| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Paz Martínez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-09-08)8 September 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | CD San Juan | ||
| 2014–2016 | Tenerife | ||
| 2016–2022 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Real Madrid B | 49 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Real Madrid | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Como | 27 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (4) |
| 2024– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 15 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Nicolás Paz Martínez (born 8 September 2004) is a professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forSerie A clubComo. Born in Spain, he plays for theArgentina national team.
A youth product of CD San Juan andTenerife, Paz joined the Real Madrid'sLa Fábrica in 2016.[2]
Initially starting his career as a central defender, Paz moved further up the pitch as he developed. After playing as a centre forward, he switched to the wing, where he played for theunder-19 side. He is also comfortable operating as a central midfielder or playmaker.[3][4]
He made his debut for Real Madrid'sB-team in a 3–1 win overAndorra in January 2022, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute forIván Morante.[3]
On 8 November 2023, Paz made his first-team andChampions League debut forReal Madrid in agroup stage match againstBraga as a substitute in the 77th minute to replaceFederico Valverde atSantiago Bernabéu Stadium.[5][6] On 11 November 2023, Paz made hisLa Liga debut for Madrid in a 5–1 victory overValencia, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute forDani Carvajal.[7][8] On 29 November, he scored his first goal in the Champions League, securing a 4–2 win againstNapoli.[9]
On 25 August 2024, Paz signed for newly promotedSerie A clubComo on a four-year deal for a reported €6 million fee.[10][11] The following day, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw againstCagliari.[12] On 19 October, he scored his first goal for Como in a 1–1 draw againstParma.[13]
Born inSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Paz was eligible to represent both Spain and Argentina at international level.[1] He was first called up to the seniorArgentina national team in March 2022.[3][14]
Paz also was called up to theArgentina under-20 side for the2022 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[15] He was later named in Argentina's preliminary 48-man squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16]
On 15 October 2024, Paz made his senior debut for Argentina in a 6–0 win overBolivia in a2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, recording an assist forLionel Messi.[17]
Paz is the son of former Argentine internationalPablo Paz, who played at the1998 FIFA World Cup in France.[3][18] His mother is Spanish.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 53 | 12 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 2023–24 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 80 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 19 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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