Nicolas Otamendi
Nicolas Otamendi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 12th, 1988 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 36, Nicolas Otamendi biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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In his youth, Otamendi competed with Vélez Sarsfield and Porto, winning eight major titles with Porto, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League. He signed for Valencia in 2014 and spent four months on loan to Atlético Mineiro, Brazil. He moved to Manchester in 2015 and won the Premier League in 2017-18, 2018-19, as well as four League Cups and an FA Cup.
Otamendi, an Argentina international since 2009, represented his country at two World Cups and four Copas América, in which he gained runner-up honors before winning the third edition in 2021.
Club career
Otamendi, a born in Buenos Aires, made his Primera División debut for Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield on May 10 in a 2–1 home win over Rosario Central in the Clausura tournament on May 10, 2008. During boss Hugo Tocalli's tenure, he was only the fifth-choice stopper, behind Waldo Ponce, Fernando Tobio, Marco Torsiglieri, and Mariano Uglessich. However, during Ricardo Gareca's first season as head coach, the 2009 Clausura, he swapped Ponce for the third game after the Chilean was hospitalized while playing for his national team, and then gained a starting position with Sebastián Domnguez, who appeared in 19 games in Vélez's winning campaign.
In a 3–1 victory over Arsenal de Sarand, Otamendi scored his first professional goal during the 2009 Apertura. He made his debuts in an international club competition during the year, winning the Copa Sudamericana; in honor of his year-long successes, he was selected for the South American Team of the Year in a traditional continent-wide journalist's survey conducted by the newspaper El Pas.
On August 23, 2010, Otamendi was moved to Porto, Portugal, on a €4 million contract, marking a five-year deal. Vélez also retained half of his registration rights, with the player's final price of another €4 million expected to be paid by Porto before September 2011. He scored in his first match, a 2–0 home win over S.C. Olhanense, marking his first season in the northerners' first season with 15 appearances and five goals (mostly in a 2–0 away victory over S.C. Braga) as the northerners secured the Primeira Liga championship.
Porto exercised the right to sign the remainder of Otamendi's playing rights on September 6, 2011. During the season, he played 30 official games to help the club win two major titles, including the back-to-back domestic league.
Otamendi was sold to Valencia CF in La Liga on a five-year deal beginning on January 1st. He was immediately loaned to Clube Atlético Mineiro, Brazil, and spent 19 times for the Belo Horizonte team, scoring once more to open a 4–1 victory over city rivals América Futebol Clube (MG) on March 23rd in the first leg of the state championship's first leg.
On August 23, 2014, Otamendi made his debut in the Spanish top league, beginning with a 1-1 draw against Sevilla FC. On October 4th, he scored his first goal for his new club, helping to a 3–1 home win over Atlético Madrid.
Otamendi dominated Valencia's winner in a 2–1 home win over Real Madrid on January 4, 2015, snaping their opponents' club record of 22-match victories as a result. For the first time in four years, helping Los Che qualify for the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first club stopper to score six goals in the league in the process, he was the only player from his team to be named in the La Liga Team of the Year.
To prevent him from joining or playing with Valencia late in the 2015 season, Otamendi refused to train or play with Valencia, preventing him from advancing to another club. He joined Manchester City on a five-year contract for a £32 million fee on August 20th. He made his debut on September 15th in a 1–2 home loss to Vincent Kompany in a Champions League group phase; his Premier League debut was four days later in a 1–2 loss to West Ham United in a 1–2 loss at the City of Manchester Stadium.
In a 2–1 home win over Norwich City on October 31, 2015, Otamendi scored his first goal for the club. The full 120 minutes as they lifted the Football League Cup on February 28, 2016, defeating Liverpool on a penalty shootout in the final.
Otamendi scored the winning goal in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on December 10, 2017, extending City's lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points. With a record-breaking 100 points, City will lift the Premier League crown for the first time this season, marking Otamendi's first league title in England. Otamendi was selected in the PFA Team of the Year alongside Manchester City teammates Kyle Walker, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, and Sergio Agüero on April 18, 2018.
Otamendi made Manchester City's first English side win a domestic men's treble, which included the League Cup, Premier League crown, and FA Cup.
Otamendi made 39 appearances in his last season with Manchester City. In March 2020, he won the League Cup for the third year in a row, and his final trophy with City was also won.
Otamendi left Porto's Benfica for a three-year contract, with Benfica defender Rben Dias moving to Manchester City for a larger fee as part of the contract. In a 3–2 victory over Farense on October 4th, he made his league debut. Both of Farense's goals were at fault, and the match was called off due to a penalty. In Benfica's UEFA Europa League group stage clash against Rangers on November 5th, Otamendi was dealt straight red card in the 19th minute for failing a clear goal-scoring opportunity; Benfica would fall 1–3 down but eventually earn a 3–3 draw.
International career
Otamendi was called up by Argentina's national team coach Diego Maradona for a friendly with Panama in April 2009. He had only played 11 professional games at the time of his selection, and the match was eventually ended in a 3–1 victory on May 20th.
Otamendi, a center back in a 1–0 victory over Uruguay that sealed the country's qualification to South Africa, despite Martn Demichelis' participation in 2010. He was announced as part of the 23-man squad for the final group stage game against Greece on May 19th, and he was playing in the starting eleven; on the press conference after the match, Maradona said he was the best player on the field.
Otamendi also participated in the 90 minutes of the round-of-16 game against Mexico, which Argentina won by 3-1. The player's last appearance in the tournament was the 0–4 quarter-final loss to Germany; this time, his manager's decision to improvise him on the right-back field; however, he later stated his desire to play for his national team even though not in his natural position.
After winning by 1–0 friendly over Venezuela in Kolkata on September 2, 2011, Otamendi scored his first goal for Argentina in a 1–0 friendly victory over Venezuela on 2 September 2011. After being dropped from the squad that later appeared at the 2014 World Cup, he was chosen by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América, playing the entire game except for one match, losing to hosts Chile on a penalty shootout in the final; he was named in the Team of the Tournament.
Both Otamendi and Chile played in the Copa América Centenary in the United States, but Argentina lost in a penalty shootout 2–4. He scored the first goal in his second group match against Panama on June 10th, a 5–0 victory.
Otamendi was included in the 2018 World Cup squad.
He was one of Lionel Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América in June 2021.