#16Defenders

Nahuel Molina

Nahuel Molina Lucero

ArgentinaAge28Right-Back

Market Value€15.00m

Atlético de Madrid· LaLiga

Played

Goals

Assists

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

90min blocks

FIFA AttributesEA FC

Atlético Madrid

77Overall

77Potential

-Value

-Wage

Pace83

Shooting72

Passing73

Dribbling74

Defending73

Physical70

Height175cmWeight70kgPreferred FootRightWeak Foot★★★☆☆Skill Moves★★★☆☆

Pace

Acceleration82

Sprint Speed83

Shooting

Positioning-

Finishing67

Shot Power88

Long Shots75

Volleys62

Penalties45

Passing

Vision76

Crossing78

FK Accuracy51

Short Passing76

Long Passing67

Curve69

Dribbling

Agility79

Balance76

Reactions74

Ball Control74

Dribbling73

Composure74

Defending

Interceptions74

Heading Accuracy58

Def Awareness73

Stand Tackle76

Slide Tackle75

Physical

Jumping74

Stamina78

Strength64

Aggression75

Goalkeeper

Diving12

Handling13

Kicking8

GK Positioning5

Reflexes10

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

Season Stats (Supercopa)

All seasons (47)

Season	Comp	Apps	G	A	YC	RC	Min
25/26	Supercopa	1	0	0	0	0	10
25/26	International Friendlies	4	0	1	0	0	266
25/26	LaLiga	26	2	2	4	0	1321
25/26	UEFA Champions League	13	0	0	1	0	697
25/26	Copa del Rey	6	0	2	0	0	372
24/25	LaLiga	30	0	3	1	0	1581
24/25	UEFA Champions League	8	1	0	0	0	425
24/25	Copa del Rey	6	0	0	1	0	377
23/24	World Cup qualification South America	16	0	1	1	0	1261
23/24	Supercopa	1	0	0	0	0	53
23/24	International Friendlies	3	0	0	1	0	178
23/24	LaLiga	30	2	3	4	1	1857
23/24	UEFA Champions League	10	0	3	1	0	792
23/24	Copa del Rey	5	0	0	0	0	322
22/23	International Friendlies	6	0	0	0	0	416
22/23	LaLiga	33	4	2	7	1	2872
22/23	UEFA Champions League	6	0	0	0	0	468
22/23	Copa del Rey	4	0	2	1	0	390
21/22	Serie A	35	7	5	5	0	2650
21/22	International Friendlies	1	0	1	0	0	74
21/22	Italy Cup	2	1	0	0	0	135
2026	CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	FIFA Club World Cup	2	0	0	0	0	14
2024	Copa América	5	0	0	1	0	329
2022	World Cup	7	1	1	0	0	568
2022	CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions	1	0	0	0	0	90
2021	Copa América	5	0	0	0	0	320
2019	Supercopa Argentina	1	0	0	0	0	90
2019	Copa Libertadores	6	0	0	0	0	540
2019	Copa Superliga (-19/20)	1	0	0	0	0	90
2019	Copa Argentina	1	0	0	0	0	90
2018	Copa Sudamericana	7	0	0	1	0	488
2018	Copa Argentina	2	0	0	0	0	180
2017	U-20 South American Championship	6	0	2	2	0	447
2016	Copa Libertadores	1	0	0	0	0	90
2016	Copa Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	8	0	1	1	0	664
20/21	World Cup qualification South America	10	0	1	0	0	819
20/21	Serie A	29	2	5	1	0	1823
20/21	Italy Cup	2	0	0	0	0	96
19/20	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	16	1	3	0	0	1440
18/19	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	6	0	0	0	0	529
17/18	Torneo Proyección	3	0	0	0	0	270
17/18	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	14	1	0	2	0	1229
16/17	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	180
16/17	Torneo Proyección	26	2	0	0	0	2340
16/17	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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