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Defenders#19

Nicolás Otamendi

Group JCONMEBOLBenfica

132
Caps
8
Goals
38
Age
February 12, 1988
182 cm
Height

Among Defenders at the 2026 World Cup

Percentile rank vs 421 players in this position.

Caps99%
Goals96%

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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 · 11 matches · 1103 min sample

Attacking

Goals
0
0.00 per 90
Assists
1
0.08 per 90
xG72
0.7
0.05 per 90
Shots
7
0.57 per 90
Key passes
1
0.08 per 90

Possession

Pass completion85
91%
Progressive passes68
140
11.42 per 90
Progressive carries88
80
6.53 per 90
Carries
680
55.49 per 90

Defending

Tackles43
19
1.55 per 90
Interceptions59
15
1.22 per 90
Pressures24
88
7.18 per 90
Blocks
14
1.14 per 90
Clearances
45
3.67 per 90

Discipline

Fouls committed
16
1.31 per 90
Fouls won
10
0.82 per 90
Yellow cards
4
Red cards
0
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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