Matías Nani
Personal information
Full name Matías Germán Nani
Date of birth (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998
Place of birth Pozo del Molle, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Al-Shamal
Number 5
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Lanús
2017 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Roma 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Temperley (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2019 → Belgrano (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Central Córdoba (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2021 Unión Santa Fe 11 (0)
2021– Al-Shamal 16 (0)
International career
2016 Argentina U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Matías Germán Nani (born 26 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Al-Shamal.[2]

Club career

Nani had a youth spell in the systems of Argentinos Juniors and Lanús, featuring for the latter at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay.[2][3] In 2017, Serie A side Roma completed the signing of Nani.[2] He made his unofficial debut for the club in a pre-season friendly win over Pinzolo Campiglio on 11 July 2017, prior to playing again days later versus 1. FC Slovácko.[2][4] In the following month, on 16 August, Nani was loaned to Temperley of the Argentine Primera División.[2][3] He made his professional debut over a week after during a home defeat to River Plate.[2] He featured a total of fifteen times for them in 2017–18.[2][5]

On 11 July 2018, Nani was signed on loan by Belgrano.[2] His first appearances came in the succeeding October against Banfield and Vélez Sarsfield, on the way to nine total matches for the Córdoba-based outfit as they suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional.[2] In July 2019, Nani returned to his homeland for a third loan away from Roma - as he agreed terms with newly promoted Primera División team Central Córdoba.[2][6] Twenty-three appearances came, as did his first senior goal after he netted in a Copa de la Superliga loss to Newell's Old Boys on 15 March 2020; his last game before the COVID-enforced break.[2]

In October 2020, Nani completed a permanent move back to Argentina with Unión Santa Fe.[2][7]

International career

Nani represented the Argentina U20s at the 2016 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[8] He won two caps, against Venezuela in the semi-finals and against Spain in the final; receiving a sending off in a 3–1 loss.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2020.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 2017–18 Serie A 0000—000000
2018–19 0000—000000
2019–20 0000—000000
Total 0000—000000
Temperley (loan) 2017–18 Primera División 15000——00150
Belgrano (loan) 2018–19 900000—0090
Central Córdoba (loan) 2019–20 1903011—00231
Unión Santa Fe 2020–21 2000002[lower-alpha 1]00040
Career total 45030112000511
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. 1 2 "Matías Nani". World Football. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Matías Nani profile". Soccerway. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Matías Nani es nuevo refuerzo de Temperley". TyC Sports. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Squad list named for Pinzolo training camp". A.S. Roma. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Matías Nani profile". BDFA. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Matías Nani, es el nuevo refuerzo ferroviario". Nuevo Diario. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Unión anunció la llegada del defensor Matías Nani como nuevo refuerzo". Vía País. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "La inédita situación que vive la selección Sub 20 en España: competirá en un torneo con un cuerpo técnico prestado". La Nación. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "El seleccionado Sub 20 derrotó a Venezuela y jugará la final del torneo de L'Alcudia ante España". La Nación. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "El Sub 20 perdió en la final del torneo L'Alcúdia frente a España". La Nación. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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