Nahuel Molina
 Molina in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nahuel Molina Lucero | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Embalse, Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Udinese | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| –2016 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Boca Juniors | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2020– | Udinese | 55 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Argentina | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:05, 20 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Nahuel Molina Lucero (born 6 April 1998) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Udinese and the Argentina national team.[1]
Club career[]
Molina is a youth export from Boca Juniors. On 18 February 2016, he made his first team debut in a league game against San Martín de San Juan. He played the full game.[2]
In January 2018, Molina was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia for the rest of 2018.[3] The next season he was loaned to Rosario Central where he found the continuity he needed to stand out and ended up returning to Boca Juniors at the start of 2019.
On 15 September 2020, Molina joined Udinese Calcio on a free transfer until 2025.[4]
International career[]
He made his debut for Argentina national football team on 3 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile. He substituted Juan Foyth in the 81st minute.[5]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 13 March 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Rosario Central | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Udinese | 2020–21 | Serie A | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| Total | 54 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 124 | 10 | ||
Honours[]
Argentina
References[]
- ^ Nahuel Molina at Soccerway
- ^ "San Martín San Juan vs. Boca Juniors - 18 February 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^ Molina deja Boca por Defensa y Justicia, besoccer.com, 11 January 2018
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Molina joins Udinese". Football Italia. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Argentina v Chile game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "N. Molina".
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