Nicolas Otamendi
About Nicolas Otamendi
In 2008, a young Argentine defender pulled on the Velez shirt for the first time. Nicolas Otamendi, born in 1988, would go on to play for 5 clubs over the following 18 years. The story is still being written — the current chapter unfolds at Benfica.
Reading the grid stop by stop, the route runs: Velez (2008–2010), then Porto (2010–2014), then Valencia (2014–2015), then Manchester City (2015–2020), then Benfica (2020 to today). That sequence is exactly what appears in the career grid when this player comes up in the game.
Benfica claims the biggest chapter: around 6 years, more than at any other club. The move abroad came in 2010, when Porto in Portugal came calling. In total the journey passed through Argentina, Portugal, Spain, England — the kind of multi-league trajectory that makes Daily Play riddles genuinely tricky.
The numbers tell their own story: 532 recorded appearances, 28 goals, 9 assists.
This profile doubles as a study guide: from Velez in 2008 to Benfica, the timeline below is exactly what the riddle shows when Nicolas Otamendi is the mystery player.
Career Timeline
Benfica
Manchester City
Valencia
Porto
Velez
Career Statistics
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