Manuel Lanzini

Manuel Lanzini (American Spanish: [maˈnwel lanˈsini]; born 15 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the Argentina national team. He has previously played for River Plate and Fluminense. He is described as possessing phenomenal dribbling ability, as well as fantastic acceleration and vision and the ability to ghost past defenders.[3] He is nicknamed "La Joya" ("the jewel").[4][5]

Manuel Lanzini
Lanzini with West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Full name Manuel Lanzini[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993[2]
Place of birth Ituzaingó, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2010 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 River Plate 93 (13)
2011–2012 → Fluminense (loan) 28 (3)
2014–2016 Al Jazira Club 24 (8)
2015–2016 → West Ham United (loan) 26 (6)
2016– West Ham United 104 (15)
National team‡
2013 Argentina U20 5 (2)
2017– Argentina 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:31, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

He currently holds the record of being the player that scored the earliest goal in the history of Argentina's derby, the Superclásico, scoring only 43 seconds after the beginning of the match.[6]

Career

Early career and beginnings at River Plate

He stood out in indoor soccer football divisions, demonstrating his capabilities in the class of 1993 of the Club Academia Kaly de Ituzaingó, a neighbourhood club. Ramón Maddoni, who discovered players like Juan Román Riquelme, Carlos Tevez and Esteban Cambiasso, wanted to take him to Boca Juniors for a test match but the young Lanzini firmly declined the call, stating that he only aimed to play for the club that he supported: Club Atlético River Plate.[7] He was finally taken to River Plate, in 2002.[8] He began playing as a playmaker in junior divisions. Lanzini began training in River and, after several tests, Pedro Vega, ex player and coach of inferior divisions from the club, ordered to hire him. In 2008 the 8th division team of which he was a part of won the trophy for that division, with a personal mark of 9 goals, only 2 less than Leonardo Salguero, who was his companion in attack and top scorer of the team with 11 goals. On 2 November 2008, River Plate won the junior division's Superclásico 3–0 to Boca Juniors with Lanzini scoring 2 goals and assisting the mentioned Salguero in other.[9]

Elevation to first team and debut at River Plate (2010–11 season)

In 2010, the coach of River Plate's first team Ángel Cappa, included him in the team for the winter preseason, disputing several matches in Salta Province.[10] He then made his informal debut in a friendly match against Central Norte, a 3–0 victory, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ariel Ortega.[11] He then played another friendly match against Juventud Antoniana, in which his performance obtained a very good reception from the press and fans alike.[12][13]

The mentioned performances in 2010 winter's preseason satisfied the coach. Finally he made his first appearance on 8 August 2010, against Tigre for the first match of the Torneo Apertura 2010. River won 1–0 and Lanzini was replaced at half time by Facundo Affranchino.[14]

This appearance made him one of the youngest players to make their debut in the First Division for River Plate, being only 17 years, 5 months and 24 days old, only after Daniel Villalva, legend Adolfo Pedernera and the ex-Barcelona and Real Madrid player Javier Saviola. After his debut, coach Ángel Cappa did not include him in the match against Huracán. Nevertheless, he played the next match against Independiente in place of suspended Ariel Ortega. In that match he made an assist that allowed his teammate Rogelio Funes Mori to score the goal for the 3–2 victory, rounding out a strong performance.[15] 5 September, during the match River lost against Vélez Sársfield, he suffered from an injury after a strong tackle from Leandro Somoza, which ruled him out for three weeks.[16][17] He made his comeback to the first team on the 12 match of the season.[18]

Fluminense (2011–12 season)

19 July 2011 an agreement was reached between River Plate and Fluminense, with the latter taking the player on loan for a fee of US$400,000, with a transfer option of €15,000,000.[19]

He made his debut in the 3–0 victory against Figueirense for the 16th date of the Brasileirao 2011.[20] He would then score his first official goal in the team's victory 2–1 against São Paulo for the 20th date of that tournament.[21][22] His performances and character made the president of the club label him "The new Neymar".[23] His most important goal for the club was against Flamengo in the Río de Janeiro Fla-Flu derby.[24]

Despite his good performances, Fluminense was unable to retain the player and after the loan he had to come back to River Plate.[25]

