Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo (born 8 July 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Guatemalan club Deportivo Fraijanes.
Club career He debuted on 23 April 2011, in a 0–0 draw of Universidad de Chile against Palestino for the 2011 Torneo Apertura. He was replaced by Diego Rivarola at the minute 53. He scored his first goal on 10 July 2011, in a match against Magallanes, for the 2011 Copa Chile. in 2015, he was loaned to La Liga side Elche CF, but the team couldn't register him, so after Maturana was loaned to Alcoyano.
In 2024, Maturana moved abroad again and signed with Nicaraguan club Real Estelí. After a month with them, he returned to Chile and joined San Antonio Unido.
In March 2025, Maturana joined Deportes Melipilla.
In June 2026, Maturana moved to Ecuador and joined Ciudad de Yantzaza in the third level, winning the Campeonato de Segunda Categoría Zamora Chinchipe. In July of the same year, he moved to Guatemalan club Deportivo Fraijanes.
International career He was named in Chile's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia in September 2016.
Personal life As a child, Maturana lived in a residence from (National Services for Minors), a questioned Chilean institution due to multiple complaints about all kinds of child abuse there.
Honours Universidad de Chile Primera División de Chile (1): 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011
Deportes Iquique Copa Chile (1): 2013–14
Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (1): 2017 Transición Supercopa de Chile (2): 2017, 2018 Copa Chile (1): 2019
Real Estelí Copa Primera (1): 2023
Ciudad de Yantzaza Segunda Categoría Zamora Chinchipe (1): 2026
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