Lautaro Blanco

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Lautaro Blanco at Soccerway