2012–13 season

He came back to River Plate 30 June 2012.[26] He jumped to the pitch as a starter on the team's first appearance in the tournament, scoring the team's only goal in the 1–2 loss against Belgrano de Córdoba.[27] For his comeback, he asked to use the club's iconic number 10 shirt to the coach Matías Almeyda, who allowed the player to do so. Nevertheless, during Almeyda's leadership Lanzini was not able to assure himself a place in the pitch, sometimes watching the matches from the bench or not forming part of the main team.[28]

Almeyda was finally fired and the club's most successful coach to that date, ex Inter Milan player Ramón Díaz was appointed as team manager. With him, Lanzini's chance of regaining a place as a starter increased. Coach made a strong bet on Lanzini, putting him as a starter in the team's 2–0 victory against San Martín (SJ) and Manu corresponded scoring one of the two goals.[29][30] He was then considered a regular starter for the team. During the 12th date of the Torneo Final 2013 tournament, he was able to score his first goal in the Superclásico, one of the most heated football rivalries in the world, in the 1–1 draw against Boca Juniors; this goal, as of 2018, stands out as the fastest goal in the derby's history (43 seconds).[31] River would end up in 2nd place in the Torneo Final of the season.[32]

2013–14 season

During the preseason facing the Torneo Final from the 2013 season, the club received an offer from the Baniyas from United Arab Emirates,[33][34][35] but the player turned down the offer because, citing his own father, he considered to prioritize his professional sporting career over economic opportunities.[36] He remained one of the team highlights in both Torneo Inicial 2013 and international cup Copa Sudamericana 2013 during that year, but the overall form of the team was inconsistent and thus River Plate did not win any trophies in that year.

Things would be different for the club in 2014. That year proved to be one of the most memorable year's in club's history, winning the Torneo Final 2014 and the Copa Sudamericana 2014 kicking out Boca Juniors from that international competition. Lanzini remained half of the year as part of the team, so he was part of the Torneo Inicial 2014 trophy; during that time he continued to be one of the most important players in the pitch. He had the honor to once again score a goal in the team's victory in the 2014 Superclásico against Boca Juniors, the so-called "Bombonerazo" which began a series of crushing victories of River Plate over Boca Juniors. This match stood out in particular because it was the one that definitively launched the career of his teammate Ramiro Funes Mori, a defender who scored a header in the last minutes of the match; he would end up also playing in the Premier League, as Lanzini, for Everton FC.[37] River Plate would end up being Torneo Final 2014 champion, with a very solid performance from Manu, who scored 2 goals in 18 appearances.[38]

Prior to the beginning of local 2014 Torneo de Transición Championship and international Copa Sudamericana 2014, 6 August 2014 he transferred to the Al-Jazira Club of the UAE Pro-League, for US$6.000.000, with a salary amounting to US$12.000.000 in 3 years.[39]

Al Jazira

In 2014 Lanzini became the youngest foreign player, at 21, to play in the UAE Arabian Gulf League when he signed a four-year deal for Al Jazira Club. He had been courted by clubs in England, Spain, Italy and Turkey, and was signed as a replacement for Marseille-bound Abdelaziz Barrada.[4]

West Ham United
Lanzini warming-up for West Ham United in August 2015

2015–16 season

On 22 July 2015, Lanzini signed for Premier League side West Ham United on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent.[40][41] He made his debut on 6 August in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round away to Astra Giurgiu, starting the match and scoring in the third minute, however the Hammers lost 2–1 (4–3 on aggregate) and were eliminated.[42] His league debut came on 15 August as a 76th-minute substitute for Cheikhou Kouyaté in a 1–2 home defeat to Leicester City.[43] On 29 August, he scored his first league goal after just three minutes away to Liverpool, and assisted a Mark Noble goal as the Hammers won 3–0 for their first victory at Anfield since 1963.[44] In March 2016, West Ham confirmed that they had taken up the option to sign Lanzini on a permanent deal, with effect from 1 July 2016.[45]

2016–17 season

Lanzini played 39 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring eight goals.[46] On 15 October 2016 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win away to Crystal Palace to give West Ham their first away win on the season.[47][46] His goal in a 1–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur on 5 May 2017 halted Tottenham's challenge to win the Premier League title. Tottenham, at the time, were on a nine-match winning run and were challenging Chelsea for the league title.[48] On 9 May he was voted runner-up to Michail Antonio as Hammer of the Year and the Players’ Player of the Year.[49]

