Giovani Lo Celso
Lo Celso with Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Personal information
Full name Giovani Lo Celso[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2015 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rosario Central 27 (3)
2016–2019 Paris Saint-Germain 38 (4)
2016 → Rosario Central (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2019 → Real Betis (loan) 27 (8)
2019–2020 Real Betis 5 (1)
2019–2020 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 28 (0)
2020– Tottenham Hotspur 37 (3)
2022 → Villarreal (loan) 16 (1)
2022–2023 → Villarreal (loan) 22 (2)
International career‡
2016 Argentina Olympic 3 (0)
2017– Argentina 48 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
Third place 2019 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:58, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Giovani Lo Celso (born 9 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national team.[2]

Club career

Rosario Central

Lo Celso is a youth product of Rosario Central. He made his league debut at 19 July 2015 against Vélez Sarsfield in a 0–0 home draw.[3] On 28 February 2016, Lo Celso scored his first Rosario Central goal in a 3–0 victory over Colón, netting Rosario's first in the 6th minute.[4] He then went on to score his second of the campaign in a 3–2 defeat to Vélez Sarsfield on 10 April 2016.[5]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 26 July 2016, Lo Celso joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal until 2021, for a fee around the margin of £8.5m.[6] He remained at Rosario Central on loan until 31 December 2016.[6] He made his debut for the French side on 5 April 2017 in a Coupe de France quarter final game against US Avranches. He replaced Adrien Rabiot in the 63rd minute of a 4–0 away win.[7]

Lo Celso came on and assisted for Dani Alves’ goal in the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC to make the scoreline 7–1. He scored his first goal for PSG in a 3–2 Coupe de la Ligue win against Rennes on 30 January 2018.[8]

On 8 May 2018, he scored as PSG won 2–0 against Les Herbiers VF to clinch the 2017–18 Coupe de France.[9]

Real Betis

On 31 August 2018, Lo Celso joined La Liga side Real Betis on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[10] Betis triggered this option on 16 April 2019 and Lo Celso joined the club on a permanent basis.[11] During his time at the club, Lo Celso made 46 appearances in all competitions, scoring 16 goals.[2]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 8 August 2019, Lo Celso signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan with an option to buy, after a long summer of speculation over his future.[12] He made his debut for Tottenham as a late substitute in the second Premier League match of the season against Manchester City that ended 2–2, a match notable for a controversy over VAR and a new rule on handball introduced this season.[13][14]

After three substitute appearances for the club, Lo Celso injured his hip while on international duty for Argentina.[15] After returning from injury, he made his first start for Tottenham, scoring his first goal for the club that kicked off a 4–0 win over Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League, which was the first away win for Tottenham in six months.[16] On 14 January 2020, Lo Celso scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win for Spurs against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.[17]

Lo Celso's contract was made permanent on 28 January 2020 with the new deal running until the summer of 2025.[18]

In the 2020–21 season, Lo Celso scored his first goals of the season when he netted a brace in the 7–2 win against Maccabi Haifa in a Europa League play-off match.[19] On 21 November 2020, Lo Celso scored his first Premier League goal, 35 seconds after coming on as a substitute in the match against Manchester City, which helped secure a 2–0 win.[20]

Loan to Villarreal

On 31 January 2022, Lo Celso joined La Liga club Villarreal on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[21] On 14 August 2022, he rejoined Villarreal on loan for the 2022–23 season.[22] In November 2022, Lo Celso suffered a hamstring injury, which was successfully operated by surgeon Lasse Lempainen in Turku, Finland.[23]

Return to Tottenham

On 26 November 2023, Lo Celso made his first Premier League start for Tottenham in over two years, scoring Tottenham's only goal in a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.[24][25] In the following game, Lo Celso scored his second goal of the 2023–24 season in a 3-3 draw against Manchester City.[26]

International career

Lo Celso warming up for Argentina in 2017

Due to some impressive performances at Rosario Central, Lo Celso earned a call-up to the Argentina U23 squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[27] On 4 August 2016, Lo Celso made his Argentina U23 debut in a 2–0 defeat against Portugal, replacing Cristian Espinoza in the 72nd minute.[28]

On 11 November 2017, Lo Celso made his Argentina debut in a 1–0 victory over Russia. He started the match and was replaced by Alejandro Gómez in the 59th minute.[29] In May 2018, he was named in Argentina’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia;[30] he was later included in the final 23-man selection for the tournament.[31][32]

In May 2019, Lo Celso was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 23-man Argentina squad for the 2019 Copa América.[33] On 28 June, in the quarter-finals of the tournament, Lo Celso scored Argentina's second goal in a 2–0 win over Venezuela, which enabled his team to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.[34]

In June 2021, Lo Celso was once again included in Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América, which the team eventually won. He also played against Italy in the Finalissima, which Argentina won 3–0 at Wembley Stadium, England on 1 June 2022.[35] He was not included in the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, due to a hamstring injury.[36]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Lo Celso also holds an Italian passport due to his Italian heritage.[37] His younger brother Francesco is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Rosario Central.[38]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 January 2024[2]
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
Rosario Central 2014 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2015 Argentine Primera División 13 0 3 0 — — — 16 0
2016 Argentine Primera División 14 2 1 0 — 9[a] 0 — 24 2
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 9 1 5 0 — — — 14 1
Total 36 3 9 0 — 9 0 — 54 3
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 Ligue 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 33 4 4 1 4 1 7[b] 0 0 0 48 6
2018–19 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 38 4 5 1 4 1 7 0 0 0 54 6
Real Betis 2018–19 La Liga 32 9 6 2 — 7[c] 5 — 45 16
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2019–20 Premier League 28 0 4 1 0 0 5[b] 1 — 38 2
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 Premier League 18 1 0 0 1 0 9[c] 4 — 28 5
2021–22 Premier League 9 0 1 0 4 0 5[d] 2 — 19 2
2023–24 Premier League 10 2 1 0 1 0 — — 12 2
Total 37 3 2 1 6 0 14 6 — 59 9
Villarreal (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 16 1 — — 6[b] 0 — 22 1
2022–23 La Liga 22 2 0 0 — 7[d] 0 — 29 2
Total 38 3 0 0 — 13 0 — 51 3
Career total 209 22 26 4 10 1 55 12 0 0 300 39
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2017 2 0
2018 8 1
2019 11 1
2020 2 0
2021 13 0
2022 5 0
2023 7 0
Total 48 2
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[39]
List of international goals scored by Giovani Lo Celso
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2018 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Guatemala 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 28 June 2019 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Venezuela 2–0 2–0 2019 Copa América

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Tottenham Hotspur

Argentina

References

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