Nazareno Fernández Colombo (born 20 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Racing Club.
Club career Colombo came through the youth system of Estudiantes, initially joining in 2010. After penning his first professional contract on 11 July 2019, the centre-back made his first-team debut nine days later in a Copa Argentina victory in Cutral Có over Mitre; appearing for the full duration versus the Primera B Nacional outfit.
International career In 2018, Colombo represented Argentina at the L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain. He made five appearances as they won the trophy. In the months prior, Colombo had trained against the seniors at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In January 2020 he was called up to the U23 national team of Argentina to take part in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia, replacing Lautaro Valenti. He started the last group stage's match against Venezuela and netted a goal.
In late August 2021, Colombo joined Defensa y Justicia on a dry loan the rest of the year.MERCADO DE PASES: NAZARENO COLOMBO FIRMÓ EN DEFENSA Y JUSTICIA, elgrafico.com.ar, 23 August 2021 On 17 January 2022, Defensa bought Colombo free from Estudiantes for a fee around 1,250,000 dollars for 50% of his pass, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2025.ESTUDIANTES VENDIÓ A NAZARENO COLOMBO A DEFENSA Y JUSTICIA, infocielo.com, 17 January 2022
Personal life Colombo is the son of former professional footballer Leonardo Colombo.
Career statistics .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEstudiantes2019–20Primera División001000—0010Career total001000—0010
Honours Racing Club Copa Sudamericana: 2024 Recopa Sudamericana: 2025
Argentina U20 L'Alcúdia International Tournament: 2018
Argentina U23 Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020
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