Lautaro Valenti

Lautaro Valenti
Personal information
Full name Lautaro Rodrigo Valenti
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Parma
Number 5
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Lanús 22 (3)
2020–2021 → Parma (loan) 11 (0)
2021– Parma 32 (2)
International career
2018 Argentina U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Lautaro Rodrigo Valenti (born 14 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Parma.[2]

Club career

Valenti was produced by the academy of Primera División side Lanús.[3] He was an unused substitute on three occasions in the 2018–19 campaign for fixtures with Atlético Tucumán, Banfield and Godoy Cruz.[2][4] His professional debut arrived at the conclusion of the aforementioned season in the Copa de la Superliga, with Luis Zubeldía selecting Valenti to start and finish a round of sixteen match against Vélez Sarsfield.[2][5][6] On 27 July 2019, Valenti scored on his Primera División bow as he netted in a 1–1 draw with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2] In total, Valenti made twenty-eight appearances and scored three goals in his first full season with Lanús.[2]

On 26 September 2020, Italian Serie A side Parma announced the loan arrival of Valenti; with an obligation to buy in June 2021, as the centre-back penned a four-year contract.[7][8] He made his debut in a Coppa Italia third round victory over Pescara on 28 October, after replacing Riccardo Gagliolo off the bench with eighteen minutes remaining.[2] His Serie A bow arrived on 22 December during a defeat to bottom of the table Crotone.[2] In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team.

International career

In July 2017, Valenti was called up to train with the Argentina U20s.[9] In the succeeding year, Valenti represented the U19s at the South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[10][11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2024.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lanús 2018–19 Primera División 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 22 3 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 0 0 28 3
2020–21 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Total 22 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29 3
Parma (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 11 0 1 0 — — — 12 0
Parma 2021–22 Serie B 3 0 1 0 — — — 4 0
2022–23 Serie B 24 1 2 0 — — — 26 1
2023–24 Serie B 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
2024–25 Serie A 3 1 0 0 — — — 3 1
Total 43 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 2
Career total 65 5 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 76 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Parma

References

  1. ^ a b "Lautaro Valenti". World Football. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Lautaro Valenti at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Lautaro Valenti debutaría en Lanús frente a Vélez". TyC Sports. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de LAUTARO VALENTI". BDFA. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ "En la defensa de Lanús debutará Lautaro Valenti en la revancha ante Vélez". Grupo La Provincia. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Copa de la Superliga: Vélez- Lanús definen al rival de Boca en los cuartos de final". Misiones Online. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ "LAUTARO RODRIGO VALENTI JOINS PARMA CALCIO". Parma. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Parma make first signing". Football Italia. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Seleccionado juvenil: quiénes son los integrantes del nuevo equipo Sub 20 argentino". La Nación. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Destacada presencia Granate en la Sub-19". Lanús. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Los pibes de la Sub-19 se quedaron sin medalla". Infocielo. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Fin de los Odesur para Valenti y Bernabei". Lanús. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.