Nahuel Estévez Álvarez (born 14 November 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Parma.[1]

Nahuel Estévez
Personal information
Full name Nahuel Estévez Álvarez
Date of birth (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Parma
Number 8
Youth career
All Boys
Comunicaciones
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Comunicaciones 84 (8)
2017–2022 Estudiantes 35 (2)
2017–2018Sarmiento (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2021Spezia (loan) 27 (0)
2021–2022Crotone (loan) 27 (0)
2022– Parma 114 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026

Career

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Estévez made his professional career debut in August 2014 for Primera B Metropolitana team Comunicaciones, he played the final thirteen minutes of a 2–0 win over Sportivo Italiano.[1][2][3] He featured eight times in his debut season of 2014, before making twenty-five appearances in 2015 which included his first senior goal when he scored the winner in an away game with Deportivo Armenio.[1] In his fourth and final season with Comunicaciones, 2016–17, Estévez scored seven goals in 35 matches as the club lost the promotion play-off final to Deportivo Riestra.[1] In total, Estévez scored nine goals in eighty-eight games for the club.[1]

On 4 September 2017, Estévez joined Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes.[4][5] Months later, he was loaned out to Sarmiento of Primera B Nacional.[6] His 100th career appearance arrived in March 2018 versus Aldosivi.[1] Estévez returned to Estudiantes ahead of the 2018–19 season, subsequently making his club debut in a loss away to Belgrano on 24 August.[1] Three goals and 39 appearances later, on 21 September 2020, Estévez was loaned to Italian football with newly promoted Serie A team Spezia.[7] He made his debut on 25 October in a draw with Parma, having replaced Tommaso Pobega early in the second half.[1]

On 25 August 2021, Estévez joined F.C. Crotone on loan until the end of June 2022, with a purchase option, which could become mandatory, in case Crotone got at least one point in the league in the second half of the season.[8] The deal had a total value of 2 million euros.

On 1 July 2022, Estévez moved to Serie B club Parma.[9] In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team.

Personal life

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On 17 March 2021, Estevez tested positive for COVID-19.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 May 2025.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Comunicaciones 2014 Primera B Metropolitana 80100090
2015 2522000272
2016 1700000170
2016–17 346001[a]1357
Total 8483011889
Estudiantes 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 000000
2018–19 1411040191
2019–20 1714100212
2021 600060
Total 3725140463
Sarmiento (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 170005[b]1221
Spezia (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 27020290
Crotone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 27000270
Parma 2022–23 Serie B 3613020411
2023–24 32320343
2024–25 Serie A 14010150
Total 8246020904
Career total 2741316140008230216
  1. Appearance(s) in Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nahuel Estévez at Soccerway
  2. "Nahuel Estévez profile". BDFA. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. "Entrevista a Nahuel Estevez: Para mí es un sueño llegar a Estudiantes". Vavel. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. "Nahuel Estévez signed contract for 3 years". Estudiantes de La Plata (Press release). 4 September 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. "It's a dream to be able to play in Estudiantes". Estudiantes de La Plata. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. "Estévez salió a préstamo". El Dia. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. "Nahuel Estévez è un nuovo calciatore delle Aquile". Spezia (Press release). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ESTUDIANTES: SORPRESA EN LA VENTA DE NAHUEL ESTÉVEZ, infocielo.com, 25 August 2022
  9. "NAHUEL ESTÉVEZ JOINS THE CROCIATI". Parma. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. "Comunicato ufficiale: Covid-19" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.