Nelson San Martín

Nelson San Martín

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Marcelo San Martín Arriagada
Date of birth	(1980-05-17) May 17, 1980
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	T-Team FC
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Universidad de Chile	16	(0)
2002–2003	→Deportes Temuco	19	(3)
2003–2004	Universidad de Chile	11	(0)
2004–2005	Unión San Felipe	26	(4)
2005	Estudiantes de Santnder	15	(0)
2005–2006	Club Provincial Curicó Unido	39	(7)
2006–2008	Kedah FA	86	(70)
2009–2010	Bangkok Glass	6	(0)
2010–2011	Home United FC	36	(21)
2011–2012	Athletic Club Barnechea	17	(8)
2013	Kedah FA	29	(15)
2014	T-Team FC	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 3, 2013

Nelson Marcelo San Martín Arriagada (born 17 May 1980 in Santiago, Chile) is a professional footballer who played for T-Team FC.

Club career

The former Universidad de Chile midfielder who began to pitch his tent in Alor Star in November 2006 has been playing an influential role for Kedah FA. He excels in his role as the playmaker of the team with his accurate distribution of the ball. In his first year at his new club, he managed to capture the eyes of most Kedah FA fans with his superb passing and vision, and also with an excellent free kick delivery.

Alongside his teammates, Ahmad Fauzi Saari, Marlon Alex James, Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, they played the most attractive football in Malaysia. Two years playing for the Canaries, Nelson assisted them to win historical double treble titles.

Eventually, after seeing the domination of foreign footballers in Malaysian football, Football Association of Malaysia ordered all the clubs to release all imports player for the M.League 2009 season. Martín played his last game for Kedah FA on 23 August 2008, which was Malaysia Cup showdown against Selangor FA. He set up a goal for Marlon Alex James and struck a high-quality goal in the match which ended with Kedah won 3-2. Upon his contributions to Kedah FA, he was awarded the Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai (ASK) medal from the Sultan of Kedah.

After his departure from Malaysia, Nelson went to neighbors Thailand and played 1 season with Bangkok Glass and later on relocated to Singapore in order to join Home United FC in a 6-month contract. A 3-month injury caused Nelson to miss half of his season with Home United, causing his contract to not be extended.

Nelson then left Southeast Asia and went on to sign with Chilean club, Athletic Club Barnechea for the 2011/12 season.

He was released by Barnechea in mid-2012 after a poor season with the club.

In November 2012, Nelson return to Kedah to play for the Canaries in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League. After only a season with them, he joined PBDKT T-Team FC for the 2014 Malaysia Super League season.

External links

• Nelson San Martín at Soccerway
• (Spanish) Peloteros Chilenos en el Mundo