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Giovani Lo Celso
Lo Celso warming up for Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Giovani Lo Celso
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2015 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rosario Central 27 (2)
2016– Paris Saint-Germain 24 (1)
2016 → Rosario Central (loan) 9 (1)
International career‡
2016 Argentina Olympic 3 (0)
2017– Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2017

Giovani Lo Celso (born 9 April 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain.[1]

Club career

Rosario Central

Lo Celso is a youth product of Rosario Central. He made his league debut at 19 July 2015 against Vélez Sarsfield in a 0-0 home draw.[2] On 28 February 2016, Lo Celso scored his first Rosario Central goal in a 3–0 victory over Colón, netting Rosario's first in the 6th minute.[3] He then went on to score his second of the campaign in a 3–2 defeat to Vélez Sarsfield on 10 April 2016.[4]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 26 July 2016, Lo Celso joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal until 2021, for a fee around the margin of £8.5m.[5] He remained at Rosario Central on loan until 31 December 2016.[5] He made his debut for the French side on 5 April 2017 in a Coupe de France quarter final game against US Avranches. He replaced Adrien Rabiot in the 63rd minute of a 4–0 away win.[6]

Lo Celso came on and assisted for Dani Alves’ goal in the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC to make the score line 7-1. He scored his first goal for PSG in a 3-2 Coupe de la Ligue win against Rennes on 30 January 2018.[7]

International career

Due to some impressive performances at Rosario Central, Lo Celso earned a call-up to the Argentina U23 squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8] On 4 August 2016, Lo Celso made his Argentina U23 debut in a 2–0 defeat against Portugal, replacing Cristian Espinoza in the 72nd minute.[9]

On 11 November 2017, Lo Celso made his Argentina debut in a 1–0 victory over Russia. He started the match and was replaced by Alejandro Gómez in the 59th minute.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2018 [1]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosario Central 2015 Primera División 13 0 3[a] 0 — — — 16 0
2016 14 2 1[a] 0 — 9[b] 0 — 24 2
2016–17 (loan) 9 1 5[a] 0 — — — 14 1
Total 36 3 9 0 — 9 0 — 54 3
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 Ligue 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2017–18 20 1 2 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 31 2
Total 24 1 3 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 36 2
Career total 60 4 12 0 3 1 15 0 0 0 90 5

International

As of match played 14 November 2017.[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2017 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

References

  1. ^ a b "Argentina - G. Lo Celso - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  2. ^ "Rosario Central vs. Velez Sarsfield". Soccerway. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Colón vs. Rosario Central". Soccerway. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Rosario Central vs. Vélez Sarsfield". Soccerway. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Giovani Lo Celso signs five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Avranches vs. PSG". Soccerway. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Kylian Mbappe: Paris St-Germain forward sent off against Rennes". BBC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 - Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Portugal U23 vs. Argentina U23". ESPN. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Russia vs. Argentina". ESPN. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ Giovani Lo Celso at National-Football-Teams.com
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