Lautaro Emanuel Blanco (born 19 February 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lautaro Emanuel Blanco | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Consolata | |||
| Rosario Central | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Rosario Central | 84 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Elche | 27 | (0) |
| 2024– | Boca Juniors | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 6 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Rosario Central
Blanco started out with local team La Consolata, before joining the Rosario Central academy.[3][4][5] He signed his first professional contract at the beginning of July 2020.[4][6] Blanco made the breakthrough into first-team football later that year under manager Kily González, with the defender's senior debut arriving on 2 November in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against Godoy Cruz; he played, at left-back, the full duration of a 2–1 win.[7]
Elche
On 8 August 2022, Spanish La Liga side Elche CF reached an agreement with Rosario Central for the transfer of Blanco, with the player joining his new club in the following January.[8]
International career
In March 2023, Blanco received his first call-up to the Argentina senior national team by head coach Lionel Scaloni for two friendly matches against Panama and Curaçao.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 March 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2020–21[nb 1] | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Elche | 2022–23 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Notes
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- ^ a b "Lautaro Blanco". World Football. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Boca cerró al tercer refuerzo on TNT.ar
- ^ "Un juvenil que asoma con todo en el costado canalla". La Capital. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Otro profesional para el Kily: Lautaro Blanco, de 21 años, firmó su primer contrato con el Canalla". El Ciudadano. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "¡Fuerza Lautaro!". Rosario Central. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "El juvenil Lautaro Blanco firmó su primer contrato con el club". One Football. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Central tuvo un debut con buenas sensaciones". La Capital. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "OFICIAL | El Elche cierra la contratación de Lautaro Blanco" [OFFICIAL | Elche complete the signing of Lautaro Blanco] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Selección Mayor: lista de convocados para los amistosos ante Panamá y Curazao". AFA (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Argentina - L. Blanco". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
- Lautaro Blanco at Soccerway