Lautaro Escalante

Lautaro Escalante
Personal information
Full name Lautaro Tomás Escalante
Date of birth (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999
Place of birth Florencio Varela, Argentina[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Defensa y Justicia
Youth career
Defensa y Justicia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Defensa y Justicia 52 (1)
2022 → San Martín T. (loan) 14 (0)
2024–2025 → San Martín SJ (loan) 41 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Lautaro Tomás Escalante (born 2 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Defensa y Justicia.

Professional career

Escalante made his professional debut with Defensa y Justicia in a 4-1 Argentine Primera División win over Talleres de Córdoba on 26 January 2020.[3]

In February 2022, Escalante was loaned out to Primera Nacional club San Martín Tucumán until the end of 2022.[4] However, he was recalled by Defensa on 6 July 2022.

Career statistics

As of match played on 12 April 2023 [5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensa y Justicia 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 10208[a]0110
2021 900014[b]1231
2022 5000—50
2023 90101[c]0110
Defensa y Justicia totals 24030231501
San Martín (T) (loan) 2021 Primera Nacional 14000—140
Career totals 38030231641
  1. ↑ Five appearances in the Copa de la Liga Profesional and Three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ↑ Six appearances in the Copa de la Liga Profesional, Six appearances in the Copa Libertadores and Two appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ↑ ":: TOMÁS ESCALANTE: .:.: Defensa Pasión :.:". defensapasion.com.ar. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Lautaro Escalante at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Defensa y Justicia vs. Talleres de Córdoba - 26 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ Lautaro Escalante sería el último refuerzo del "Santo", lagaceta.com.ar, 15 February 2022
  5. ↑ Lautaro Escalante at Soccerway