Nicolás Domínguez

Nicolás Martín Domínguez (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ðoˈmiŋɡeθ]; born 28 June 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Argentina national team.

Nicolás Domínguez
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Martín Domínguez
Date of birth (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bologna
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Vélez Sarsfield 65 (7)
2019– Bologna 100 (4)
2019–2020Vélez Sarsfield (loan) 10 (2)
International career
2019– Argentina 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Club careerEdit

Domínguez played his first professional game for Vélez Sarsfield in a 3–2 victory against Estudiantes de La Plata for the 15th fixture of the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División, under Omar De Felippe's coaching.[2] He scored his first goal in a 3–0 victory against Tigre for the 28th fixture of that season.

On 30 August 2019, he signed a contract with Italian club Bologna and was loaned back to Vélez Sarsfield for the rest of 2019.[3] Domínguez made his debut for Bologna as a sub on 12 January in a 1–0 loss away at Torino. He would make his first start for the club on 19 January in a 1–1 home draw against Hellas Verona.

International careerEdit

He made his debut for Argentina national football team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Chile, as a 67th-minute substitute for Rodrigo De Paul.[4]

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

As of match played 8 May 2023[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vélez Sarsfield 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 12 1 0 0 12 1
2017–18 24 0 4 0 28 0
2018–19 25 3 1 0 26 3
2019–20 14 5 4 0 18 5
Total 75 9 9 0 84 9
Bologna 2019–20 Serie A 16 0 0 0 16 0
2020–21 28 1 2 0 30 1
2021–22 28 0 1 1 29 1
2022–23 28 3 3 0 31 3
Total 100 4 6 1 106 5
Career total 175 13 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 14

InternationalEdit

As of match played 16 November 2021[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2019 5 1
2020 3 0
2021 3 0
Total 11 1

International goalsEdit

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2019 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain   Ecuador 5–1 6–1 Friendly

HonoursEdit

Argentina

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "Nicolás Domínguez". Bologna F.C. 1909. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "2016/17 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Domínguez joins Bologna" (Press release). Bologna. 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Chile v Argentina game report". ESPN. 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "N. Domínguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Nicolás Domínguez". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b Nicolás Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Argentina se lleva el 'Superclásico' con un gol de Messi en el debut de Rodrygo". 15 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil". BBC Sport.

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