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Nicolás Otamendi

Nicolás Otamendi

Defender · River Plate · 38 · Argentina

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Season score
57.2
World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL 2025, 17 matches
Last 5 weeks
46.2
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€1.0M
−€500k (−33%) since 27 Dec 2023
Transfermarkt, 28 May 2026

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
12 Feb 1988
Height
183 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
31 Dec 2027
Wikipedia views
27,333 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

34 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 55.3 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
25–31 Aug 202619045.151.345.1
18–24 Aug 202619041.052.140.9
14–20 Jul 202629452.452.652.4
7–13 Jul 2026216100.051.8100.0
12–18 May 202619046.152.346.1
28 Apr – 4 May 202615531.053.230.9
21–27 Apr 202619046.253.746.4
14–20 Apr 202619054.953.756.6
7–13 Apr 202619056.053.756.7
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202619069.252.969.6
3–9 Mar 202617556.252.856.5
24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026218053.952.853.8
17–23 Feb 2026213551.852.951.8
10–16 Feb 202619049.453.449.3
3–9 Feb 202619057.353.257.7
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026218050.253.450.5
20–26 Jan 2026218054.254.254.2
13–19 Jan 202619049.554.449.5
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202619050.154.850.1
23–29 Dec 202519063.854.457.4
16–22 Dec 202519051.154.751.0
9–15 Dec 2025218049.855.450.4
2–8 Dec 202519047.256.347.1
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025218051.957.051.9
4–10 Nov 202519064.857.066.5
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519066.456.766.5
21–27 Oct 2025218060.856.558.2
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025218052.657.252.8
23–29 Sep 2025218058.657.958.6
16–22 Sep 2025218065.857.066.1
9–15 Sep 2025212162.256.562.8
2–8 Sep 202519072.156.571.1
26 Aug – 1 Sep 2025218056.056.856.4
19–25 Aug 2025218056.157.156.3
12–18 Aug 2025218055.158.156.3
5–11 Aug 202519061.258.361.3

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: level with expectation (−0.6 a week).

40.050.060.070.080.05 Aug9 Sep28 Oct16 Dec27 Jan3 Mar12 MayExpected 51.3Score 45.1

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €1.0M −€500k (−33%) since 27 Dec 2023 28 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €1.1M no change recorded 23 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
0€10M€20M€30M€40M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026€1.0M€1.1M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
23 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€1.1M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€1.0M
18 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€1.0M
30 May 2025Transfermarkt€1.0M
19 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€1.0M
6 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€1.0M
27 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€1.5M
16 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€2.0M
1 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€3.0M
31 May 2022Transfermarkt€3.5M
10 Mar 2022Transfermarkt€4.5M
27 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€6.0M
21 May 2021Transfermarkt€8.0M
28 Jan 2021Transfermarkt€8.0M
22 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€11.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€14.5M
10 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€18.0M
13 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€25.0M
5 Mar 2019Transfermarkt€30.0M
19 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€35.0M
28 May 2018Transfermarkt€35.0M
2 Jan 2018Transfermarkt€35.0M
28 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€30.0M
20 Feb 2017Transfermarkt€30.0M
1 Aug 2016Transfermarkt€32.0M
9 Feb 2016Transfermarkt€32.0M
14 Oct 2015Transfermarkt€32.0M
1 Jul 2015Transfermarkt€25.0M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
1 Jul 2026Benfica River PlateFree or loan

What the score is made of

World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL 2025, 1,454 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 546 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting100Creating0Progressing10Keeping the ball97Defending92Aerial86Finishing100
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting100−NaN
Creating0−0.59
Progressing10−0.38
Keeping the ball97+1.11
Defending92+0.26
Aerial86+0.57
Finishing100−NaN

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

0100K200K300K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Nicolás Otamendi.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL 2025World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLArgentina171,45457.256.8
CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026Copa SudamericanaRiver Plate218043.043.0
World Cup 2026World Cup 2026Argentina411059.759.7
Liga Portugal 25/26Liga PortugalBenfica302,60556.456.2
UEFA Champions League 25/26Champions LeagueBenfica141,26053.654.1
Liga Portugal 24/25Liga PortugalBenfica312,70964.363.8
UEFA Champions League 24/25Champions LeagueBenfica121,08065.665.8
Liga Portugal 23/24Liga PortugalBenfica312,75474.574.9

