One year later he joined Albacete Balompié, initially being assigned to the reserves in the same division; he played his first game as a professional on 26 October 2008, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Celta de Vigo in the Segunda División.
After Tenerife manager Antonio Calderón was sacked in January 2012,[5] Nico was loaned to former side Guadalajara.
[7] In June, Nico returned to Tenerife and division three and, despite being shown the door,[5] he still managed to appear in 15 matches and net once during the season for the Canary Islands team, albeit in only one start.
On 29 July 2013, his contract with the Blanquiazules was mutually terminated[8] and he signed with Salamanca AC on 9 August.
[10] On 8 July 2014, after suffering relegation with the Valencians, Nico moved to La Hoya Lorca CF also in the third division.