Nico Paz

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Nico Paz
Paz with Como 1907 in 2025
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Paz Martínez[1]
Date of birth (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Como
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2014 CD San Juan
2014–2016 Tenerife
2016–2022 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Real Madrid B 49 (11)
2023–2024 Real Madrid 4 (0)
2024– Como 46 (10)
International career‡
2022 Argentina U20 8 (4)
2024– Argentina 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:13, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:41, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Nicolás Paz Martínez (born 8 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Como. Born in Spain, he plays for the Argentina national team.

Club career

Real Madrid

Early career

A youth product of CD San Juan and Tenerife, Paz joined the Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016.[2]

Initially starting his career as a central defender, Paz moved further up the pitch as he developed. After playing as a centre forward, he switched to the wing, where he played for the under-19 side. He is also comfortable operating as a central midfielder or playmaker.[3][4]

He made his debut for Real Madrid's B-team in a 3–1 win over Andorra in January 2022, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Iván Morante.[3]

2023–24: First-team debut

On 8 November 2023, Paz made his first-team and Champions League debut for Real Madrid in a group stage match against Braga as a substitute in the 77th minute to replace Federico Valverde at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[5][6] On 11 November 2023, Paz made his La Liga debut for Madrid in a 5–1 victory over Valencia, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Dani Carvajal.[7][8] On 29 November, he scored his first goal in the Champions League, securing a 4–2 win against Napoli.[9]

Como

On 25 August 2024, Paz signed for newly promoted Serie A club Como on a four-year deal for a reported €6 million fee.[10][11] The following day, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Cagliari.[12] On 19 October, he scored his first goal for Como in a 1–1 draw against Parma.[13]

Paz was assigned the #10 shirt ahead of the 2025–26 season with Como, after a summer where Real Madrid declined to activate their first buyback option along with Como rejecting offers from other clubs interested in the player.[citation needed] He started in Como's opening Coppa Italia game against Südtirol in a 3–1 victory.[citation needed] On 24 August, on his anniversary of signing with the club, Paz provided an assist and scored a free-kick goal in a season-opening 2–0 win against Lazio.[14]

International career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Paz was eligible to represent both Spain and Argentina at international level.[1] He was first called up to the senior Argentina national team in March 2022.[3][15]

Paz also was called up to the Argentina under-20 side for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[16] He was later named in Argentina's preliminary 48-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[17]

On 15 October 2024, Paz made his senior debut for Argentina in a 6–0 win over Bolivia in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, recording an assist for Lionel Messi.[citation needed]

Personal life

Paz is the son of former Argentine international Pablo Paz, who played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.[3][18] His mother is Spanish.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid Castilla 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 60———60
2022–23 Primera Federación 141——4[b]1182
2023–24 Primera Federación 2910———2910
Total 4911——415312
Real Madrid 2023–24 La Liga 40103[c]10081
Como 2024–25 Serie A 356———356
2025–26 Serie A 11410——124
Total 461010——4710
Career total 992120314110824
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearances in Primera Federación play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 14 October 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 202410
202550
Total60

Honours

Real Madrid

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nico Paz at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Profile". Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hall, Andy (7 March 2022). "Who is Nico Paz? From Real Madrid's youth academy to the Argentina senior side". en.as.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Valle, Tomás (7 March 2022). "¿Quién es Nico Paz y cuantos millones cuesta la gran promesa del Real Madrid?" [Who is Nico Paz and how many millions does the great promise of Real Madrid cost?]. elfutbolero.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nico Paz makes his Real Madrid debut". Real Madrid CF. 8 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Real Madrid-Braga: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Group stage". UEFA. 8 November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Real Madrid vs Valencia CF". La Liga. 11 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Real Madrid 5–1 Valencia: Player ratings as Los Blancos run riot". 90min. 11 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nico Paz overwhelmed after scoring first Real Madrid goal in Napoli victory – "This is a dream"". Football España. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Como 1907 annuncia l'astro nascente del Real Madrid e nazionale giovanile argentino Nico Paz" (in Italian). Como 1907. 25 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Official Announcement: Nico Paz". Real Madrid CF. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Serie A | Cagliari 1–1 Como: Match Report". Football Italia. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Serie A | Como 1–1 Parma: Paz replies to spectacular Bonny strike". Football Italia. Yahoo Sports. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Fox Sports, foxsports.com (24 August 2025). "Official | Nico Paz shines as Como beats Lazio 2-0 in Serie A". Fox Sports.
  15. ↑ Caballero, Jorge (7 March 2022). "¿Quiénes son Nico Paz y Alejandro Garnacho, los talentos españoles que sorprendieron a Scaloni?" [Who are Nico Paz and Alejandro Garnacho, the Spanish talents that surprised Scaloni?]. Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Convocados de la Sub 20 para el Torneo Maurice Revello" [Sub 20: all the information on the Maurice Revello Tournament]. afa.com.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  17. ↑ Hancock, Greg Lea Contributions from Tom; published, Alasdair Mackenzie (2 November 2022). "Argentina World Cup 2022 squad: Lionel Scaloni announces 48-man longlist". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  18. ↑ Sánchez, Borja (7 March 2022). "¿Quiénes son Nico Paz y Alejandro Garnacho, los talentos españoles que sorprendieron a Scaloni?" [Nico Paz, the promise of Real Madrid that falls in love with Scaloni: called up by Argentina at only 17 years old]. elespanol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Nico Paz padres, este es el origen del padre, madre y hermanas del futbolista del Real Madrid". December 2023.
  20. 1 2 Nico Paz at Soccerway
  21. ↑ "Real Madrid crowned champions after Barca's defeat at Girona". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "El Real Madrid recupera su corona en la Supercopa (4–1)" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "Real Madrid win Champions League: Carvajal and Vinícius Júnior see off Dortmund". UEFA. 1 June 2024. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  24. ↑ Young, Peter (23 May 2025). "Official: All 2024-25 Serie A MVP award winners revealed". Football Italia. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "EA Sports FC 25 – Serie A Team of the Season". Serie A. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  26. ↑ "The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2024-25: Men's football". The Athletic’s. 28 May 2025.
  27. ↑ "Nico Paz "Rising Star of the Month" for August" (Press release). Serie A. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  28. ↑ "Nico Paz "Rising Star of the Month" for September" (Press release). Serie A. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.