OrcaScore
30

Defender

Nicolás Otamendi

  • River Plate
  • Argentina
  • 38 yrs
  • 183 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
24
1,773 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
7.17
Age38
Date of birth12 Feb 1988
Height183 cm
Weight81 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€1.1M
Contract until31 Dec 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts15 / 15
Minutes1,350
Rating7.29
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)15 (2)
Passes · accuracy1,023 · 89%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions22 / 31
Duels won113 / 166
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.92 / 0.23
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls81
Accurate crosses0
Touches1,265
Possession lost137
Dispossessed4
Aerial duels won70
Ground duels won43
Clearances93
Ball recoveries56
Fouls won20
Fouls committed20
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week2
Clean sheets4
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)132.60
Top speed (km/h)35.23
Appearances / Starts7 / 1
Minutes243
Rating6.80
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy193 · 92%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions4 / 5
Duels won16 / 24
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.04 / 0.04
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses0
Touches237
Possession lost17
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won8
Ground duels won8
Clearances22
Ball recoveries4
Fouls won4
Fouls committed4
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)24.33
Top speed (km/h)30.14
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes180
Rating7.60
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy111 · 86%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 1
Duels won11 / 17
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.01 / 0.03
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls16
Accurate crosses0
Touches132
Possession lost16
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won7
Ground duels won4
Clearances9
Ball recoveries4
Fouls won1
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)9.35
Top speed (km/h)28.94

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking39
Technical48
Tactical72
Defending78
Creativity44

Characteristics

Strengths

151611

National team

  • Argentina140 caps · 9 goals · debut May 2009

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
5 Nov 2026 Aldosivi – River Plate 0–2 – –
1 Nov 2026 Boca Juniors – River Plate 1–0 90' 7.4
26 Oct 2026 River Plate – Racing Club 1–0 90' 7.3
19 Oct 2026 Club Atlético Belgrano – River Plate 0–3 90' 7.2
15 Oct 2026 Sarmiento – River Plate 1–1 90' 8.2
11 Oct 2026 River Plate – Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 1–0 90' 8.3
7 Oct 2026 Argentina – Benin 3–0 52' 7.8
20 Sep 2026 River Plate – Huracán 1–2 90' 7.6
12 Sep 2026 Atlético Tucumán – River Plate 1–2 90' 7.5
7 Sep 2026 River Plate – Independiente Rivadavia 3–1 90' 6.3
30 Aug 2026 Banfield – River Plate 2–3 90' 7.0
27 Aug 2026 River Plate – Independiente Santa Fe 8–9 90' 7.9
24 Aug 2026 River Plate – Vélez Sarsfield 2–2 90' 6.8
20 Aug 2026 Independiente Santa Fe – River Plate 0–0 90' 7.3
17 Aug 2026 River Plate – Argentinos Juniors 2–0 90' 7.5

Career and transfers

8 clubs · 8 moves · total fees 75.5M €
  1. Free transfer
  2. Transfer 15M €
  3. Transfer 44.5M €
  4. Transfer 12M €
  5. Loan return
  6. Loan
  7. Transfer 4M €
  8. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)53
Average rating7.18
Last match rating7.41 Nov 2026
Matches missed01 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 7.18 Dec 2025 May 2026 Nov 2026 7.4

Last 10 matches

7.4 7.3 7.2 8.2 8.3 7.8 7.6 7.5 6.3 7.0

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Liga Profesional de Fútbol River Plate 15 (15) 1,350 0 0 7.29
2026 FIFA World Cup Argentina 7 (1) 243 0 0 6.80
2026 CONMEBOL Sudamericana River Plate 2 (2) 180 0 0 7.60

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Liga Profesional de Fútbol 2026 · percentile among defenders (120 players)

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50 Tackles 20 Interceptions 95 Clearances 66 Aerials won 99 Duels won 80 Pass accuracy 93 Progressive carries 93 Rating 75

5 matches · 450 min

Nicolás Otamendi: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.20
20
Interceptions / 90 min 2.60
95
Clearances / 90 min 5.60
66
Aerials won / 90 min 4.40
99
Duels won 66.7%
80
Pass accuracy 88.6%
93
Progressive carries / 90 min 2.00
93
Rating 7.04
75

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