Nicolás Valentini (born 6 April 2001) is an Argentine professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Valentini is of Italian descent.

International career

Valentini was a member of the

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that played at the

2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament The 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament ( es, Torneo Preolímpico Sudamericano, pt, Torneio Pré-Olímpico Sul-Americano) was the 14th edition of the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tou ...

and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France. On 5 March 2024, Valentini was called up to the Argentina national team replacing

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who was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury in the right hamstring.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Boca Juniors * Supercopa Argentina:

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References

2001 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Footballers from Junín, Buenos Aires Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub