Nahuel Molina

Nahuel Molina Lucero (born 6 April 1998) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Udinese and the Argentina national team.[1]

Nahuel Molina
Molina in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nahuel Molina Lucero
Date of birth (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998
Place of birth Embalse, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 16
Youth career
–2016 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Boca Juniors 8 (0)
2018 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 17 (1)
2019 → Rosario Central (loan) 22 (1)
2020– Udinese 44 (4)
National team‡
2021– Argentina 13 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner2021 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:21, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Club career

Molina is a youth export from Boca Juniors. On 18 February 2016, he made his first team debut in a league game against San Martín de San Juan. He played the full game.[2]

In January 2018, Molina was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia for the rest of 2018.[3] The next season he was loaned to Rosario Central where he found the continuity he needed to stand out and ended up returning to Boca Juniors at the start of 2019.

On 15 September 2020, Molina joined Udinese Calcio on a free transfer until 2025.[4]

International career

He made his debut for Argentina national football team on 3 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile. He substituted Juan Foyth in the 81st minute.[5]

Honours

Argentina

References
  1. Nahuel Molina at Soccerway
  2. "San Martín San Juan vs. Boca Juniors - 18 February 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. Molina deja Boca por Defensa y Justicia, besoccer.com, 11 January 2018
  4. "OFFICIAL: Molina joins Udinese". Football Italia. 15 September 2020.
  5. "Argentina v Chile game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.


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