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Nicolás Otamendi

Also known as Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi

Argentine association football player

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Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine association football player born on February 12, 1988, in Buenos Aires. He plays as a centre-back or full-back and represents Argentina in international competition. His professional career began in May 2008. He has been a member of several clubs, including Manchester City F.C., Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, FC Porto, Valencia CF, and Benfica.

Otamendi has participated in the 2010 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2019 Copa América. He competes in the Premier League and wears the number 30 jersey. He speaks Spanish. Over the course of his career, he has played one match and scored zero total goals.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Benfica
Position: Centre-Back
Nationality: Argentina

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Gonzalo
Gender: male
Citizenship: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Spanish
Participant in: 2019 Copa América
Sport: association football
Member of team: S.L. Benfica
Position played: full-back
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Argentina
Mass: 81
Image: Argentina team in St. Petersburg (cropped) Otamendi.jpg
Height: 183

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date of birth: 1988-02-12
Commons category: Nicolás Otamendi
sport number: 30
birth name: Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi
name in native language: Nicolás Otamendi
start of work period: 2008-05-10
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 1075406

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:17, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica, which he captains, and the Argentina national team. He will formally join Argentine Primera Division club River Plate in July 2026.

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