Nicolás Otamendi

Awards & Honours

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Otamendi's trophy cabinet is staggering: a World Cup, two Copas América, four Primeira Liga titles, two Premier League titles, and a Europa League. He played every minute of Argentina's 2022 World Cup run, a feat matched only by Messi. His PFA Team of the Year selection in 2018 recognized his dominance in England's top flight.

AwardsOtamendi won the 2022 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América titles (2021, 2024) with Argentina. At club level, he collected four Primeira Liga titles (three with Porto, one with Benfica), two Premier League titles with Manchester City, and the 2011 UEFA Europa League. Individually, he was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2017-18 Premier League season.

Rankings & Lists

#62

100 Best Footballers in the World

The Guardian·2017

Top 10 Defenders in the World

FourFourTwo·2018

Magazine Covers

FourFourTwo

March 2018

The General: Nicolás Otamendi, Manchester City's Defensive Colossus

El Gráfico

December 2022

Campeones del Mundo: Otamendi y la defensa argentina

World Soccer

January 2019

Manchester City's defensive unit

Records & Feats

Played every minute of Argentina's 2022 World Cup campaign

Career Milestone·2022

Otamendi was one of only two outfield players (alongside Lionel Messi) to play every single minute of Argentina's 2022 World Cup victory, logging 690 minutes across 7 matches.