Giovani Lo Celso
Giovani Lo Celso was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina on April 9th, 1996 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 28, Giovani Lo Celso biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Giovani Lo Celso (born 9 April 1996) is an Argentina professional footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Real Betis and for the Argentina national team.
Personal life
Lo Celso, who was born in Argentina, also has an Italian passport due to his Italian roots. Francesco's younger brother is also a professional footballer and plays for Rosario Central.
Club career
Lo Celso is a youth product of Rosario Central High School. In a 0-0 home draw, he made his league debut against Vélez Sarsfield on July 19, 2015. Lo Celso scored his first Rosario Central goal in a 3–0 victory over Colón on February 28, 2016, netting Rosario's first in the 6th minute. In a 3–2 loss to Vélez Sarsfield on April 10, 2016, he scored his second of the season.
Lo Celso joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract until 2021 for a fee on the border of £8.5 million. He was on loan at Rosario Central until December 31, 2016. In a Coupe de France quarter final match against US Avranches, he made his French debut on Friday. In the 63rd minute of a 4–0 away win, Adrien Rabiot was brought to the team's rescue.
Lo Celso appeared and assisted for Dani Alves' goal in the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC, resulting in the scoreline 7–1. In a 3–2 Coupe de la Ligue victory over Rennes on January 30, 2018, he scored his first goal for PSG.
PSG defeated Les Herbiers VF 2–0 on May 8, 2018 to clinch the 2017–18 Coupe de France.
Lo Celso joined Real Betis in La Liga on a season-long loan with the ability to buy on August 31. On April 16, 2019, Betis initiated this option and Lo Celso joined the club on a permanent basis. Lo Celso made 46 appearances in all competitions during his time with the club, scoring 16 goals.
Lo Celso signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan with the option to buy on August 8th, 2019, putting an end to rumors over his future. In the second Premier League match of the season against Manchester City, he made his debut for Tottenham as a late replacement.
Lo Celso suffered his hip while on international service for Argentina after three substitute appearances for the club. He made his first appearance for Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League, scoring his first goal for the club after recovering from injury, defeating Red Star Belgrade 4–0 for the first away victory for Tottenham in six months. Lo Celso scored the first goal in Spurs' 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on January 14th.
Lo Celso's deal was made permanent on January 28, 2020, with the new agreement running until the summer of 2025.
Lo Celso scored his first goals of the season in the 7–2 victory over Maccabi Haifa in a Europa League play-off match in a Europa League play-off match. Lo Celso's first Premier League goal came 35 seconds after starting as a replacement in the match against Manchester City, which resulted in a 2–0 victory.
Lo Celso joined Villarreal on loan until the 2021–22 season's end on January 31. He returned to Villarreal on loan for the 2022–23 season on August 14, 2022.
International career
Lo Celso received a call-up to Argentina's U23 squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics thanks to his outstanding performances at Rosario Central. Lo Celso's Argentina U23 debut in a 2–0 loss against Portugal on August 4, 2016, replacing Cristian Espinoza in the 72nd minute.
Lo Celso made his Argentina debut on November 11th in a 1–0 victory over Russia on November 11, 2017. Alejandro Gómez had started the game and was replaced in the 59th minute by Alejandro Gómez. He was selected in Argentina's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in May 2018; later that year, he was included in the tournament's final 23-man team.
Lo Celso was included in Lionel Scalon's final 23-man Argentina squad for the 2019 Copa América in May 2019. Lo Celso scored Argentina's second goal in a 2–0 victory over Venezuela on June 28th, allowing his team to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Lo Celso was once more included in Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América, which the team eventually won.
In the Finalissima, he also put on a superb show against Italy, winning 3–0 in Wembley Stadium, England, on June 1, 2022.