Nicolas Capaldo

Nicolás Capaldo
Capaldo in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Capaldo Toboas
Date of birth (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV
Number 24
Youth career
2004–2014 Deportivo Mac Allister
2015–2019 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Boca Juniors 65 (0)
2021–2025 Red Bull Salzburg 83 (12)
2025– Hamburger SV 6 (0)
International career‡
2018–2020 Argentina U23 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2020

Nicolás Capaldo Taboas (born 14 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.

Club career

Capaldo played in the youth of Deportivo Mac Allister. In 2015 he went on to the Boca Juniors academy. Capaldo made his debut in professional football during a Argentine Primera División match against Defensa y Justicia on 24 February 2019. In June 2021 he went on to the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg and signed a contract to 2026.

On July 10, 2025, Capaldo moved to Hamburger SV for about €4.5 million.

International career

In September 2019 he was called up in the Argentina U23s national football team. He played his first match a few days later against Colombia and scored his first goal for the team against Chile in a 1–0 win.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 10103050—100
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 1307060120—380
2020–21 Argentine Primera División 000012050—170
Total 14080210220—650
Red Bull Salzburg 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 27362—80—415
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 23420—51—305
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 10010—40—150
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 22440—12000384
Total 8211132—2910012414
Hamburger SV 2025–26 Bundesliga 6010———70
Career total 102112222105100019614
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Boca Juniors

Red Bull Salzburg

Argentina U23

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nicolas Capaldo at Soccerway
  2. ↑ ""Es un sueño que estoy cumpliendo"". La Arena. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Diario Popular. 11 January 2019
  4. ↑ Standard.at:Salzburg finalisiert Transfer von Mittelfeldspieler Capaldo (German)
  5. ↑ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Soccerway.com:Nicolas Capaldo

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