Nicolás Otamendi DC
Argentina 
River Plate General Information
River PlateThe contract expires on December 30, 2027Total market value€1.00MUpdate: 27/05/2026
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Shirt number
- 30
- Date of birth
- 12/02/1988 (38y)
- Preferred foot
- Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Position
- Center back
- Contract until
- 30 Dec 2027
Market Value
€50.00K · 09/10/2007 · Velez Sarsfield€50.00K · 19/12/2008 · Velez Sarsfield€1.70M · 17/05/2009 · Velez Sarsfield€2.80M · 05/10/2009 · Velez Sarsfield€4.50M · 20/01/2010 · Velez Sarsfield€5.00M · 19/04/2010 · Velez Sarsfield
€4.70M · 03/02/2011 · FC Porto€7.00M · 14/06/2011 · FC Porto€8.00M · 20/09/2011 · FC Porto€9.50M · 01/02/2012 · FC Porto€9.50M · 06/07/2012 · FC Porto€12.00M · 26/03/2013 · FC Porto€13.00M · 01/07/2013 · FC Porto
€12.00M · 27/03/2014 · Atlético Mineiro - MG
€12.00M · 19/07/2014 · Valencia CF€18.00M · 22/01/2015 · Valencia CF€25.00M · 30/06/2015 · Valencia CF
€32.00M · 13/10/2015 · Manchester City€32.00M · 08/02/2016 · Manchester City€32.00M · 31/07/2016 · Manchester City€30.00M · 19/02/2017 · Manchester City€30.00M · 27/06/2017 · Manchester City€35.00M · 01/01/2018 · Manchester City€35.00M · 27/05/2018 · Manchester City€35.00M · 18/12/2018 · Manchester City€30.00M · 04/03/2019 · Manchester City€25.00M · 12/06/2019 · Manchester City€18.00M · 09/12/2019 · Manchester City€14.50M · 07/04/2020 · Manchester City
€11.00M · 21/10/2020 · Benfica€8.00M · 27/01/2021 · Benfica€8.00M · 20/05/2021 · Benfica€6.00M · 26/12/2021 · Benfica€4.50M · 09/03/2022 · Benfica€3.50M · 30/05/2022 · Benfica€3.00M · 31/10/2022 · Benfica€2.00M · 15/06/2023 · Benfica€1.50M · 26/12/2023 · Benfica€1.00M · 05/06/2024 · Benfica€1.00M · 18/12/2024 · Benfica€1.00M · 29/05/2025 · Benfica€1.00M · 17/12/2025 · Benfica€1.00M · 27/05/2026 · BenficaCurrent (2026/05/27)€1.00M
Highest (2018/12/18)€35.00M
Player Attributes
Attacking 41
Creativity 46
Defending 80
Tactical 74
Technical 50
Playing Position
- Primary position
- Center back
- Other positions
- -
- Strengths
- Air confrontation
- Defensive participation
- Header
- Weakness
- -
Average Rating
Transfer History
SeasonTransferFee
Total transfer fees: €75.50M
1 - 0
River Plate90'00
0 25 OCTRiver Plate1 - 0
Racing Club90'00
0 18 OCTBelgrano
0 - 3River Plate90'00
0 14 OCTCA Sarmiento
1 - 1River Plate90'00
0 10 OCTRiver Plate1 - 0
Estudiantes Rio Cuarto90'00
0 19 SEPRiver Plate1 - 2
CA Huracan90'00
0 12 SEPAtletico Tucuman
1 - 2River Plate90'00
0 06 SEPRiver Plate3 - 1
Independiente90'00130 AUGBanfield
2 - 3River Plate90'00
0 23 AUGRiver Plate2 - 2
Velez Sarsfield90'00
0 16 AUGRiver Plate2 - 0
Argentinos Juniors90'00
0 08 AUGClub Atletico Tigre
1 - 0River Plate90'00
0 02 AUGRiver Plate0 - 1
Rosario Central90'00
0 29 JULGimnasia La Plata
1 - 0River Plate90'00125 JULRiver Plate0 - 1
Barracas Central90'00
0 YearTeamsLeagueContract untilWeekly SalaryAnnual Salary
Portuguese Super Cup winner ×5
Copa América participant ×4
English League Cup winner ×4
Europa League participant ×4
Portuguese champion ×4
English Champion ×3
World Cup participant ×3
Copa América Champion ×2
Copa América runner-up ×2
Defender of the Year ×2
- 2024 - 2025
- 2022 - 2023
English FA Community Shield Winner ×2
Argentinian champion ×1
- 2009Velez Sarsfield
CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions winner ×1
- 2021 - 2022
Argentina
Copa América third place ×1
- 2019Argentina
Europa League Winner ×1
- 2010 - 2011
FC Porto
FA Cup Winner ×1
- 2019
Man City
FIFA Club World Cup participant ×1
- 2025
Benfica
Olympics participant ×1
- 2023 - 2024
Argentina U23
Portuguese cup winner ×1
- 2011FC Porto
Portuguese league cup winner ×1
- 2024 - 2025Benfica
World Cup runner-up ×1
- 2026Argentina
World Cup winner ×1
- 2022Argentina
