Nehuén Mario Paz (born 28 September 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Huracán as a centre-back.[1]
Paz's career began in 2013 with All Boys in the Argentine Primera División.[1][3] He made his professional debut at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti during a defeat to River Plate on 22 September, which was the first of nineteen appearances throughout the 2013–14 season which ended with relegation.[1][4] In Primera B Nacional, Paz featured sixteen times and was subsequently signed at the end of the 2014 campaign by Primera División team Newell's Old Boys.[1][5][6] He scored his first career goal in his second start for the club, netting the opening goal in a 2–0 win against Godoy Cruz on 21 April 2015.[1]
He remained with Newell's Old Boys for four seasons, scoring twice in fifty-seven appearances in all competitions between 2015 and 2018.[1] On 30 January 2018, Paz joined Italian Serie A side Bologna.[7][8] On 4 February, Paz was loaned back to Argentina to play for Lanús.[9] His first appearance arrived in a 2–1 Copa Sudamericana defeat to Sporting Cristal on 7 March, which preceded a further three matches for them.[1] He returned to Bologna for the next season and a half, as he made his club debut during a two-goal loss away to Juventus on 26 September 2018.[1]
On 31 January 2020, after six appearances for his parent club, Paz joined fellow Serie A team Lecce on loan; purchase option included.[10] After debuting in 4–0 victory over Torino on 2 February, the defender appeared twelve further times as they suffered relegation to Serie B.[1] Paz then went back to Bologna, subsequently featuring for the club across the first half of 2020–21; notably scoring his first goal in the process, as he netted in a home draw with Atalanta on 23 December.[1] On 1 February 2021, Turkish Süper Lig side Kayserispor announced the loan acquisition of Paz; until the succeeding June.[11][12]
On 27 August 2021, Paz signed a two-year contract with Serie B club Crotone.[13] On 19 February 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.[14]
On 23 February 2022, Paz signed a four-year contract with Universidad Católica in Chile.[15] On second half 2022, he was loaned to Estudiantes de La Plata until the end of the season.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| All Boys | 2013–14 | Primera División | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2015 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Primera División | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Primera División | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 2 | |||
| Bologna | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Lanús (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Lecce (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Crotone | 2021-22 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Universidad Católica | 2022 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 4 | |||
