Nicolás Bastián Guerra Ruz (born 9 January 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine club Instituto.
Club career Guerra made his professional debut in a 2017 Copa Chile match against Ñublense, by replacing Leandro Benegas. In the same tournament, he scored his first goal in a match against San Luis de Quillota. Later, he signed his first contract as professional player on 27 December 2017.
On 2021 season, Guerra joined Ñublense on loan from Universidad de Chile.
Back to Universidad de Chile from Ñublense in 2023, Guerra left them at the end of the 2025 season.
In January 2026, Guerra moved abroad and signed with Argentine club Instituto.
International career At under-20 level, Guerra represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.
Guerra represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Maurice Revello Tournament and the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament. In both championships, Chile did not qualify for the second stage. Also, he played in a friendly match against Brazil U23
In September 2020, Guerra was called up to a training microcycle of the Chile senior team. He received his first call-up for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025. He made his debut as a starting player and got a hat-trick.
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUniversidadde Chile2017PrimeraDivisión4052000092201824471500036520191912200002132020243—1000223Total71814Appearances in the Copa Chile56Appearances in the Copa Libertadores0009113Ñublense(loan)2021PrimeraDivisión0000—0000Career total71814560009113 Notes
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChile202513Total13
+ List of international goals scored by Nicolás GuerraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 February 2025 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Chile 1–0 6–1 Friendly23–034–1
Honours Chile U20 South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References
External links
Profile at Universidad de Chile