Gastón Verón

Gastón Verón
Personal information
Full name Gastón Nicolás Verón[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Puerto Vilelas, Chaco, Argentina[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Argentinos Juniors
Number 10
Youth career
Chaco For Ever
2010–2018 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Argentinos Juniors 94 (10)
2020–2021 → Estudiantes BA (loan) 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Gastón Nicolás Verón (born 23 April 2001) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a forward for Argentinos Juniors.

Club career

Born in Puerto Vilelas in the Chaco Province of Argentina, Verón began his career with Chaco For Ever, before impressive performances at a youth tournament caught the attention of top-flight side Argentinos Juniors, who invited him on a one-month trial.[2] He signed with Argentinos Juniors in 2010, and after being housed in the La Paternal neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, he considered quitting football after two weeks away from home, but changed his mind after speaking with his mother about it.[2]

Having progressed through the academy of Argentinos Juniors, he made his professional debut at the age of sixteen on 28 January 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Barrios in a 2–0 Superliga Argentina win over San Martín de San Juan.[2] After one further appearance in the 2017–18 season, he scored his first goal for the club in the following season, the second in a 2–0 win over Lanús on 1 September 2018, becoming the fourth-youngest goal-scorer for the club at the time.[2] The following month, on 11 October 2018, Verón was included in English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2001 worldwide.[3]

Despite a number of appearances in the 2018–19 season, Verón would fail to feature over the next two campaigns, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, which had led to the cancellation of the 2020–21 season, and in September 2020, he was loaned to Primera Nacional side Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in order to get more experience.[4]

International career

Though not called up to any Argentina squad at youth level, Verón was called up in 2018 for "sparring matches" against the Argentina national football team ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 October 2023.[1][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentinos Juniors 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 2 0 0 0 – – 0 0 2 0
2018–19 11 1 2[a] 0 – – 0 0 13 1
2019–20 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2022 26 6 2[a] 0 11[b] 1 – 1[c] 0 41 7
2023 24 0 2[a] 2 3[b] 0 8[d] 0 0 0 37 2
Total 64 7 6 2 14 1 8 0 1 0 93 10
Estudiantes BA (loan) 2020–21 Primera Nacional 7 1 1[a] 0 – – 0 0 8 1
2021 9 1 0 0 – – 0 0 9 1
Total 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Career total 80 8 7 2 14 1 8 0 1 0 110 11
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ a b appearances in the Copa de la Liga Profesional
  3. ^ appearances in the Copa de la Liga Profesional playoffs
  4. ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gastón Verón at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e Avila, Cristian Daniel (16 October 2018). "Gastón Verón, de Chaco a La Paternal para cumplir un sueño que estuvo a punto de quebrarse" [Gastón Verón, from Chaco to La Paternal to fulfill a dream that was about to break]. clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry; Hulley-Jones, Frank (11 October 2018). "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Argentinos realiza préstamos de Gastón Verón y Thiago Nuss" [Argentinos make loans from Gastón Verón and Thiago Nuss]. rincondefutbol.com (in Spanish). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ Gastón Verón at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2018.