Nicolás Domínguez

Nicolás Domínguez
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Martín Domínguez[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998
Place of birth Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nottingham Forest
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Vélez Sarsfield 65 (7)
2019–2023 Bologna 104 (4)
2019–2020 → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) 10 (2)
2023– Nottingham Forest 73 (3)
International career
2019–2021 Argentina 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

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

As of match played 1 February 2026[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals 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 1 0 3 0 — 18 5
Total 75 9 6 0 3 0 — 84 9
Bologna 2019–20 Serie A 16 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 — — 29 3
2024–25 Premier League 32 0 4 0 1 0 — 37 0
2025–26 Premier League 15 1 1 0 0 0 5[c] 0 21 1
Total 73 3 8 1 1 0 5 0 87 4
Career total 251 16 20 2 4 0 5 0 280 18

International

As of match played 16 November 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Nicolás Domínguez[11]
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

References

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Nicolás Domínguez". Bologna F.C. 1909. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ "2016/17 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Domínguez joins Bologna" (Press release). Bologna. 30 August 2019.
  5. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (1 September 2023). "Forest complete signing of Nicolás Domínguez". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  6. ^ Emons, Michael (1 October 2023). "Nottingham Forest 1–1 Brentford". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Chile v Argentina game report". ESPN. 5 September 2019.
  8. ^ "N. Domínguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Nicolás Domínguez". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Nicolas Dominguez 2023–24 Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b Nicolás Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1–0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Argentina se lleva el 'Superclásico' con un gol de Messi en el debut de Rodrygo". 15 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.