Manuel Lanzini

BirthFebruary 151993

Manuel Lanzini

Manuel Lanzini, Argentine footballer

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When
Monday, February 15 199333 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Who they were

Personal life Lanzini was born in Greater Buenos Aires , in Ituzaingó , and raised in San Antonio de Padua . [ 1 ] He also holds an Italian passport. [ 2 ] His father, Héctor, played for Sporting Cristal and Deportivo Morón , while his brother Tomás has played for Ñublense and Brown de Adrogué . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He is outspoken about his support of River Plate, celebrating club victories on social media, and has a tattoo of himself with the River Plate shirt on. [ 5 ] ^ "Lanzini,

Manuel Lanzini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield.

Path and career

Career Early career and beginnings at River Plate Lanzini stood out in indoor soccer football divisions, demonstrating his skills in the Club Academia Kaly de Ituzaingó class of 1993, a neighbourhood club. Ramón Maddoni, who has discovered players like Juan Román Riquelme , Carlos Tevez and Esteban Cambiasso , wanted to take him to Boca Juniors for a test match but the young Lanzini declined the call, stating that he only aimed to play for the club he supported: River Plate . [ 1 ] Eventually, in 2002,

Career statistics Club As of match played 6 February 2026 [ 1 ] 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 River Plate 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 22 0 0 0 — — — 22 0 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 26 8 0 0 — 0 0 — 26 8 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 36 4 1 0 — 6 [ a ]

Honours Fluminense Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2012 Campeonato Carioca : 2012 [ 1 ] Taca Guanabara : 2012 [ 2 ] River Plate Argentine Primera División : Torneo Final 2014 [ 3 ] Copa Campeonato : 2014 Trofeo de Campeones : 2023 Supercopa Argentina : 2023 West Ham United UEFA Europa Conference League : 2022–23 [ 4 ] Vélez Sarsfield Supercopa Argentina : 2024 [ 5 ] Argentina Superclásico de las Américas : 2017 [ 6 ]

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Manuel Lanzini appears on our February 15 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.

February 15 through the years

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