Nicolás Otamendi
Argentine footballer (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Primeira Liga club Benfica.[4]
![]() Otamendi with Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2007 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Vélez Sarsfield | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Porto | 77 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Valencia | 35 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2020 | Manchester City | 136 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Benfica | 118 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009– | Argentina | 117 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Argentina Olympic (O.P.) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 20 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024 |
Otamendi played for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto in his early career, winning eight major titles with Porto, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League. He signed for Valencia in 2014 and spent four months on loan to Atlético Mineiro of Brazil. In 2015, he moved to Manchester City and won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2018 and 2019, as well as four League Cups and an FA Cup. In 2020, Otamendi returned to Portugal with Benfica, where he won another league title and the Portuguese Super Cup.
An Argentina international since 2009, Otamendi has made over 110 appearances and represented his country at three FIFA World Cups and five Copas América. After consecutive runner-up finishes in the latter tournament, Otamendi won the 2021 Copa América on his fourth attempt, and would then lift the 2022 World Cup the following year, playing every single minute of Argentina's campaign. In 2024, Otamendi won a second consecutive Copa América title.