Giovani Lo Celso
Argentine association football player
Giovani Lo Celso (local pronunciation: [ʃoˈβa.ni lo ˈsel.so]Italian pronunciation: [lo ˈt͡ʃɛl.so]; born 9 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team.
Club career
Rosario Central
Lo Celso is a youth product of Rosario Central. He made his league debut at 19 July 2015 against Vélez Sarsfield in a 0–0 home draw. On 28 February 2016, Lo Celso scored his first Rosario Central goal in a 3–0 victory over Colón, netting Rosario's first in the 6th minute. He then went on to score his second of the campaign in a 3–2 defeat to Vélez Sarsfield on 10 April 2016.
Paris Saint-Germain
On 26 July 2016, Lo Celso joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal until 2021, for a fee around the margin of £8.5m. He remained at Rosario Central on loan until 31 December 2016. He made his debut for the French side on 5 April 2017 in a Coupe de France quarter final game against US Avranches. He replaced Adrien Rabiot in the 63rd minute of a 4–0 away win.
Lo Celso came on and assisted for Dani Alves' goal in the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC to make the scoreline 7–1.
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