Nelson Sepúlveda

Nelson Sepúlveda
Personal information
Full name Nelson Alejandro Sepúlveda Moya
Date of birth (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportes Concepción
Number 27
Youth career
Cobresal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Cobresal 115 (9)
2019–2021 Deportes Melipilla 75 (6)
2022–2024 Cobresal 65 (3)
2025– Deportes Concepción 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2025

Nelson Alejandro Sepúlveda Moya (born 22 February 1992) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes Concepción.

Club career

Born in Santiago de Chile, Sepúlveda is a product of Cobresal and made his professional debut in the 2012 Torneo Apertura of the Chilean Primera División,[2] With them, he won the 2015 Torneo Clausura, the first league title for the club,[3] and took part in the 2016 Copa Libertadores. He left them at the end of the 2018 season, getting promotion to the 2019 Primera División.[4]

In January 2019, Sepúlveda moved to Deportes Melipilla,[5] got promotion and played for them in the 2021 Primera División.[6]

He rejoined Cobresal in 2022, took part in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana[7] and they were the Chilean top division runners-up in 2023.[4] On 15 March 2024, Sepúlveda suffered a serious crus fracture in the match against Deportes Iquique that kept him away from football for about five months.[8][9][10]

In January 2025, Sepúlveda joined Deportes Concepción.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Nelson Sepúlveda". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Cobresal 2012 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ^ "26 de abril de 2015 una fecha inolvidable; Cobresal se consagraba por primera vez como campeón del fútbol Chileno". Damiana FM (in Spanish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b @cobresaloficial; (31 December 2024). "⛏️ ¡𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒐, 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒆ó𝒏! 💪" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Nelson Sepúlveda explica su llegada a Melipilla: "Me motivó el proyecto, varios clubes me cerraron las puertas"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Nelson Sepúlveda no sigue en Deportes Melipilla!". Deportes Melipilla (in Spanish). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Ficha técnica del partido Palestino-Cobresal por Copa Sudamericana-2023". La Nación (in Spanish). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. ^ García, Javiera (16 March 2024). "Cobresal confirma fractura de Sepúlveda tras escalofriante choque". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. ^ ""Cuando caí, la pierna me iba BAILANDO, no la podía controlar, estaba ROTO"". RedGol (in Spanish). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Nelson Sepúlveda refuerza el mediocampo del León tras superar una dura lesión". Deportes Concepción SADP (in Spanish). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  11. ^ Cárcamo, Ricardo (16 January 2025). "Nelson Sepúlveda: "Sé que llegué a un club que tiene mucho arraigo"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.