Nicolás Gaitán

Nicolás Gaitán

Personal information
Full name	Osvaldo Nicolás Fabián Gaitán
Date of birth	February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23) (age 23)
Place of birth	San Martín, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Benfica
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2010	Boca Juniors	66	(12)
2010–	Benfica	32	(8)
National team‡
2009–	Argentina	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:02, 14 September 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:26, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Osvaldo Nicolás Fabián Gaitán (born 23 February 1988 in San Martín, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as an Left midfielder for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division.

Gaitán has also earned six senior caps with the Argentine national team, although he is yet to score a goal.

Career

Club career

Gaitán made his competitive debut with Boca Juniors in a 3–1 win over Arsenal de Sarandí on 1 June 2008. He scored his first two league goals for the club in a 3–0 away win over Club Atlético Huracán on 31 August 2008. Sport Lisboa e Benfica confirmed on 3 May 2010 that they had signed him on a deal for the 2010–11 season for €8.4 million.^[1]

International career

Gaitán made his international debut for the Argentine national team as a substitute in a 2–0 win in a friendly match against Ghana on 30 September 2009. He made his first start for Argentina in a 3–2 win against Costa Rica on 26 January 2010.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup			League Cup			Continental			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Boca Juniors	2007–08	1	0	0	–			–			0	0	0	1	0	0
	2008–09	32	5	3	–			–			11	0	1	43	5	4
	2009–10	33	7	8	–			–			2	0	0	35	7	8
	Total	66	12	11	–			–			13	0	1	79	12	12
Benfica	2010–11	26	7	6	5	1	2	3	0	0	13	1	1	47	9	9
	2011–12	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	3	15	2	5
	Total	34	8	8	5	1	2	3	0	0	20	2	4	62	11	14
Career totals		100	20	19	5	1	0	3	0	0	33	2	5	141	23	26

^[2]

Honours

Club

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: 2008 Apertura

Benfica

• Portuguese League Cup (1): 2010–11

Individual

• Portuguese League Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2010–11

References

1. ^ Sport Lisboa e Benfica (3 May 2010). "Communication". cmvm.pt. http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR28376.pdf. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nicolas-gaitan/leistungsdaten/spieler_75442.html

External links

• Statistics at Irish Times
• Profile at Historia de Boca (Spanish)
• Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
• Nicolás Gaitán at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Gaitan, Nicolas
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Date of birth	23 February 1988
Place of birth	San Martín, Argentina
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