Nehuén Paz

Nehuén Paz

Personal information
Full name	Nehuén Mario Paz
Date of birth	(1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team	Tigre
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	All Boys	35	(0)
2015–2018	Newell's Old Boys	54	(2)
2018–2021	Bologna	11	(1)
2018	→ Lanús (loan)	3	(0)
2020	→ Lecce (loan)	13	(0)
2021	→ Kayserispor (loan)	12	(1)
2021–2022	Crotone	13	(0)
2022–2023	Universidad Católica	8	(0)
2022	→ Estudiantes (loan)	7	(0)
2024	Independiente Rivadavia	1	(0)
2024–	Tigre	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:19, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Nehuén Mario Paz (born 28 September 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Tigre as a centre-back.^[1]

Career

Paz's career began in 2013 with All Boys in the Argentine Primera División.^[1][3] He made his professional debut at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti during a defeat to River Plate on 22 September, which was the first of nineteen appearances throughout the 2013–14 season which ended with relegation.^[1][4] In Primera B Nacional, Paz featured sixteen times and was subsequently signed at the end of the 2014 campaign by Primera División team Newell's Old Boys.^[1][5][6] He scored his first career goal in his second start for the club, netting the opening goal in a 2–0 win against Godoy Cruz on 21 April 2015.^[1]

He remained with Newell's Old Boys for four seasons, scoring twice in fifty-seven appearances in all competitions between 2015 and 2018.^[1] On 30 January 2018, Paz joined Italian Serie A side Bologna.^[7][8] On 4 February, Paz was loaned back to Argentina to play for Lanús.^[9] His first appearance arrived in a 2–1 Copa Sudamericana defeat to Sporting Cristal on 7 March, which preceded a further three matches for them.^[1] He returned to Bologna for the next season and a half, as he made his club debut during a two-goal loss away to Juventus on 26 September 2018.^[1]

On 31 January 2020, after six appearances for his parent club, Paz joined fellow Serie A team Lecce on loan; purchase option included.^[10] After debuting in 4–0 victory over Torino on 2 February, the defender appeared twelve further times as they suffered relegation to Serie B.^[1] Paz then went back to Bologna, subsequently featuring for the club across the first half of 2020–21; notably scoring his first goal in the process, as he netted in a home draw with Atalanta on 23 December.^[1] On 1 February 2021, Turkish Süper Lig side Kayserispor announced the loan acquisition of Paz; until the succeeding June.^[11][12]

On 27 August 2021, Paz signed a two-year contract with Serie B club Crotone.^[13] On 19 February 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[14]

On 23 February 2022, Paz signed a four-year contract with Universidad Católica in Chile.^[15] On second half 2022, he was loaned to Estudiantes de La Plata until the end of the season.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 May 2022.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
All Boys	2013–14	Primera División	19	0	—		—		—		—		19	0
	2014	Primera B Nacional	16	0	1	0	—		—		—		17	0
	Total		35	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	36	0
Newell's Old Boys	2015	Primera División	13	1	—		—		—		1[a]	0	14	1
	2016	Primera División	10	1	—		—		—		—		10	1
	2016–17	Primera División	20	0	1	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2017–18	Primera División	11	0	1	0	—		—		—		12	0
	Total		54	2	2	0	—		0	0	1	0	57	2
Bologna	2017–18	Serie A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2018–19	Serie A	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2019–20	Serie A	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	2020–21	Serie A	6	1	1	0	—		—		—		7	1
	Total		11	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	12	1
Lanús (loan)	2017–18	Primera División	3	0	—		—		1[b]	0	—		4	0
Lecce (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
Kayserispor (loan)	2020–21	Süper Lig	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
Crotone	2021-22	Serie B	13	0	1	0	—		—		—		14	0
Universidad Católica	2022	Primera División	7	0	0	0	—		4[c]	0	—		11	0
Career total			149	4	5	0	—		5	0	1	0	160	4

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

References

1. Nehuén Paz at Soccerway
2. "Nehuén Paz". World Football. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
3. "Nehuén Paz profile". BDFA. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
4. "River Plate - All Boys, así lo vivimos". Vavel. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
5. "Nehuén Paz ya es jugador de Newell's y esta tarde se suma a la pretemporada en Necochea". La Capital. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
6. "Altas y bajas de plantel para el próximo semestr". Newell's Old Boys. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
7. "Paz joins Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
8. "Paz's career so far". Bologna F.C. 1909. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
9. "Official: Bologna loan Paz to Lanus". Football Italia. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
10. "PAZ IN GIALLOROSSO" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecce. 31 January 2020.
11. "Hoş Geldin Nehuén Paz". Kayserispor. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
12. "Paz al Kayserispor". Bologna. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
13. "Centimetri e sostanza per la retroguardia rossoblù: ecco Canestrelli e Paz" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
14. "Risoluzione consensuale con Mario Nehuen Paz" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
15. "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA CERRÓ EL FICHAJE DE NEHUÉN PAZ" (Press release) (in Spanish). Universidad Católica. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
16. Tapia, Carlos (28 July 2022). "Uno menos para la UC: Nehuén Paz es cedido hasta fin de año a Estudiantes de La Plata" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

External links

• Nehuén Paz at Soccerway
• Nehuén Paz at BeSoccer
• Nehuén Paz at BDFA (in Spanish)