Juan Nicolás Carrera Zarzar (born May 6, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. Born in Mexico, he represented the United States national under-17 team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Nicolás Carrera Zarzar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-05-06) May 6, 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Pachuca, Mexico | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Holstein Kiel | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pachuca | |||
2017–2020 | FC Dallas | ||
2020– | Holstein Kiel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | North Texas SC | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Holstein Kiel II | 25 | (2) |
2022– | Holstein Kiel | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Mexico U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | United States U17 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 7, 2019 |
After a youth career that began with C.F. Pachuca and FC Dallas, Carrera made his pro club debut with North Texas SC in USL League One in 2019. In July 2020, he signed with Kiel and began his career in Germany on their team in the Under 19 Bundesliga.
Carrera played for the Mexico national under-17 team before gaining American citizenship and joining the United States U17 roster for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2][3][4]
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