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Nicolás Tagliafico

Group JCONMEBOLLyon

76
Caps
1
Goals
33
Age
August 31, 1992
172 cm
Height

Among Defenders at the 2026 World Cup

Percentile rank vs 421 players in this position.

Caps92%
Goals56%

Fixtures

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Open data

Computed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.

StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 10 matches · 719 min sample

Attacking

Goals
0
0.00 per 90
Assists
0
0.00 per 90
xG89
1.2
0.15 per 90
Shots
7
0.88 per 90
Key passes
6
0.75 per 90

Possession

Pass completion58
85%
Progressive passes17
47
5.88 per 90
Progressive carries14
11
1.38 per 90
Carries
300
37.55 per 90

Defending

Tackles65
17
2.13 per 90
Interceptions36
7
0.88 per 90
Pressures84
117
14.65 per 90
Blocks
18
2.25 per 90
Clearances
12
1.50 per 90

Discipline

Fouls committed
14
1.75 per 90
Fouls won
12
1.50 per 90
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026