Francesco Lo Celso (born 5 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Instituto, on loan from Rosario Central.[1]
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| Full name | Francesco Lo Celso | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Instituto (on loan from Rosario Central) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Rosario Central | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Instituto (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 15 September 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editLo Celso is a youth academy product of Rosario Central. He was also part of Paris Saint-Germain youth team for few months. He made his professional debut on 1 March 2020, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Diego Zabala in a 3–1 league win against Arsenal Sarandí.[2]
Lo Celso is an Argentine youth international and was part of under-20 team which finished as runners-up at 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[3]
On 10 September 2024, Lo Celso joined Instituto on loan until December 2025, with an option to buy.[4]
Personal life
editLo Celso is of Italian heritage.[5] His elder brother Giovani is also a professional footballer and plays for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team.[6]
References
edit- ^ Francesco Lo Celso at Soccerway
- ^ "Rosario Central vs. Arsenal - 1 March 2020 - Soccerway". Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Lo Celso, el último refuerzo de Instituto: cómo juega y qué le dijo su hermano Gio | Fútbol". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Rodden, Mark (27 April 2016). "Paris Saint-Germain move 'appealing' to Rosario's Giovani Lo Celso - father". ESPN. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Giovani Lo Celso Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts". Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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