Gino Infantino

Gino Infantino
Infantino in training with Argentina U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gino Infantino[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003[1]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Argentinos Juniors
(on loan from Fiorentina)
Number 32
Youth career
Villa del Parque
–2014 Renato Cesarini
2014–2018 ADIUR
2018–2020 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Rosario Central 71 (6)
2023– Fiorentina 6 (0)
2024–2025 → Al Ain (loan) 3 (0)
2026– → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2022 Argentina U23 15 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 August 2025

Gino Infantino (born 19 May 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Argentinos Juniors, on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina.[3]

Club career

Infantino spent his early years with Villa del Parque.[2] He moved to Renato Cesarini, remaining for six years; a period that included a trial with Real Madrid.[2] At age eleven, he joined ADIUR.[2] After four years, which included a trial with Villarreal, he moved to Rosario Central in 2018.[2] He made his first-team breakthrough in mid-2020 under manager Kily González, initially featuring in pre-season matches.[2][4] He was an unused substitute in Copa de la Liga Profesional matches against Godoy Cruz and River Plate before making his senior debut on 13 November against Banfield.[3]

On 3 August 2023, Infantino signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Fiorentina.[5]

International career

Infantino has represented Argentina at various youth levels.[2] In August 2017, he trained with the under-15s.[2][6][7] He was called up for the under-16s in January 2019.[8]

Personal life

Born and raised in Argentina, Infantino is of Italian descent.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 June 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2020–21[a] Argentine Primera División 5000—0050
2021[a] Argentine Primera División 153002[b]000173
2022[a] Argentine Primera División 34210—00352
2023[a] Argentine Primera División 17100—00171
Total 716102000746
Fiorentina 2023–24 Serie A 60102[c]00090
Career total 776204000836
  1. 1 2 3 4 Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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 3 4 5 6 7 8 "¡Conociendo a... Gino Infantino!". Rosario Central. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Argentina - G. Infantino". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rosario Central: Los convocados por Kily González para reiniciar las prácticas". IAM Noticias. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Infantino is a Viola". ACF Fiorentina. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "ADIUR: una fábrica de futbolistas for export con destino español". Tiempoar. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Desde Adiur hacia la selección Sub 15 de la AFA". La Capital. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "¡Otro Juvenil Canalla convocado!". Rosario Central. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia". Tuttomercatoweb.