Nehuén Mario Paz (born 28 September 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays for Tigre as a

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Career

Paz's career began in 2013 with

All Boys Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Arge ...

in the

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. He made his professional debut at the

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during a defeat to River Plate on 22 September, which was the first of nineteen appearances throughout the 2013–14 season which ended with relegation. In

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

, Paz featured sixteen times and was subsequently signed at the end of the

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campaign by Primera División team

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

. He scored his first career goal in his second start for the club, netting the opening goal in a 2–0 win against Godoy Cruz on 21 April 2015. He remained with Newell's Old Boys for four seasons, scoring twice in fifty-seven appearances in all competitions between 2015 and 2018. On 30 January 2018, Paz joined Italian

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side

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. On 4 February, Paz was loaned back to Argentina to play for

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. His first appearance arrived in a 2–1

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defeat to

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on 7 March, which preceded a further three matches for them. He returned to Bologna for the next season and a half, as he made his club debut during a two-goal loss away to

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on 26 September 2018. On 31 January 2020, after six appearances for his parent club, Paz joined fellow Serie A team

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on loan; purchase option included. After debuting in 4–0 victory over

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on 2 February, the defender appeared twelve further times as they suffered relegation to

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. Paz then went back to Bologna, subsequently featuring for the club across the first half of

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; notably scoring his first goal in the process, as he netted in a home draw with

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on 23 December. On 1 February 2021, Turkish

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side

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...

announced the loan acquisition of Paz; until the succeeding June. On 27 August 2021, Paz signed a two-year contract with

club

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. On 19 February 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent. On 23 February 2022, Paz signed a four-year contract with Universidad Católica in Chile. On second half 2022, he was loaned to

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

until the end of the season.

Career statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paz, Nehuen 1993 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Serie A players Süper Lig players Serie B players Chilean Primera División players All Boys footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Bologna FC 1909 players Club Atlético Lanús footballers US Lecce players Kayserispor footballers FC Crotone players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen