Matías Germán Nani (born 26 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Al-Shamal.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Germán Nani | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Pozo del Molle, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Shamal | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Lanús | |||
| 2017 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Temperley (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Belgrano (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Central Córdoba (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Unión Santa Fe | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Al-Shamal | 16 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 12 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Nani had a youth spell in the systems of Argentinos Juniors and Lanús, featuring for the latter at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay.[2][3] In 2017, Serie A side Roma completed the signing of Nani.[2] He made his unofficial debut for the club in a pre-season friendly win over Pinzolo Campiglio on 11 July 2017, prior to playing again days later versus 1. FC Slovácko.[2][4] In the following month, on 16 August, Nani was loaned to Temperley of the Argentine Primera División.[2][3] He made his professional debut over a week after during a home defeat to River Plate.[2] He featured a total of fifteen times for them in 2017–18.[2][5]
On 11 July 2018, Nani was signed on loan by Belgrano.[2] His first appearances came in the succeeding October against Banfield and Vélez Sarsfield, on the way to nine total matches for the Córdoba-based outfit as they suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional.[2] In July 2019, Nani returned to his homeland for a third loan away from Roma - as he agreed terms with newly promoted Primera División team Central Córdoba.[2][6] Twenty-three appearances came, as did his first senior goal after he netted in a Copa de la Superliga loss to Newell's Old Boys on 15 March 2020; his last game before the COVID-enforced break.[2]
In October 2020, Nani completed a permanent move back to Argentina with Unión Santa Fe.[2][7]
Nani represented the Argentina U20s at the 2016 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[8] He won two caps, against Venezuela in the semi-finals and against Spain in the final; receiving a sending off in a 3–1 loss.[9][10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roma | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Temperley (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Belgrano (loan) | 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Central Córdoba (loan) | 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
Al-Shamal Sports Club – current squad | |
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