Nahuel Ignacio Guzmán (born 10 February 1986) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as

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for Liga MX club

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Club career

Guzman made his professional debut for

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in August 2006 against C.A. Belgrano. On 2008, he went on loan to

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until 2009. He became a key to the championship of Newell's in the 2013 Final Tournament.

Tigres UANL

In July 2014, he was transferred to Liga MX club

to play the Apertura 2014 season. Guzmán made his official debut with Tigres in a 0–0 draw against

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at the

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on 19 July. That season, Guzmán and his club made it to the finals of Liga MX against Club América. In the home leg, Tigres won by 1–0 with goal of Joffre Guerrón. In the second leg, Guzmán received a red card, as did teammates

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and

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. Tigres lost 3–0, in an overall score of 3–1. Tigres reached to the finals of the Copa Libertadores 2015 against River Plate. After a 0–0 draw in the home leg, Tigres lost the second leg by 3–0 in

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. In December 2015, Guzmán and his team became champions of the Apertura 2015 season. In the first leg of the finals against Pumas UNAM, Tigres won by 3–0. In the second leg, Pumas won by 3–0. In extra time Tigres scored the 1–3 at 103' but Pumas equalized 1–4 at 119'. After an aggregate of 4–4, Tigres won via

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4–2, with Guzmán stopping the fourth shot from Pumas. A year later, Guzmán and his team faced América to become champions for the fifth time. In the first and second leg the teams tied 1–1. After an aggregate of 2–2, Tigres won via

by 3–0, with Guzmán stopping all 3 penalties. Guzmán was named

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of the second leg and named best goalkeeper of the Apertura 2016, with 9 clean sheets and impressive saves against América in the finals. In the second leg of the Round of 16 tie in the

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against Alianza, with his team on the verge of elimination due to the away goals rule since the score was tied on aggregate, Guzmán scored a header off a free kick in the fourth minute of second half added time to give his team the victory in the tie.

International career

Guzmán was an integral part of the Argentina U-17 side in the World Cup of the category 2003. On 13 October 2014, he played 45 minutes with

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in the 7–0 victory against

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in a friendly match. In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the

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. Guzmán was called up to the final 23-man squad after first-choice keeper

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was ruled out through injury.

Career statistics

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 June 2017''

Honours

Newell's Old Boys * Primera División: 2013 Final Tigres UANL * Liga MX: Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019 *

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* CONCACAF Champions League:

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* Campeones Cup:

Argentina * Copa América runner-up: 2015,

Individual *Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2019 *Liga MX Save of the Season: 2015–16 *CONCACAF Champions League Golden Glove:

*CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament:

* Liga MX All-Star:

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References

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Nahuel Guzmán
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzman, Nahuel 1986 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Argentine footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Tigres UANL footballers Liga MX players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Argentina youth international footballers Argentina international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players