Latest matches

52 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
27 Aug 2026Copa SudamericanaIndependiente Santa FeD 1–190000.010.0245.1
20 Aug 2026Copa Sudamericanaat Independiente Santa FeD 0–09000–0.0141.0
19 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at SpainD 0–07600–0.0044.0
15 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at EnglandW 2–11800–0.0288.1
12 Jul 2026World Cup 2026SwitzerlandD 1–11500–0.00100.0
7 Jul 2026World Cup 2026EgyptW 3–2100––32.1
16 May 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaW 3–19000–0.0246.1
2 May 2026Liga Portugalat FamalicãoD 2–25500–0.0031.0
25 Apr 2026Liga PortugalMoreirenseW 4–190000.030.0646.2
19 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Sporting CPW 2–190000.230.0054.9
All 52 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
27 Aug 2026Copa SudamericanaIndependiente Santa FeD 1–190000.010.0245.1
20 Aug 2026Copa Sudamericanaat Independiente Santa FeD 0–09000–0.0141.0
19 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at SpainD 0–07600–0.0044.0
15 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at EnglandW 2–11800–0.0288.1
12 Jul 2026World Cup 2026SwitzerlandD 1–11500–0.00100.0
7 Jul 2026World Cup 2026EgyptW 3–2100––32.1
16 May 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaW 3–19000–0.0246.1
2 May 2026Liga Portugalat FamalicãoD 2–25500–0.0031.0
25 Apr 2026Liga PortugalMoreirenseW 4–190000.030.0646.2
19 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Sporting CPW 2–190000.230.0054.9
12 Apr 2026Liga PortugalCD NacionalW 2–090000.100.0456.0
6 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Casa PiaD 1–190000.050.0269.2
8 Mar 2026Liga PortugalFC PortoD 2–275000.040.0156.2
2 Mar 2026Liga Portugalat Gil VicenteW 2–19000–0.0054.0
25 Feb 2026Champions Leagueat Real MadridL 1–29000–0.0153.8
21 Feb 2026Liga PortugalAVS - Futebol SADW 3–04500–0.0165.5
17 Feb 2026Champions LeagueReal MadridL 0–19000–0.0145.0
13 Feb 2026Liga Portugalat Santa ClaraW 2–19000–0.0049.4
8 Feb 2026Liga PortugalFC AlvercaW 2–190000.060.0257.3
1 Feb 2026Liga Portugalat TondelaD 0–090000.060.1558.9
28 Jan 2026Champions LeagueReal MadridW 4–290000.040.2341.4
25 Jan 2026Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraW 4–09000–0.0245.8
21 Jan 2026Champions Leagueat JuventusL 0–29000–0.1062.6
17 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat Rio AveW 2–09000–0.0349.5
3 Jan 2026Liga PortugalEstoril PraiaW 3–19000–0.0150.1
28 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat Sporting BragaD 2–290100.180.0163.8
22 Dec 2025Liga PortugalFamalicãoW 1–09000–0.0251.1
14 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat MoreirenseW 4–09000–0.0148.0
10 Dec 2025Champions LeagueSSC NapoliW 2–090000.180.0051.5
5 Dec 2025Liga PortugalSporting CPD 1–19000–0.0147.2
29 Nov 2025Liga Portugalat CD NacionalW 2–190000.020.0754.4
25 Nov 2025Champions Leagueat AFC AjaxW 2–09000–0.0149.4
5 Nov 2025Champions LeagueBayer 04 LeverkusenL 0–190000.220.0364.8
1 Nov 2025Liga Portugalat Vitória SCW 3–090000.000.0366.4
25 Oct 2025Liga PortugalFC AroucaW 5–090100.320.0164.8
21 Oct 2025Champions Leagueat Newcastle UnitedL 0–39000–0.0156.9
5 Oct 2025Liga Portugalat FC PortoD 0–09000–0.0154.7
30 Sep 2025Champions Leagueat ChelseaL 0–190000.080.1050.4
26 Sep 2025Liga PortugalGil VicenteW 2–19000–0.0152.5
23 Sep 2025Liga PortugalRio AveD 1–19000–0.0864.8
20 Sep 2025Liga Portugalat AVS - Futebol SADW 3–090000.080.0180.0
16 Sep 2025Champions LeagueQarabağ FKL 2–39000–0.0151.6
12 Sep 2025Liga PortugalSanta ClaraD 1–190000.080.1077.0
9 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLat EcuadorL 0–13100––19.4
4 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLVenezuelaW 3–09000––72.1
31 Aug 2025Liga Portugalat FC AlvercaW 2–19000–0.0156.6
27 Aug 2025Champions LeagueFenerbahçeW 1–090000.09–55.5
23 Aug 2025Liga PortugalTondelaW 3–090000.020.0263.3
20 Aug 2025Champions Leagueat FenerbahçeD 0–090000.04–48.8
16 Aug 2025Liga Portugalat CF Estrela AmadoraW 1–09000–0.0452.5
12 Aug 2025Champions LeagueNiceW 2–090000.32–57.7
6 Aug 2025Champions Leagueat NiceW 2–090000.02–61.2