Nicolás Valentini (born 6 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Boca Juniors.

Nicolás Valentini
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23)
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)
2022Aldosivi (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in France.[2] On 5 March 2024, Valentini was called up to the Argentina national team replacing Marcos Senesi who was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury in the right hamstring.[3]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

As of 14 April 2024.[4][5]
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
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ^ 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
  2. ^ "Nicolás Valentini, convocado a la Selección Argentina". www.puroboca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Lionel Scaloni convocó a un jugador de Boca". TNT Sports. 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ Nicolás Valentini at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Nicolás Valentini - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.