NaFT

Known throughout the Latin American scene as NaFT, Nicolás Furtado is a Uruguayan competitor who built his reputation in the top lane during the formative years of Spanish-speaking League of Legends. Hailing from a region where esports infrastructure was still maturing, he became one of the recognizable faces to emerge from that early wave of talent, later associating with the Coscu Army organization founded by the streamer and personality Coscu.

The Top-Lane Mindset

Top lane is often described as the island of the map, a position that demands self-sufficiency and the mental discipline to survive prolonged one-on-one matchups with little immediate help. NaFT embraced that isolation as a defining part of his craft, learning to read wave states, manage trades, and time his teleport arrivals so that a lonely stretch of laning could snowball into a decisive presence around the map. It is a role where patience and split-second aggression coexist, and his approach reflected that balance.

A Diverse Champion Portfolio

His pool spoke to a versatile competitor rather than a one-trick specialist. Gangplank rewarded his willingness to master a mechanically punishing kit built around barrel chains and global ultimate pressure. Fiora and Kled catered to a duelist streak, thriving on isolating opponents and winning skirmishes through precise punishment. Perhaps most striking was his comfort on Aurelion Sol, an unconventional top-lane choice that showcased a creative streak and a readiness to surprise opponents with picks outside the standard meta.

Competing under the Coscu Army banner placed NaFT within an organization tied to one of the most influential entertainment figures in Argentine and broader Latin American gaming culture. That connection gave his career visibility beyond pure competitive results, bridging the worlds of grassroots streaming enthusiasm and structured team play during a period when the two were increasingly intertwined across the continent.

NaFT has since stepped away from active competition, his status now listed as retired. Yet his journey remains part of the larger story of how League of Legends took root in South America, carried forward by players from smaller nations like Uruguay who proved that the region’s talent pool extended well beyond its biggest markets. His legacy rests less on any single trophy and more on his contribution to a scene finding its footing, and on the memory of a top laner unafraid to bring the unexpected to the rift.