Nicolás Tagliafico

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Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Italian: [taʎʎaˈfiːko]; born 31 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Argentina national team.
He started his career at Banfield in Argentina before moving to Independiente where he won the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. He moved to Europe in 2018 to play with Dutch team Ajax, winning the Eredivisie three times before joining French team Lyon in 2022. He was part of the Argentina squads for the 2018, 2022, and 2026 World Cups, winning the 2022 edition where he started the final. He was also part of the squads at the 2019, 2021, and 2024 Copa Américas, winning the latter two.

Tagliafico made his professional debut for Banfield on a 2−1 away victory against Tigre for the fifth fixture of the 2011 Clausura, coming on as a substitute on the 72nd minute. Due to Marcelo Bustamante’s ban, he was a starter the following game, a 2−2 draw with Huracán. In 2012, Tagliafico signed a one-year loan deal with Spanish club Real Murcia.

In 2015, he made the move to Independiente for an undisclosed transfer fee and made his professional debut for the club…