Nicolás Gaitán
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Gaitán playing for Benfica in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Fabián Nicolás Gaitán | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | San Martín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Boca Juniors | 66 | (12) |
| 2010–2016 | Benfica | 152 | (25) |
| 2016–2018 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Dalian Yifang | 28 | (2) |
| 2019 | Chicago Fire | 27 | (4) |
| 2020 | Lille | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Braga | 18 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Peñarol | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Paços de Ferreira | 33 | (5) |
| 2024 | Sarmiento | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2016 | Argentina | 19 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 14 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2016 | |||
Osvaldo Fabián Nicolás "Nico" Gaitán (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈβaldo faˈβjan nikoˈlas ˈniko ɣajˈtan]; born 23 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.
A product of Boca Juniors, he joined Benfica in Portugal, where he won three Primeira Liga titles, one Taça de Portugal, five Taça da Liga and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in six seasons.