Giovani Lo Celso

Giovani Lo Celso (born 9 April 1996) is an Argentinian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national team.[2]

Giovani Lo Celso
Lo Celso with Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Personal information
Full name Giovani Lo Celso[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2015 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rosario Central 27 (2)
2016–2019 Paris Saint-Germain 38 (4)
2016 → Rosario Central (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2019 → Real Betis (loan) 27 (8)
2019–2020 Real Betis 5 (1)
2019–2020 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 14 (0)
2020– Tottenham Hotspur 25 (1)
National team‡
2016 Argentina Olympic 3 (0)
2017– Argentina 23 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:10, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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.[3] 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.[4] He then went on to score his second of the campaign in a 3–2 defeat to Vélez Sarsfield on 10 April 2016.[5]

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.[6] He remained at Rosario Central on loan until 31 December 2016.[6] 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.[7]

Lo Celso came on and assisted for Dani Alves’ goal in the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC to make the scoreline 7–1. He scored his first goal for PSG in a 3–2 Coupe de la Ligue win against Rennes on 30 January 2018.[8]

On 8 May 2018, he scored as PSG won 2–0 against Les Herbiers VF to clinch the 2017–18 Coupe de France.[9]

Real Betis

On 31 August 2018, Lo Celso joined La Liga side Real Betis on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[10] Betis triggered this option on 16 April 2019 and Lo Celso joined the club on a permanent basis.[11] During his time at the club, Lo Celso made 46 appearances in all competitions, scoring 16 goals.[2]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 8 August 2019, Lo Celso signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan with an option to buy, after a long summer of speculation over his future.[12] He made his debut for Tottenham as a late substitute in the second Premier League match of the season against Manchester City that ended 2–2, a match notable for a controversy over VAR and a new rule on handball introduced this season.[13][14]

After three substitute appearances for the club, Lo Celso injured his hip while on international duty for Argentina.[15] After returning from injury, he made his first start for Tottenham, scoring his first goal for the club that kicked off a 4–0 win over Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League, which was the first away win for Tottenham in six months.[16] On 14 January 2020, Lo Celso scored the opening goal in a 2-1 win for Spurs against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.[17]

Lo Celso's contract was made permanent on 28 January 2020 with the new deal running until the summer of 2025.[18]

In the 2020–21 season, Lo Celso scored his first goals of the season when he netted a brace in the 7–2 win against Maccabi Haifa in a Europa League play-off match.[19] On 21 November 2020, Lo Celso scored his first Premier League goal, 35 seconds after coming on as a substitute in the match against Manchester City, which helped secure a 2–0 win.[20]

International career
Lo Celso warming up for Argentina in 2017

Due to some impressive performances at Rosario Central, Lo Celso earned a call-up to the Argentina U23 squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23] In May 2018, he was named in Argentina’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia;[24] he was later included in the final 23-man selection for the tournament.[25][26]

In May 2019, Lo Celso was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 23-man Argentina squad for the 2019 Copa América.[27] On 28 June, in the quarter-finals of the tournament, Lo Celso scored Argentina's second goal in a 2–0 win over Venezuela, which enabled his team to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.[28]

Personal life

Born in Rosario Argentina, Lo Celso also holds an Italian passport due to his heritage.[29] His younger brother Francesco is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Rosario Central.[30]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 December 2020[2]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2014 Primera División 0000———00
2015 Primera División 13030———160
2016 Primera División 14210—9[lower-alpha 1]0—242
2016–17 Primera División 9150———141
Total 36390—90—543
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 Ligue 1 40100000—50
2017–18 Ligue 1 33441417[lower-alpha 2]000486
2018–19 Ligue 1 100000000010
Total 38451417000546
Real Betis 2018–19 La Liga 32962—7[lower-alpha 3]5—4516
Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20 Premier League 28041005[lower-alpha 2]1—372
2020–21 Premier League 11100008[lower-alpha 3]4—195
Total 3914100135—567
Career total 145172444136100020932
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[31]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201720
201881
2019111
202020
Total232

International goals
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[31]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2018Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Guatemala2–03–0Friendly
2.28 June 2019Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Venezuela2–02–02019 Copa América

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

References
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