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| Nicolás Otamendi | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi | |
| Date of birth: | 12 February 1988 | |
| Place of birth: | Buenos Aires,  Argentina
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| Height: | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position: | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Benfica
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| Number: | 30 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995–2007 | Vélez Sarsfield | |
| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 2010–2014 2014–2015 2014 2015–2020 2020— |
Vélez Sarsfield Porto Valencia  → Atlético Mineiro (loan) Manchester City Benfica
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40 (1) 77 (7) 35 (6) 5 (0) 136 (8) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2009– | Argentina
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70 (4) |
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica and the Argentina national team as a central defender.
In his professional career he played mainly for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto, winning eight major titles with the second including three national championships and the 2011 Europa League.
An Argentine international since 2009, Otamendi represented the country at the 2010 World Cup and the 2015 Copa América, helping them to the final of the latter.
External links[]
- Vélez Sarsfield official profile (Spanish)
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- Nicolás Otamendi at National-Football-Teams.com
Nicolás Otamendi FIFA competition record
| S.L. Benfica squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Trubin · 3 Carreras · 4 Silva · 6 Bah · 7 Amdouni · 8 Aursnes · 9 Cabral · 10 Kökçü · 11 Di María · 14 Pavlidis · 17 Aktürkoğlu · 18 Barreiro · 21 Schjelderup · 23 Meïté · 24 Soares · 25 Prestianni · 28 Kaboré · 30 Otamendi (c) · 32 Rollheiser · 37 Beste · 44 Araújo · 47 Gouveia · 61 Florentino · 75 Gomes · 84 Rego · 85 Sanches · Manager: Bruno Lage |
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| Argentina – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
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1. Pozo
2. Demichelis
3. C. Rodríguez
4. Burdisso
5. Bolatti
6. Heinze
7. Di María
8. Verón
9. Higuaín
10. Messi
11. Tévez
12. Garcé
13. Samuel
14. Mascherano
15. Otamendi
16. Kun Agüero
17. Jonás
18. Palermo
19. Milito
20. M. Rodríguez
21. Andújar
22. Romero
23. Pastore
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2015 Copa América – Runners-up |
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1. Romero
2. Garay
3. Roncaglia
4. Zabaleta
5. Gago
6. Biglia
7. Di María
8. Pereyra
9. Higuaín
10. Messi (c)
11. Agüero
12. Guzmán
13. Casco
14. Mascherano
15. Demichelis
16. Rojo
17. Otamendi
18. Tevez
19. Banega
20. Lamela
21. Pastore
22. Lavezzi
23. Andújar (Marchesín)
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
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1. Guzmán
2. Mercado
3. Tagliafico
4. Ansaldi
5. Biglia
6. Fazio
7. Banega
8. Acuña
9. Higuaín
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Armani
13. Meza
14. Mascherano
15. Lanzini*
15. Pérez*
16. Rojo
17. Otamendi
18. Salvio
19. Agüero
20. Lo Celso
21. Dybala
22. Pavón
23. Caballero
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2019 Copa América – Third place |
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1. Armani
2. Foyth
3. Tagliafico
4. Saravia
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. Pereyra
8. Acuña
9. Agüero
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Marchesín
13. Funes Mori
14. Casco
15. Pizarro
16. De Paul
17. Otamendi
18. Rodríguez
19. Suárez
20. Lo Celso
21. Dybala
22. Martínez
23. Musso
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2021 Copa América – Winners (15th title) |
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1. Armani
2. Martínez Quarta
3. Tagliafico
4. Montiel
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. De Paul
8. Acuña
9. Agüero
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Marchesín
13. Romero
14. Palacios
15. González
16. J. Correa
17. Domínguez
18. Rodríguez
19. Otamendi
20. Lo Celso
21. Á. Correa
22. La. Martínez
23. E. Martínez
24. Gómez
25. Li. Martínez
26. Molina
27. Álvarez
28. Musso
Manager: |