Nicolás Otamendi | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi | |
Date of birth | 12 February 1988 | |
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
Playing position | Centre back | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Benfica | |
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 |
77 (7) 35 (6) 5 (0) 136 (8) 0 (0) | 40 (1)
National team | ||
2009– | Argentina | 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 - 2023–24 |
2 Gilberto • 3 Grimaldo • 4 Veríssimo • 6 Bah • 7 Neres • 8 Aursnes • 13 Fernández • 20 J. Mário • 22 Chiquinho • 23 Ristić • 24 Soares • 25 Brooks • 27 Rafa • 30 Otamendi (c) • 31 Dias • 33 Musa • 34 Almeida • 38 J. Victor • 39 Araújo • 55 Bernardo • 61 Florentino • 66 A. Silva • 77 Leite • 87 Neves • 88 Ramos • 91 Morato • 93 Draxler • 96 Moreira • 99 Vlachodimos • Manager: Roger Schmidt |
Argentina |
Argentina – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
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: Diego Maradona |
Argentina – 2015 Copa América – Runners-up |
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: Gerardo Martino |
Argentina – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
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: Jorge Sampaoli |
Argentina – 2019 Copa América – Third place |
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: Lionel Scaloni |
Argentina – 2021 Copa América – Winners |
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: Lionel Scaloni |