Nehuén Paz

Nehuén Mario Paz (born 28 April 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Estudiantes LP, on loan from Universidad Católica as a centre-back.[1]

Nehuén Paz
Personal information
Full name Nehuén Mario Paz
Date of birth (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Estudiantes
(on loan from Universidad Católica)
Number 19
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– Universidad Católica 8 (0)
2022– → Estudiantes (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
All Boys 2013–14 Primera División 190————190
2014 Primera B Nacional 16010———170
Total 35010——00360
Newell's Old Boys 2015 Primera División 131———1[lower-alpha 1]0141
2016 Primera División 101————101
2016–17 Primera División 20010———210
2017–18 Primera División 11010———120
Total 54220—0010572
Bologna 2017–18 Serie A 00————00
2018–19 Serie A 20————20
2019–20 Serie A 30————30
2020–21 Serie A 6110———71
Total 11110——00121
Lanús (loan) 2017–18 Primera División 30——1[lower-alpha 2]0—40
Lecce (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 130————130
Kayserispor (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 121————121
Crotone 2021-22 Serie B 13010———140
Universidad Católica 2022 Primera División 7000—4[lower-alpha 3]0—110
Career total 149450—50101604
  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.
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