Nicolás Tagliafico grew up in Rafael Calzada in Buenos Aires province and began his career at Banfield and Independiente, winning the Copa Sudamericana in 2017. He joined Ajax in 2018, winning Eredivisie titles and reaching the 2019 Champions League semi-finals.
Lyon signed him in 2022. He is a tough, attacking left-back. Tagliafico won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa América with Argentina.
Career in numbers
Tagliafico’s senior club career, which began in 2010/11, has so far brought 540 appearances and 30 goals for 5 clubs. The 2018/19 season, with 6 goals from 46 matches for Ajax, remains his highest tally. So far in 2026/27 he has made 3 appearances for Lyon. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.