Agustín Giay

Agustín Giay
Giay with Argentina U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Agustín Giay[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004[1]
Place of birth San Carlos Centro, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 4
Youth career
until 2017 Argentino de San Carlos
2017–2022 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 San Lorenzo 66 (2)
2024– Palmeiras 63 (0)
International career‡
Argentina U15
2022– Argentina U20 6 (0)
2026– Argentina 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Agustín Giay (born 16 January 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Argentina national team.[2]

Early life

Born in San Carlos Centro, Giay joined San Lorenzo's youth wing at 13.[3][4]

Club career

Club Argentino de San Carlos

He completed most of his football training at Argentino de San Carlos, the club he openly supports. He stood out for his performances and skill in the youth divisions of the Liga Santafesina de Fútbol (the league in which Argentino de San Carlos competed during those years, before transferring its affiliation to the Liga Esperancina de Fútbol in 2023). At the age of thirteen, he was selected after a player tryout held by San Lorenzo de Almagro in his hometown in 2017. He moved to Buenos Aires and, while living at San Lorenzo's residence, began his career, also making appearances for the national youth teams.

Agustín Giay has a very close relationship with Argentino de San Carlos, so much so that during preseason weeks when he is not playing (generally in January), he often trains with the club's squad at their facilities.

Club San Lorenzo

Giay made his professional debut for San Lorenzo on 19 April 2022, starting in the 1–2 away Copa de la Liga win to CA Unión.[4][5][6]

He scored his first goal for the club on 9 July 2022 during a Primera División home game against the Boca Juniors, helping his team to a 2–1 surprise win.[4][7][8] Along with the likes of Agustín Martegani, Giay was part of a youthful but promising San Lorenzo squad.[9]

Disappearance of 10% of the pass

In the 2021/22 Balance sheet officially presented by San Lorenzo on June 13, 2023, it appeared that the Argentine institution owned 90% of Agustín Giay's pass, leaving the remaining 10% lost to complete the 100. This data caught attention to the Ciclón fans, because Agustín (being a youth member of the club) had not previously been part of another professional entity which could be the owner of the mysteriously missing percentage. This event was then sued by Movete Boedo Movete (the club's fan movement) to the General Inspection of Justice, who said that serious property damage was caused to the club. It is worth mentioning that the 2020/21 Balance Sheet (the previous one) included absolute possession of the entire player's record, which was lost over the course of those two years. This had already happened to the Cuervo directors, at the time with Bautista Merlini and they themselves argued that it was a "typing error."

Sociedade Palmeiras

On 28 June 2024, Giay signed for SE Palmeiras in the Brasileirão on a deal until June 2029[10]

International career

Argentina U-15

In 2019 he played and won the Vlatko Marković International Tournament held in Croatia.

That same year he participated at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship in Paraguay where Argentina finished second.

Argentina U-20

He started in friendly match against the United States.

Later, in 2022 he was called to play the Maurice Revello tournament, where the Argentina U-20 team finished in the fifth place.

The seventh of August 2022 he won the L'Alcudia tournament whilst being the captain of the team and beating Uruguay U-20 by 4 goals. He scored the first goal in the eighth minute of the match.

He played the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina and was the captain for his team making 4 appearances and losing in the round of 16 against Nigeria.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Lorenzo 2022 Argentine Primera División 231————231
2023 270—509[c]0—410
2024 161—206[d]0—241
Total 662—70150—882
Palmeiras 2024 Série A 100—101[d]0—120
2025 29040408[d]04[e]0490
2026 15050006[d]0—260
Total 540905015040870
Career total 120290120300401752
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa do Brasil
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 9 June 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 202630
Total30

Honours

Palmeiras
Argentina U20

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "A. Giay". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Agustín Giay: 'Soñando despierto'". El Litoral (in Spanish). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "La historia de Agustín Giay, la joya de San Lorenzo que potenció Insúa y fue campeón con la Sub-20". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "San Lorenzo le ganó 2-1 a Unión en Santa Fe y respira aliviado". Télam (in Spanish). 19 April 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Maxi Giay por LT10: 'Todo San Carlos está muy feliz'". LT10 (in European Spanish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Agustín Giay: 'Soñaba todos los días con hacer un gol acá'". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Agustín Giay, la joya de San Lorenzo que debutó en las redes ante Boca". A24 (in Spanish). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. ↑ González, Fede (23 August 2022). "Agustin Giay en la mira del grupo City". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "AGUSTÍN GIAY ACERTA COM PALMEIRAS ATÉ 2029: 'VIM PARA GANHAR TÍTULOS'". www.palmeiras.com.br. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ↑ Agustín Giay at National-Football-Teams.com
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