19 Nicolás Otamendi
Nicolás Otamendi, Défenseur de Argentina, evolue a Benfica. 115 selections, 5 buts. Retenu pour le Groupe J du Mondial 2026.
Biographie
Évoluant à Benfica, Nicolás Otamendi est un défenseur fiable alliant intelligence de placement et rigueur dans le duel, pilier de la défense de l'Argentine. Compte 115 sélections pour 5 buts. Représentera l'Argentine à la Coupe du Monde 2026, un moment historique pour l'équipe.
Parcours
In 2024, Otamendi won a second consecutive Copa América title.
After consecutive runner-up finishes in the latter tournament, Otamendi won the 2021 Copa América on his fourth attempt, and would then lift the 2022 World Cup the following year, playing every single minute of Argentina's campaign.
In 2020, Otamendi returned to Portugal with Benfica, where he won another league title and the Portuguese League Cup.
In 2015, he moved to Manchester City and won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2018 and 2019, as well as four League Cups and an FA Cup.
Otamendi played for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto in his early career, winning eight major titles with Porto, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League.
An Argentina international since 2009, Otamendi has made 130 appearances and represented his country at three FIFA World Cups and five Copas América.