Nicolás Martín Domínguez (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ðoˈmiŋɡes]; born 28 June 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
Domínguez played his first professional game for Vélez Sarsfield in a 3–2 victory against Estudiantes for the 15th fixture of the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División, under Omar De Felippe's coaching.[3] He scored his first goal in a 3–0 victory against Tigre for the 28th fixture of that season.
On 30 August 2019, he signed a contract with Italian club Bologna and was loaned back to Vélez Sarsfield for the rest of 2019.[4] Domínguez made his debut for Bologna as a sub on 12 January in a 1–0 loss away at Torino. He would make his first start for the club on 19 January in a 1–1 home draw against Hellas Verona.
On 1 September 2023, Domínguez signed with Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal in swap deal for Remo Freuler.[5] He made his debut away at Manchester City later that month. On 1 October, Domínguez scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest in a 1–1 draw against Brentford.[6]
Domínguez made his debut for Argentina national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Chile, as a 67th-minute substitute for Rodrigo De Paul.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 75 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | 84 | 9 | |||
| Bologna | 2019–20 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 103 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 109 | 5 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2023–24[10] | Premier League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 17 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain |  Ecuador |
5–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
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