# Nicolás Otamendi

Nicolás Otamendi is an Argentine footballer, born on 12 February 1988 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Otamendi plays as a centre-back for River Plate. Otamendi has scored 56 goals in 884 games for club and country and has won 26 trophies, including the World Cup and 7 league titles.

## Otamendi's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 744 | 47 |
| Argentina | 140 | 9 |
| Total | 884 | 56 |

Goals per game: 0.06.

## Otamendi's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 26
- League titles: 7
- Domestic cups: 14
- Other international club trophies: 1
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with Argentina: 4
- Individual awards: 14

### Vélez

- Argentine Primera División: 1 (2009)

### Porto

- Primeira Liga: 3 (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13)
- Taça de Portugal: 1 (2010–11)
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 3 (2011, 2012, 2013)
- UEFA Europa League: 1 (2010–11)

### Manchester City

- Premier League: 2 (2017–18, 2018–19)
- FA Cup: 1 (2018–19)
- Football League/EFL Cup: 4 (2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20)
- FA Community Shield: 2 (2018, 2019)

### Benfica

- Primeira Liga: 1 (2022–23)
- Taça da Liga: 1 (2024–25)
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2 (2023, 2025)

### Argentina

- FIFA World Cup: 1 (2022)
- Copa América: 2 (2021, 2024)
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 1 (2022)

### Individual

- South American Team of the Year: 1 (2009)
- O Jogo Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 1 (2012)
- La Liga Team of the Season: 1 (2014–15)
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2 (2015, 2016)
- PFA Team of the Year: 1 (2017–18)
- ESM Team of the Season: 1 (2017–18)
- IFFHS Team of the Copa América: 1 (2021)
- IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 2 (2022, 2023)
- Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2 (2022–23, 2024–25)
- Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: 1 (2025)
- Cosme Damião Awards – Footballer of the Year: 1 (2024)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2007–2010: Vélez Sarsfield, 40 games, 1 goal
2. 2010–2014: Porto, 77 games, 7 goals
3. 2014–2015: Valencia, 35 games, 6 goals
4. 2014: Atlético Mineiro (loan), 12 games, 1 goal
5. 2015–2020: Manchester City, 136 games, 8 goals
6. 2020–2026: Benfica, 178 games, 12 goals
7. 2026–: River Plate, 15 games, 0 goals

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Club stats as of 1 November 2026.

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