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Nahuel Molina

Nahuel Molina Lucero

DefendersArgentinaAge 28

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Atlético de Madrid· LaLiga

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Position

Defender - Right-Back

Main Position

Right-Back

Date of Birth

1998-04-06(28)

Height

1,79

Preferred Foot

right

Place of Birth

Embalse

Citizenship

Argentina

Contract & Agent

Joined

2022-07-28

Contract Until

2027-06-30

Agent

ADMIRA PARTNERS UK ✓

Market Value

€15.00m

Last Updated

2026-06-05

International

Argentina

Honours

World Cup winnerCopa América winner ×2Argentinian championCONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions winner

Career Achievements

Molina has won the FIFA World Cup (2022), two Copa América titles (2021, 2024), the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions (2022), and an Argentine Primera División championship with Boca Juniors.

Biography

Nahuel Molina is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. He began his career in Argentina with Boca Juniors before moving to Europe, where he played for Udinese in Italy. Molina has been a key figure for Argentina, winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América titles.

Playing Style

Molina is an attacking full-back known for his pace, stamina, and ability to overlap and deliver crosses into the box. Defensively, he is solid in one-on-one situations and reads the game well, though he can occasionally be caught out of position when pushing forward. His tactical role often involves providing width in attack while maintaining defensive discipline.

Market Value History

National Team Matches (70)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-06-07	Argentina	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Zambia	🏠	5:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2026-03-27	Mauritania	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	69	0	1	0
2025-11-14	Argentina	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-10-15	Argentina	✈	0:6	International Friendlies	29	0	0	0
2025-10-11	Argentina	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	78	0	0	0
2025-09-09	Argentina	✈	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	22	0	0	0
2025-09-04	Venezuela	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	81	0	0	0
2025-06-11	Colombia	🏠	1:1	World Cup qualification South America	45	0	0	1
2025-06-06	Argentina	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2025-03-26	Brazil	🏠	4:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2025-03-21	Argentina	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2024-11-20	Peru	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2024-11-14	Argentina	✈	2:1	World Cup qualification South America	78	0	0	0
2024-10-16	Bolivia	🏠	6:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	1	0
2024-10-10	Argentina	✈	1:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2024-09-10	Argentina	✈	2:1	World Cup qualification South America	45	0	0	0
2024-09-06	Chile	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2024-07-15	Argentina	✈	0:1	Copa América	48	0	0	0
2024-07-10	Argentina	✈	0:2	Copa América	19	0	0	1
2024-07-05	Argentina	✈	3:5	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2024-06-30	Argentina	✈	0:2	Copa América	-	0	0	0
2024-06-26	Argentina	✈	0:1	Copa América	83	0	0	0
2024-06-21	Argentina	✈	0:2	Copa América	89	0	0	0
2024-06-15	Argentina	✈	1:4	International Friendlies	71	0	0	0
2024-06-09	Argentina	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-03-27	Argentina	✈	1:3	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2024-03-23	Argentina	✈	0:3	International Friendlies	17	0	0	0
2023-11-22	Argentina	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2023-11-17	Uruguay	🏠	0:2	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2023-10-18	Argentina	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2023-10-12	Paraguay	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2023-09-12	Argentina	✈	0:3	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2023-09-08	Ecuador	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2023-06-19	Argentina	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2023-06-15	Argentina	-	0:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2023-03-28	Curaçao	🏠	7:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-03-24	Panama	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-12-18	Argentina	✈	5:7	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-12-13	Argentina	✈	0:3	World Cup	86	0	0	0
2022-12-09	Argentina	✈	5:6	World Cup	105	1	0	0
2022-12-03	Argentina	✈	1:2	World Cup	80	0	0	0
2022-11-30	Argentina	✈	0:2	World Cup	90	0	1	0
2022-11-26	Argentina	✈	0:2	World Cup	27	0	0	0
2022-11-22	Argentina	✈	2:1	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-11-16	Argentina	✈	0:5	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2022-09-28	Argentina	✈	0:3	International Friendlies	11	0	0	0
2022-09-24	Argentina	✈	0:3	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-06-05	Argentina	✈	0:5	International Friendlies	74	0	1	0
2022-06-01	Argentina	✈	0:3	CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions	90	0	0	0
2022-03-29	Argentina	✈	1:1	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2022-03-25	Venezuela	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2022-02-01	Colombia	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2022-01-28	Argentina	✈	1:2	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-11-16	Brazil	🏠	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-11-12	Argentina	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-10-14	Peru	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	1	0
2021-10-10	Uruguay	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-10-07	Argentina	✈	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-09-09	Bolivia	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-09-03	Argentina	✈	1:3	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-07-11	Argentina	✈	0:1	Copa América	-	0	0	0
2021-07-07	Argentina	✈	3:4	Copa América	45	0	0	0
2021-07-04	Argentina	✈	0:3	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2021-06-29	Argentina	✈	1:4	Copa América	-	0	0	0
2021-06-22	Argentina	✈	0:1	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2021-06-19	Argentina	✈	0:1	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2021-06-14	Argentina	✈	1:1	Copa América	5	0	0	0
2021-06-08	Argentina	✈	2:2	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2021-06-04	Chile	🏠	1:1	World Cup qualification South America	9	0	0	0