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]

Lautaro Blanco
Personal information
Full name Lautaro Emanuel Blanco
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25)
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lautaro Blanco". World Football. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ Boca cerró al tercer refuerzo on TNT.ar
  3. ^ "Un juvenil que asoma con todo en el costado canalla". La Capital. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "¡Fuerza Lautaro!". Rosario Central. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ "El juvenil Lautaro Blanco firmó su primer contrato con el club". One Football. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Central tuvo un debut con buenas sensaciones". La Capital. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Selección Mayor: lista de convocados para los amistosos ante Panamá y Curazao". AFA (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Argentina - L. Blanco". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2020.