Nicolás Valentini (born 6 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Boca Juniors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Boca Juniors | 33 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Argentina U23 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Born in Argentina, Valentini is of Italian descent.[1]
International career
Valentini was a member of the Argentina national under-23 football team that played at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France.[2] On 5 March 2024, Valentini was called up to the Argentina national team replacing Marcos Senesi who was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury in the right hamstring.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2021 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aldosivi | 2022 | Primera División | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2023 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Boca Juniors
References
- ^ 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
- ^ "Nicolás Valentini, convocado a la Selección Argentina". www.puroboca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Lionel Scaloni convocó a un jugador de Boca". TNT Sports. 5 March 2023.
- ^ Nicolás Valentini at Soccerway
- ^ "Nicolás Valentini - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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