page_title: Nicolás Otamendi
section_title: Porto
hierarchical_section_title: Nicolás Otamendi / Club career / Porto
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Николас ОтамендиEnglish: Nicolás Otamendi
context_page_description: Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentina national team.
  Otamendi played for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto in his early career, winning eight major titles with Porto, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League. He signed for Valencia in 2014 and spent four months on loan to Atlético Mineiro of Brazil. In 2015 he moved to Manchester City and has since won the Premier League in 2017–18 and 2018–19, as well as four League Cups and an FA Cup.
  An Argentina international since 2009, Otamendi represented his country at two World Cups and three Copas América, in which he contributed to consecutive runner-up finishes.
context_section_description: On 23 August 2010, Otamendi was transferred to Portuguese side FC Porto on a €4 million fee, signing a five-year contract. Vélez also retained 50% of his registration rights, with the player having a pre-set price of another €4 million to be met by Porto prior to September 2011. He netted in his first match, a 2–0 home victory over S.C. Olhanense, finishing his first season with 15 appearances and five goals (notably both in a 2–0 away win against S.C. Braga) as the northerners won the Primeira Liga championship.
  On 6 September 2011, Porto exercised the rights to sign the remainder of Otamendi's playing rights. He played 30 official games during the season to help the club to another two major titles, notably the back-to-back domestic league.
caption: Otamendi playing for Porto in 2010
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