Nicolás Gaitán

**Osvaldo Fabián Nicolás** "**Nico**" **Gaitán** (; bɛ dɔɣi o la silimin gɔli February biɛɣ'pishi ni ata dali yuuni 1988) o nyɛla  Argentine boliŋmɛra baŋda ŋun ŋmɛri attacking midfielder n-tiri Portuguese Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.

Boca Juniors nim boliŋmɛra kuro, o daa pahi la Benfica din be Portugal nim zuɣu, ni ka o daa di Primeira Liga title nim ata, Taça de Portugal zaɣa yini,  Taça da Liga nim anu n-ti pahi  Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira zaɣa yini.

## Club tuma

### Boca Juniors
Bɛ dɔɣi o la tiŋ yuli booni San Martín, Buenos Aires, Gaitán nyɛla ŋun piligi o boli ŋmɛbu  Boca Juniors, o daa nyɛla yuun pinaata ka pahi bɛ zaɣa pola zuɣu amaa ka daa na zilisiri o boli tuma dama o mali niŋgban bila zuɣu. O daa tumi ŋmɛ boli n-ti club ŋɔ silimin gɔli June dahin yini dali yuuni 2008 bɛ 3–1 nasara nyɛbu bɛ mini Arsenal de Sarandí, ka daa di o tuuli Primera División pɔri ayi chira ayi nyaaŋa bɛ 3–0 nasara nyɛbu bɛ mini Huracán.

Silimin gɔli  September biɛɣ'pishi ni ata dali yuuni 2008 Gaitán  daa di la o tuuli international tournament pɔɣu , that year's Copa Sudamericana, bɛ mini Liga de Quito nim boli. Di dabaa ayi nyaaŋa o daa lahi di pɔɣu bɛ 4–2  nasara nyɛbu Newell's Old Boys.

Gaitán nyɛla ŋun di pɔri n-damdam dibaa ayopɔin o 33 bola ŋmɛbu ni o in season din daa bahindi nyaaŋa ni Boca, o daa dɔni ni la bupinyini *[[Apertura and Clausura|Apertura]]* ka dɔni bupinayobu *Clausura*.

### Benfica
Silimin gɔli May dabaa ata dali yuuni 2010, Portugal's Benfica daa saɣi n-ti ka deei Gaitán pahi ni laɣiri din yiɣisi €8.4 million, ka o daa zani o tiŋgbani boliŋmɛra kpeea Ángel Di María zaani din daa niŋ ka bɛ kuhi o n-ti Real Madrid. O daa tumi ŋmɛ boli n-ti o team palli ŋɔ din daa niŋ ka bɛ zaŋ o piligi ŋmɛbu ka o daa ŋmɛ minti pihiyobu ni ayobu bɛ 1–2 sambani boli nasara koŋbu bɛ mini Nacional, ka daa di o tuuli pɔɣu bɛ yiŋ boli bɛ mini Naval din daa ŋmɛ silimin gɔli  November biɛɣ'pinanahi dali (4–0).

Gaitán daa naai o tuuli tuuli yuuni  ni Lisbon yaɣili ka daa ŋmɛ bupihinahi ni anii ka daa di pɔri awɔi ka daa dɔni buyi  league ŋɔ ni ka  di domestic league cup. O kpaŋmaŋ zuɣu bɛ daa piigi o Portuguese League Breakthrough Player of the Year.

Yuuni  2011–12 campaign Gaitán n-daa dɔni tuuli UEFA Champions League ban sɔŋ ka pɔri di, hali ni ŋmɛ yihi taba yaɣili. Yuuni 2013–14 o daa di la pɔri anii ka o team ŋɔ daa nyɛ  treble, n-ti pahi pɔɣu shɛli din koŋko daa yina Portuguese Cup's decisive match bɛ mini Rio Ave silimin gɔli May biɛɣ'pishi ayi ka dali yuuni  2014; sokam daa nyɛ o kpaŋmaŋ lala yuuni maa ni. Silimin gɔli August biɛɣ'pihita ni yini dali yuuni  2014, Gaitán daa di o tuuli pɔɣu lala yuuni maa bɛ mini Sporting CP, ka bɛ daa piigi o  'Man of the Match'.

Silimin gɔli November biɛɣ'pinyini dali yuuni 2014, o daa tirisi o mini Benfica nim alikawuli maa hali ni silimin gɔli June biɛɣ'pihita dali yuuni  2018 ka daa zali o bahibu clause of €35 million. Silimin gɔli September biɛɣ'pihita dali yuuni  2015, Gaitán daa di pɔɣu ka daa lahi sɔŋ di nyaaŋa ka bɛ di pɔɣu din pahiri ayi bɛ nasara nyɛbu bɛ mini Atlético Madrid (1–2) UEFA Champions League. Silimin gɔli  December dabaa awɔi dali yuuni 2015, o daa dihi o nuu gbana zuɣu ni bɛ tirisi bɛ mini alikawuli maa ni silimin gɔli June yuuni 2019, ka daa pahi o yibu clause to €45 million. Silimin gɔli March dabaa awɔi dali, Gaitán daa di o pɔɣu din pahiri anahi lala yuuni maa Champions League, bɛ mini  Zenit Saint Petersburg  second leg of the round of 16, ka di daa sɔŋ Benfica ka bɛ paai quarter-finals. Silimin gɔli May biɛɣ'pinanu dali, o daa di la pɔri ayi bɛ 4–1 yiŋ nasara nyɛbu bɛ mini  Nacional, ka di daa sɔŋ  Benfica ka bɛ nyɛ league title pani taba buta. Di dabaa anu nyaaŋa, o  daa di Benfica's pɔɣu din daa pahiri anahi bɛ 6–2 nasara nyɛbu bɛ mini Marítimo, Taça da Liga final. Boli maa ni daa ŋmɛ naai o daa yɛli ni din tooi niŋ ka di nyɛla o boli bahigu ka o ŋmɛ n-ti  Benfica maa.

##### Atlético Madrid
Silimin gɔli June biɛɣ'pinayobu dali yuuni  2016, Benfica mini Atlético Madrid daa saɣi n-ti  Gaitán yibu ni laɣiri din yiɣisi €25 million, ka bɛ yɛn saɣi n-ti alikawuli ŋɔ bɛ yi niŋ o alaafe vihigu naai din daa yɛn niŋ silimin gɔli July. O daa pahi Spanish side silimin gɔli July biɛɣ'pishi yini ka dali Vicente Calderón stadium.

## Career statistics

### Club

### International

### International goals
:*Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.*

### International

### International goals
:*Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.*

## Honours

### Club
**Boca Juniors**
*Argentine Primera División: 2008 Apertura

**Benfica**
*Primeira Liga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
*Taça de Portugal: 2013–14
*Taça da Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2014
*UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2012–13, 2013–14

**Atlético Madrid**
*UEFA Europa League: 2017–18

**Braga**
*Taça de Portugal: 2020–21

**Peñarol**
* Uruguayan Primera División: 2021

### International
**Argentina**
*Copa América: Runner-up 2016

### Individual
*Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2010–11
*UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2011–12
*UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
*Cosme Damião Awards – Footballer of the Year: 2014
*2016 Taça da Liga Final: Man of the Match

## Notes

## Kundivihira