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Nicolás Otamendi

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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
Languages spoken
Spanish
Participant in
2019 Copa América
Member of team
S.L. Benfica
Position played
full-back
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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nicolás Otamendi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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