Carlos Nieto | |
Full Name: | Carlos Nieto Herrero |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1996 |
Birth Place: | Zaragoza, Spain |
Height: | 1.81 m[1] |
Position: | Left back |
Currentclub: | Zaragoza |
Clubnumber: | 17 |
Youthclubs1: | Zaragoza |
Years1: | 2014–2018 |
Clubs1: | Zaragoza B |
Caps1: | 114 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Years2: | 2014– |
Clubs2: | Zaragoza |
Caps2: | 146 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 15 December 2023 |
Carlos Nieto Herrero (born 6 May 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza. Mainly a left back, he also plays as a central defender or midfielder.[2]
Born in Zaragoza, Nieto graduated from local Real Zaragoza's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2013–14 campaign, while still a junior, in Tercera División. In the 2014 summer he was definitely promoted to the B-team, now in Segunda División B.[3]
On 14 September 2014 Nieto played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CE Sabadell FC in the Segunda División championship.[4] He would resume his spell mainly with the B-side in the following campaigns, achieving promotion from Tercera División in 2017.
On 1 August 2018, Nieto extended his contract until 2022 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[2]