Nicolas Otamendi
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Otamendi playing for Valencia in 2015
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| Full name | Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||
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Current team
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Manchester City | ||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 1995–2007 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2007–2010 | Vélez Sarsfield | 40 | (1) | ||||||
| 2010–2014 | Porto | 77 | (7) | ||||||
| 2014–2015 | Valencia | 35 | (6) | ||||||
| 2014 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015– | Manchester City | 43 | (1) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2009– | Argentina | 43 | (3) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:32, 20 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:32, 16 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester City and the Argentina national team as a central defender.
In his professional career he played mainly for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto, winning eight major titles with the second including three national championships and the 2011 Europa League.
An Argentinian international since 2009, Otamendi represented the country at the 2010 World Cup and two Copa América, helping them to consecutive runner-up finishes.
Born in Buenos Aires, Otamendi made his Primera División debut for Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield on 10 May 2008, in a 2–1 home win against Rosario Central for the Clausura tournament. During manager 's spell he was only fifth-choice stopper, behind Waldo Ponce, Fernando Tobio, Marco Torsiglieri and Mariano Uglessich. However, his role in the first team changed during Ricardo Gareca's first season as head coach, the 2009 Clausura: he replaced Ponce for the third game after the Chilean was injured while playing for his national team, and eventually won a starting position alongside Sebastián Domínguez, playing 17 of the 19 games in Vélez's winning campaign.
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