Nahuel Molina Lucero (born 6 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team.[3]
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Full name | Nahuel Molina Lucero[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Embalse, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Udinese | 64 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||
2022– | Atlético Madrid | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Argentina | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 |
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.[4]
In January 2018, Molina was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia for the rest of 2018.[5] 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.[6]
On 28 July 2022, Molina joined Atlético Madrid on a five-year deal,[7] for a reported fee of €10 million and €5 million in variables.[8]
Molina made his debut for Argentina national team on 3 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile. He substituted Juan Foyth in the 81st minute.[9]
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 (loan) | 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 (loan) | 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 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
Total | 64 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 10 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 2022–23 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Career total | 122 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 152 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2021 | 13 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 |
Argentina
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