Nicolás Celis

Nicolás Celis Ríos (born October 24, 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Early career Celis developed as a footballer in C.D. Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (Deportivo UNAP). He came on in the 77th minute for José Carlos Fernández, and his club went on to defeat Unión Huaral 3–1 at home. His manager at the time Teddy Cardama allowed Nicolás to play the following match, away to Sporting Cristal. He entered the match replacing José Carlos Fernández in the 80th minute, but his club still lost 3–0. This would be his last appearance for FBC Melgar.

Asociación Deportiva Hospital Then he in 2007 he joined Pucallpa based club Asociación Deportiva Hospital, which was playing in the Copa Perú division at the time. In the 2007 Copa Perú season, his club managed to make it all the way to the semifinals. There they were eliminated by the eventual champions that season, Club Juan Aurich, 3–1 on aggregate.

Return to Colegio Nacional Iquitos Then in 2008 he returned to Colegio Nacional de Iquitos and helped them reach promotion at the end of the 2008 Copa Perú season. Celis played a part in the last three defining matches for promotion to the Peruvian First Division. They eventually finished one point behind the champions Sport Huancayo but were still granted promotion.

Celis made his Peruvian First Division debut in Colegio Nacional de Iquitos colors in Round 1 of the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado season at home against Sporting Cristal. He was in the starting line-up and then was substituted by Andrei Reátegui in the 71st minute of the match, which finished in a scoreless draw.