 Gondou in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Sarmiento | ||
| 2019–2021 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Sarmiento | 82 | (17) |
| 2023– | Argentinos Juniors | 28 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2024- | Argentina U23 | 7 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:11, 4 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli (born 22 June 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacker for Argentinos Juniors.[1]
Career
Born in Rufino, Santa Fe, Gondou was in the youth academy at Sarmiento before joining River Plate in 2019. He started his career as a left-sided midfielder before developing into a left-footed forward player. With River Plate, he reached the final of the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores, which they lost to Ecuadorean side Independentedel Valle. In March 2021, he returned to Sarmiento and signed a professional contract with the club. The following month he made his senior debut.[2][3]
In July 2023, Gondou signed for Argentinos Juniors agreeing to a four-year contract with Argentinos Juniors reportedly paying a fee of $3,500,000 for 80% of his playing rights.[4] He made his debut in the Copa Libertadores against Fluminense in August 2023.[5] He scored his first goals for Argentinos Juniors on 21 August 2023, against his former club River Plate, scoring a brace as his side completed a comeback 3–2 league win.[6]
International career
In November 2023, Gondou was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team by coach Javier Mascherano.[7] In January 2024, he scored in his first two appearances for Argentina U23, against Paraguay U23 and Peru U23.[8] He also scored the only goal of the game as Argentina beat Brazil U23 to secure qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[9]
In June 2024, he was named in the provisional Argentina squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10]
References
- ^ "L.Gondou". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "LUCIANO GONDOU – SARMIENTO'S RELENTLESS STRIKER". Leftbackfootball. July 15, 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Luciano Gondou, the scorer that River could have had will now face them in Sarmiento". TYC Sports. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Mancuso, Matias (11 July 2023). "Argentines presented Luciano Gondou". Ole.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Argentinos Juniors lost in Marcaná and was eliminated from the Libertadores". TNTSPORTS. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Gondou, the Argentine figure who is "grateful" to River". Ole.com. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "THE SENSITIVE LOSS SUFFERED BY JAVIER MASCHERANO'S SUB 23". elgrafico. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Luciano Gondou's brutal mark in the soccer Pre-Olympic: two goals in 20 minutes to rescue Argentina". Clarin.com. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Sub 23 Olympic Pre-Olympic: Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 and qualified for Paris 2024". Pagina12. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Smart, Ryan (3 June 2024). "Argentina name 23-man provisional squad for the 2024 Olympics as two Premier League stars not included". Sportbible. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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