| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Marcelo San Martín Arriagada | ||
| Date of birth | May 17, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Home United FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000-2001 | Universidad de Chile | 16 | (0) |
| 2002 | →Deportes Temuco | 19 | (3) |
| 2003 | Universidad de Chile | 11 | (0) |
| 2004 | Unión San Felipe | 26 | (4) |
| 2005-2006 | Club Provincial Curicó Unido | 39 | (7) |
| 2006-2008 | Kedah FA | 41 | (10) |
| 2009 | Bangkok Glass | 6 | (0) |
| 2010- | Home United FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 20, 2007. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nelson Marcelo San Martín Arriagada (born 17 May 1980 in Santiago, Chile) is a professional football and former player of Kedah FA in the Malaysian Super League. He was employed in the box-to-box midfield role. He currently plays for Home United FC in Singapore's S League.
Married to Soledad Valdes in 2003, the couple are blessed with one child, Fernandad Soledad San Martin Valdes, 3.
The former Universidad de Chile midfielder who began to pitch his tent in Alor Star in November 2006 has been playing an influential role for Kedah FA. He excels in his role as the playmaker of the team with his accurate distribution of the ball. In his first year at his new club, he managed to capture the eyes of most Kedah FA fans with his superb passing and vision, and also with an excellent free kick delivery.
Alongside his teammates, Ahmad Fauzi Saari, Marlon Alex James, Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, they played the most attractive football in Malaysia. Two years playing for the Canaries, Nelson assisted them to win historical double treble titles.
Eventually, after seeing the domination of foreign footballers in Malaysian football, Football Association of Malaysia ordered all the clubs to release all imports player for the M.League 2009 season. Martín played his last game for Kedah FA on 23 August 2008, which was Malaysia Cup showdown against Selangor FA. He set-up a goal for Marlon Alex James and struck a high-quality goal in the match which ended with Kedah won 3-2. Upon his contributions to Kedah FA, he was awarded the Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai (ASK) medal from the Sultan of Kedah.