Nicolás Bianchi Arce

Nicolás Bianchi Arce (born 28 January 1987) is an Argentine retired football defender.

San Lorenzo
Bianchi Arce started his professional career in 2006 at San Lorenzo. He made his debut against Independiente and went to become a regular in the San Lorenzo starting eleven. He scored his first goal for San Lorenzo against Tigre and his second against Newell's Old Boys.

In 2007, Bianchi Arce helped San Lorenzo win the Clausura tournament in 2007. He played a total 72 matches for San Lorenzo and scored 2 goals.

AEK Athens
On August 31, 2009, Bianchi Arce joined AEK Athens, on loan for one year with a purchase option of €1.5 million. He became the fifth Argentine AEK Athens player at that moment, the others being Sebastián Saja, Ismael Blanco, Ignacio Scocco and Carlos Araujo. He made his debut against Everton F.C in the UEFA Europa League on September 17, 2009, playing the full 90 minutes.

Olimpo
Bianchi Arce returned to Argentina to play for recently promoted Olimpo for the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season, on loan from San Lorenzo.

Pescara
On December 19, 2012, he signed for the Italian club Pescara, in Serie A. His transfer had a cost of about €1 million.

Retirement
In the summer 2018 it was confirmed, that Arce had decided to retire.