Lautaro Gianetti


Lautaro Gianetti is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre back for Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División.

Club career

Gianetti debuted professionally for Vélez Sarsfield in the 2012 Clausura under Ricardo Gareca's coaching, starting in a 0–2 defeat to Argentinos Juniors. The defender was part of the squads that won the 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal and 2013 Supercopa Argentina, although he did not play any games.
Gianetti became a starter for the team during the second half of the 2015 Argentine Primera División season, in which he started in all 15 games. He scored his first professional goal in the 12th fixture of the 2016 Argentine Primera División, a last-minute winner against Argentinos Juniors.

International career

Gianetti was part of the squad of the Argentina national under-20 football team that played the 2013 South American Youth Championship.
In 2016, the defender was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the preliminary squad of the Argentina national under-23 football team to participate in the Summer Olympics. He was later confirmed by Martino's successor Julio Olarticoechea and started in all three games of the team in the tournament.

Honours

;Vélez Sársfield