Nahuel Molina

★ WorkhorseDefender · Atletico Madrid

Caps

Int'l goals

Years

NATION · ARG Argentina →

Age

Position

Caps

Int'l goals

Atletico Madrid

Club

UEFA Champions League

League

ARG

National team

// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation

reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve

the back linethe cover positionthe duel

// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.

28Years old

DefenderRole

// the cabinet

Honours

international

International

CONMEBOL Copa America

×3

FIFA World Cup

×2

CONMEBOL/UEFA Finalissima

×2

club

Club

Liga Profesional Argentina

×3

// the closing word

Nahuel Molina.Argentina · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

ARGDefenderAtletico Madrid