PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Back
Nicolás Otamendi.
CA River Plate · Argentina
TM 54781 · Current player profileAge today38
Recorded moves8
Peak recorded value€35.00m
Current market value€1.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi
- Born
- 12 Feb 1988
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 182
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2026
- Contract expires
- 31 Dec 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- SL BenficaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- Manchester CityLast recorded move · 29 Sep 2020
- Valencia CFLast recorded move · 20 Aug 2015
- FC PortoLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- Clube Atlético MineiroLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2014
- CA Vélez SarsfieldLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2010
- CA Vélez Sarsfield IILast recorded move · 01 Jan 2009
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2013 | 25 | FC Porto | €13.00m |
| 27 Mar 2013 | 25 | FC Porto | €12.00m |
| 07 Jul 2012 | 24 | FC Porto | €9.50m |
| 02 Feb 2012 | 23 | FC Porto | €9.50m |
| 21 Sep 2011 | 23 | FC Porto | €8.00m |
| 15 Jun 2011 | 23 | FC Porto | €7.00m |
| 04 Feb 2011 | 22 | FC Porto | €4.70m |
| 20 Apr 2010 | 22 | CA Vélez Sarsfield | €5.00m |
| 21 Jan 2010 | 21 | CA Vélez Sarsfield | €4.50m |
| 06 Oct 2009 | 21 | CA Vélez Sarsfield | €2.80m |
| 18 May 2009 | 21 | CA Vélez Sarsfield | €1.70m |
| 20 Dec 2008 | 20 | Not recorded | €50k |
| 10 Oct 2007 | 19 | Not recorded | €50k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | SL Benfica | CA River Plate | Transfer | Free |
| 29 Sep 2020 | Manchester City | SL Benfica | Transfer | €15.00m |
| 20 Aug 2015 | Valencia CF | Manchester City | Transfer | €44.50m |
| 01 Jul 2014 | FC Porto | Valencia CF | Transfer | €12.00m |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | FC Porto | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Jan 2014 | FC Porto | Clube Atlético Mineiro | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Aug 2010 | CA Vélez Sarsfield | FC Porto | Transfer | €4.00m |
| 01 Jan 2009 | CA Vélez Sarsfield II | CA Vélez Sarsfield | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.