2017–18 season

Lanzini made his first appearance of the season on 26 August 2017, in a 3–0 defeat away at Newcastle United.[50] In the same game, Lanzini was caught with an elbow by Aleksandar Mitrović, who was later banned for three games as a result of the incident.[51] Lanzini scored his first goal of the season in a 1–4 defeat at home to Liverpool on 4 November 2017,[52] before adding a further two goals to his tally on 13 January 2018 in a 4–1 away win at Huddersfield Town.[53] On 13 May, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over Everton, on the final day of the season.[54]

2018–19 season

After being sidelined due to injury since May 2018, Lanzini made his first appearance of the season on 22 February 2019, coming on as a 76th minute substitute for Felipe Anderson in a 3–1 home win against Fulham.[55][56]

2019–20 season

Lanzini made his first appearance of the season on 10 August 2019 in West Ham's opening game against 2018–19 Premier League Champions, Manchester City, resulting in a 5–0 loss.[57] Following Lanzini making his 100th Premier League appearance, it was announced on 30 August 2019 that Lanzini had signed a new long-term contract with West Ham, extending his contract till 30 June 2023, with Lanzini stating "I love London, I love the Club, I am happy here, we have a very good team, we have a very good manager and the Club wants to change and to be in more competitions in the future and that’s good for us".[58] On 9 November, Lanzini suffered a broken collarbone during the closing stages of a 3–0 defeat by Burnley.[59]

2020–21 season

On 18 October 2020, in his first league game of the season, Lanzini scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–3 away draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Trailing 3–0 until the 82nd minute, Lanzini scored a spectacular equalizer from 25 yards in the fourth minute of added time to make the score 3–3. He was also awarded the premier league goal of the month recognition for this goal.[60] West Ham became the first team in the history of the Premier League to avoid defeat having been losing by three or more goals as late in the game as the 81st minute.[61]

International career

In May 2016, Lanzini was named in Argentina's provisional 35-man squad for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[62] He withdrew from the squad in July 2016 following a knee injury sustained while training in Miami, Florida, returning to London for treatment with West Ham United.[63] In May 2017 Lanzini was named in new Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli’s first squad for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Singapore, with Lanzini making his full international debut on 9 June against Brazil at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia, replacing Ever Banega in the 81st minute of La Albiceleste's 1–0 win. On 23 March 2018 he played a friendly match against Italy at Etihad Stadium in Manchester and scored his first international goal, as Argentina secured a 2–0 victory.[64]

On 21 May 2018 he was named in Argentina’s final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[65] and started in the 4–0 friendly win against Haiti on 29 May in Buenos Aires, playing an hour before being substituted for Maximiliano Meza.[66] On 8 June 2018, Lanzini was ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a ruptured anterior knee ligament injury during the training session.[67]

International goals
As of 23 March 2018 (Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lanzini goal)[46]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2018City of Manchester, Manchester, England Italy2–02–0Friendly

Personal life

Lanzini was born in the Greater Buenos Aires, in Ituzaingó, and raised in San Antonio de Padua.[68] He also holds an Italian passport.[69] His father, Héctor, played for Sporting Cristal and Deportivo Morón, while his brother Tomás has played for Ñublense and Brown de Adrogué.[70][71] He is outspoken about his support of River Plate, celebrating club victories on social media, and has a tattoo of himself with the River Plate shirt on.[72]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 October 2020[46]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2010–11 Primera División 22000——220
2012–13 Primera División 26800—00268
2013–14 Primera División 36410—61435
Total 84121000619113
Fluminense (loan) 2011 Série A 222000000222
2012 Série A 61009250203
Total 283009250425
Al Jazira Club 2014–15 UAE Arabian Gulf League 24840—10298
West Ham United (loan) 2015–16 Premier League 266301011317
West Ham United 2016–17 Premier League 358103000398
2017–18 Premier League 2751010—295
2018–19 Premier League 1010000—101
2019–20 Premier League 2402000—260
2020–21 Premier League 110030—41
Total 1232170801113922
Career total 2584312017213230047
  1. Includes Copa Argentina, UAE League Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes Campeonato Carioca, EFL Cup
  3. Includes Copa Sudamericana, Copa Libertadores, AFC Champions League, UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 10 September 2019[73]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201720
201821
201910
Total51

Honours
Source:[74]

Club

Fluminense

River Plate

International

Argentina

Individual

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