Nicolás Otamendi

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Argentina
Position: DF
Squad role: Projected starter
Position rank: #4
Intl caps: 130
Intl goals: 8
Intl assists: 3
: 0.26(model rating, 0–1)
: 1.2%

See Nicolás Otamendi on the full Argentina scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2024/25 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.22 vs 7.22).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	A	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Copa América 2024	5	202	0	0.7	2	0	28	18	0	1
World Cup 2022	7	739	1	0.0	1	1	155	90	4	10
World Cup 2018	4	378	0	0.6	6	0	72	91	6	5
All tournaments	16	1,319	1	1.4	9	1	255	199	10	16

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.68

Interceptions / 90

1.09

Ball recoveries / 90

3.41

Blocks / 90

1.16

Clearances / 90

3.41

Pressures / 90

6.62

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

17.40

Key passes / 90

0.07

Prog. carries / 90

13.58

Pass completion %

91.1%

Possession

Carries / 90

51.52

Dribbles / 90

0.07

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Nicolás Otamendi has 130 caps and 8 international goals for Argentina, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Argentina →Argentina squad & model →