Nicolás Martín Domínguez (; born 28 June 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Velez Sarfield

Domínguez played his first professional game for Vélez Sarsfield in a 3–2 victory against Estudiantes de La Plata for the 15th fixture of the

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, under Omar De Felippe's coaching. He scored his first goal in a 3–0 victory against Tigre for the 28th fixture of that season.

Bologna

On 30 August 2019, he signed a contract with Italian club

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and was loaned back to Vélez Sarsfield for the rest of 2019. Domínguez made his debut for Bologna as a sub on 12 January in a 1–0 loss away at Torino. He would make his first start for the club on 19 January in a 1–1 home draw against Hellas Verona.

Nottingham Forest

On 1 September 2023, Domínguez signed with

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on a five-year deal in swap deal for

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. He made his debut away at Manchester City later that month.

International career

He made his debut for Argentina national football team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Chile, as a 67th-minute substitute for Rodrigo De Paul.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Argentina * Copa América:

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* Superclásico de las Américas:

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Individual

* Argentine Primera División Best Midfielder: 2018–19 * Argentine Primera División Team of the Year: 2018–19

References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * * * 1998 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentina men's international footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Bologna FC 1909 players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England 2021 Copa América players Copa América-winning players {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub