Nicolás Martín Domínguez (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ðoˈmiŋɡes]; born 28 June 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
Club career
Velez Sarfield
Domínguez played his first professional game for Vélez Sarsfield in a 3–2 victory against Estudiantes for the 15th fixture of the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División, under Omar De Felippe's coaching.[3] He scored his first goal in a 3–0 victory against Tigre for the 28th fixture of that season.
Bologna
On 30 August 2019, he signed a contract with Italian club Bologna and was loaned back to Vélez Sarsfield for the rest of 2019.[4] Domínguez made his debut for Bologna as a sub on 12 January in a 1–0 loss away at Torino. He would make his first start for the club on 19 January in a 1–1 home draw against Hellas Verona.
Nottingham Forest
On 1 September 2023, Domínguez signed with Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal in swap deal for Remo Freuler.[5] He made his debut away at Manchester City later that month. On 1 October, Domínguez scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest in a 1–1 draw against Brentford.[6]
International career
Domínguez made his debut for Argentina national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Chile, as a 67th-minute substitute for Rodrigo De Paul.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 75 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | 84 | 9 | |||
| Bologna | 2019–20 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 103 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 109 | 5 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2023–24[10] | Premier League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Career total | 204 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 17 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
International
- As of match played 16 November 2021[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Domínguez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain |  Ecuador |
5–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Honours
- Argentina
Individual
- Argentine Primera División Best Midfielder: 2018–19[15]
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Year: 2018–19[16]
References
- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Nicolás Domínguez". Bologna F.C. 1909. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "2016/17 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Domínguez joins Bologna" (Press release). Bologna. 30 August 2019.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (1 September 2023). "Forest complete signing of Nicolás Domínguez". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ^ Emons, Michael (1 October 2023). "Nottingham Forest 1–1 Brentford". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Chile v Argentina game report". ESPN. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "N. Domínguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Nicolás Domínguez". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Dominguez 2023-24 Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b Nicolás Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Argentina se lleva el 'Superclásico' con un gol de Messi en el debut de Rodrygo". 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil". BBC Sport.
- ^ Lazzaro, Ariel (16 July 2019). "Premios SAF 2018-2019 : Néstor Gorosito mejor DT, Walter Montillo mejor jugador". zonanortevision.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Lazzaro, Ariel (16 July 2019). "Premios SAF 2018-2019 : Néstor Gorosito mejor DT, Walter Montillo mejor jugador". zonanortevision.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
External links
- Profile at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- Nicolás Domínguez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Nicolás Domínguez at Soccerway
- Nicolás Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
|  | |
Recent Comments