Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolás Paz Martínez [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain [1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid B | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | CD San Juan | ||
2014–2016 | Tenerife | ||
2016–2023 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Real Madrid B | 45 | (11) |
2023– | Real Madrid | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Argentina U20 | 8 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2023 |
Nicolás "Nico" Paz Martínez (born 8 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid CF. Born in Spain, he is a youth international for Argentina.
A youth product of CD San Juan and Tenerife, Paz joined the Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016. [2]
Initially starting his career as a central defender, Paz moved further up the pitch as he developed. After playing as a centre forward, he switched to the wing, where he plays for the under-19 side. He is also comfortable operating as a central midfielder or playmaker. [3] [4]
He made his debut for the Real Madrid's B-team in a 3–1 win over Andorra in January 2022, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Iván Morante. [3]
On 8 November 2023, Paz made his Champions League debut for Real Madrid in a group stage match against Braga as a substitute in the 77th minute to replace Federico Valverde at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. [5] [6] On 11 November 2023, Paz made his La Liga debut for Real Madrid in a 5–1 victory over Valencia, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Dani Carvajal. [7] [8] On 29 November, he scored his first-ever goal in the Champions League, securing a 4–2 win against Napoli. [9]
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Paz is eligible to represent both Spain and Argentina at international level. [1] He was called up to the senior Argentina national team in March 2022. [3] [10]
He also was called up to the Argentina under-20 side for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament in France. [11]
Paz was named in Argentina's preliminary 48-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. [12]
Paz is the son of former Argentine international Pablo Paz, who played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. [3] [13]
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Real Madrid Castilla | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Primera Federación | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4 [a] | 1 | 18 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | Primera Federación | 25 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | |||
Total | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 12 | ||
Real Madrid | 2023–24 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Career total | 49 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 13 |
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