Argentine footballer (born 1988)
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forPrimeira Liga clubBenfica , whom hecaptains , and theArgentina national team .
Otamendi played forVélez Sarsfield andPorto in his early career, winning eight major titles with Porto, including threePrimeira Liga championships and the2011 Europa League . He signed forValencia in 2014 and spent four months on loan toAtlético Mineiro of Brazil. In 2015, he moved toManchester City and won back-to-backPremier League titles in2018 and2019 , as well as fourLeague Cups and anFA Cup . In 2020, Otamendi returned to Portugal with Benfica, where he wonanother league title and thePortuguese League Cup .
An Argentina international since 2009, Otamendi has made over 120 appearances and represented his country at threeFIFA World Cups and fiveCopas América . After consecutive runner-up finishes in the latter tournament, Otamendi won the2021 Copa América on his fourth attempt, and would then lift the2022 World Cup the following year, playing every single minute of Argentina's campaign. In2024 , Otamendi won a second consecutive Copa América title.
Born inBuenos Aires , Otamendi made hisPrimera División debut forClub Atlético Vélez Sarsfield on 10 May 2008, in a 2–1 home win againstRosario Central for theClausura tournament .[ 4] Hugo Tocalli 's spell he was only fifth-choice stopper, behindWaldo Ponce ,Fernando Tobio ,Marco Torsiglieri andMariano Uglessich . However, his role in the first team changed duringRicardo Gareca 's first season as head coach, the2009 Clausura : he replaced Ponce for the third game after the Chilean was injured while playing forhis national team ,[ 4] Sebastián Domínguez ,[ 4] [ 5]
Otamendi scored his first professional goal during the2009 Apertura , in a 3–1 victory overArsenal de Sarandí . During that season he also made his debut in an international club competition,appearing in theCopa Sudamericana ; in recognition of his performances throughout the year he was chosen for theSouth American Team of the Year , in a traditional continent-wide journalists' poll conducted by the newspaperEl País [ 6]
Otamendi playing for Porto in 2010 On 23 August 2010, Otamendi was transferred to Portuguese sideFC Porto on a €4 million fee, signing a five-year contract.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] S.C. Olhanense ,[ 10] his first season with 15 appearances and five goals (notably both in a 2–0 away win againstS.C. Braga )[ 11] northerners won thePrimeira Liga championship.
On 6 September 2011, Porto exercised the rights to sign the remainder of Otamendi's playing rights.[ 12] [ 13] the season to help the club to another two major titles, notably the back-to-back domestic league.
Otamendi with Valencia in 2015 On 5 February 2014, Otamendi was sold toValencia CF inLa Liga for €12 million, on a five-year contract starting on 1 July.[ 14] Clube Atlético Mineiro inBrazil ,[ 15] Belo Horizonte , scoring once to open a 4–1 win at city rivalsAmérica Futebol Clube (MG) on 23 March in the first leg of the semi-finals of thestate championship .[ 16] [ 17]
Otamendi made his debut in theSpanish top level on 23 August 2014, starting in a 1–1 away draw againstSevilla FC .[ 18] Atlético Madrid .[ 19]
On 4 January 2015, Otamendi headed Valencia's winner in a 2–1 home win overReal Madrid , ending their opponents' club record 22-match winning streak as a result.[ 20] Los Che qualify for theUEFA Champions League for the first time in four years, becoming the first club stopper to score six goals in the league in the process,[ 21] [ 22]
Late into the 2015 pre-season, Otamendi refused to train or play with Valencia to avoid thwarting his chances of signing with another club.[ 23] Manchester City on a five-year deal for a fee of £32 million.[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] substitute forVincent Kompany in a 1–2 home loss againstJuventus for theChampions League group phase ;[ 27] Premier League debut came four days later, in a 1–2 defeat toWest Ham United at theCity of Manchester Stadium .[ 28]
On 31 October 2015, Otamendi scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home win overNorwich City .[ 29] [ 30] won theFootball League Cup on 28 February 2016, defeatingLiverpool on apenalty shootout inthe final .[ 31]
On 1 November 2017, Otamendi netted his firstUEFA Champions League goal in a 4–2 away win overNapoli .[ 32] Manchester derby atOld Trafford , helping City stretch their lead at the top of thePremier League to 11 points.[ 33] Premier League title that season with arecord-breaking 100 points, this was Otamendi's first league title in England.[ 34] PFA Team of the Year alongsideManchester City teammatesKyle Walker ,David Silva ,Kevin De Bruyne andSergio Agüero .[ 35]
In the2018–19 season, Otamendi helped Manchester City become the first English side to win adomestic men's treble , consisting of theLeague Cup ,Premier League title andFA Cup .[ 36]
In his final season at Manchester City, Otamendi made 39 appearances in total. He also helped his side retain theLeague Cup for the third season in a row in March 2020, his final trophy with City.[ 37]
On 29 September 2020, Otamendi moved to former club Porto's rivalsBenfica ,[ 38] Rúben Dias moving to Manchester City for a larger fee as part of the deal.[ 39] Farense on 4 October. On 8 February 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory overFamalicão .[ 40]
As captain, he steered the team to the2022–23 Primeira Liga triumph.[ 41] Braga .[ 42] 100th Champions League appearance on 28 January 2026, featuring in a 4–2 victory against Real Madrid.[ 43] [ 44]
International career [ edit ] Otamendi playing forArgentina in 2009 In April 2009, Otamendi was called up byArgentina national team coachDiego Maradona for afriendly withPanama .[ 45] [ 4] [ 46]
During the2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign , Otamendi played as a centre back alongsideMartín Demichelis againstEcuador (0–2 away loss), partnered former Vélez teammate Domínguez againstBrazil in a 1–3 home defeat and appeared as a right back in a 1–0 win inUruguay which sealed the country's qualification to South Africa.[ 47] [ 48] final group stage game againstGreece ; on the press conference after the match, Maradona said that, in his opinion, he was the best player on the field.[ 49]
Otamendi also played the 90 minutes of theround-of-16 game againstMexico , which Argentina won by 3–1. His final appearance in the tournament was the 0–4quarter-final loss toGermany : this time his performance received criticism by the football press, as did his manager's decision to improvise him on the right-back position;[ 50] [ 51]
Otamendi scored his first goal for Argentina on 2 September 2011, in a 1–0 friendly win overVenezuela inKolkata , after heading acorner taken byLionel Messi .[ 52] 2014 World Cup ,[ 53] Gerardo Martino for the2015 Copa América ,[ 54] Chile on a penalty shootout inthe final ; he was named in the Team of the Tournament.[ 55]
Otamendi started all the games in theCopa América Centenario in the United States, in which Argentina again both faced Chile in the tournament final and lost in a penalty shootout,2–4 .[ 56] Panama , on 10 June 2016, he scored the opening goal in a 5–0 win.[ 57]
Otamendi was included inJorge Sampaoli 's squad for the2018 World Cup .[ 58] France after losing 3–4 in theround-of-16 .[ 59]
In June 2021, he was included inLionel Scaloni 's final 28-man squad for the2021 Copa América .[ 60]
On 1 June 2022, Otamendi played the entire match as Argentina won 3–0 against reigningEuropean Champions Italy atWembley Stadium in the2022 Finalissima .[ 61]
He was included in the Argentina squad for the2022 World Cup by Lionel Scaloni.[ 62] [ 63] Randal Kolo Muani to give away the penalty for France's opening goal in thefinal , where Argentina eventually won 4–2 in the penalty shoot-out after the match ended 3–3 at extra-time, to win the World Cup.[ 64]
On 21 November 2023 he scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 victory overBrazil at theMaracanã stadium , in what would be the Canarinha's first defeat ever in home soil inworld cup qualification tournaments .[ 65]
In June 2024, Otamendi was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the2024 Copa América .[ 66] Ecuador in a 4–2 victory in the shootout in the quarter-finals after a 1–1 draw.[ 67]
Otamendi competed forArgentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics .[ 68]
As of match played 13 February 2026 As of match played 14 October 2025 [ 82] Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Argentina 2009 5 0 2010 5 0 2011 5 1 2012 0 0 2013 1 0 2014 2 0 2015 12 0 2016 13 2 2017 8 0 2018 8 1 2019 11 0 2020 4 0 2021 13 0 2022 13 0 2023 9 2 2024 14 1 2025 6 0 Total 129 7
As of match played 14 October 2025. [ 82] Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Otamendi goal. List of international goals scored by Nicolás Otamendi No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1 2 September 2011 Salt Lake Stadium ,Kolkata , India12 Venezuela 1–0 1–0 Friendly 2 10 June 2016 Soldier Field ,Chicago , United States34 Panama 1–0 5–0 Copa América Centenario 3 6 September 2016 Metropolitano de Mérida ,Mérida , Venezuela40 Venezuela 2–2 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 27 March 2018 Wanda Metropolitano ,Madrid , Spain53 Spain 1–2 1–6 Friendly 5 12 October 2023 Estadio Monumental ,Buenos Aires , Argentina106 Paraguay 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 21 November 2023 Estádio do Maracanã ,Rio de Janeiro , Brazil109 Brazil 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 10 October 2024 Estadio Monumental ,Maturín , Venezuela120 Venezuela 1–0 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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