Nicolás Valentini
Argentine footballer
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Nicolás Valentini (born 6 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Alavés.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River de Junín | |||
| –2015 | Sarmiento | ||
| 2015–2021 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Boca Juniors | 15 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2026– | Alavés | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Argentina Olympic | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Junín, Buenos Aires, Valentini began his career at River de Junín, and played for Sarmiento before joining Boca Juniors' youth sides in 2015. He made his first team debut on 8 May 2021, in a 1–0 Copa de la Liga Profesional loss to Patronato, before being loaned out to Aldosivi in the following year.
On 1 January 2025, Valentini signed for Italian club Fiorentina on a contract until 2029.[1] On 3 February 2025, he was loaned to Hellas Verona.[2]
On 7 August 2026, Valentini joined La Liga side Alavés on a three-year deal.[3]
International career
Valentini was a member of the Argentina national under-23 football team that played at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France.[4] On 5 March 2024, Valentini was called up to the Argentina national team replacing Marcos Senesi who was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury in the right hamstring.[5]
Personal life
Born and raised in Argentina, Valentini is of Italian descent.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Aldosivi (loan) | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Fiorentina | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 100 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Supercopa Argentina: 2022
- Supercopa Internacional runner-up: 2022
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2023
