such as
San Martín de Tucumán,
Atlético de Rafaela, among others.
Honours
;Argentina U20
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South American Youth Football Championship:
2015
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References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Men's association football forwards
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
S.C. Braga B players
Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
C.D. Antofagasta footballers
Club Necaxa footballers
Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers
Defensa y Justicia footballers
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Chilean Primera División players
Liga MX players
Primera B de Chile players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Footballers from Tucumán Province