Lautaro Giaccone

Lautaro Giaccone
Personal information
Full name Lautaro Darío Giaccone
Date of birth (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001
Place of birth San Francisco, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
(on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
Number 26
Youth career
9 de Julio
Los Andes (SF)
Sportivo Belgrano
2017–2021 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Rosario Central 77 (7)
2022 → Ferro Carril (loan) 27 (2)
2025– Argentinos Juniors 22 (1)
2026– → Columbus Crew (loan) 0 (0)
International career
Argentina U18
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:42, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

Lautaro Darío Giaccone (born 1 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Columbus Crew on loan from Argentinos Juniors.[1][3]

Club career

Giaccone started his career with 9 de Julio at the age of three, before having stints in San Francisco with Los Andes, aged six, and Sportivo Belgrano.[2][4][5] In January 2017, Giaccone joined the academy of Rosario Central at the age of fifteen; having had a trial in the preceding December.[5] In August 2020, the attacking midfielder signed his first professional contract.[6][7] He made the first-team's substitute's bench on 2 January 2021 for a win over Defensa y Justicia, though wasn't selected to come on in the Copa de la Liga Profesional.[8] Giaccone's senior debut arrived on 9 January in the same competition against Lanús.[1][9]

On 10 March 2022, Giaccone joined Primera Nacional club Ferro Carril Oeste on loan for the rest of 2022 with a purchase option.[10]

In July 2025, Giaccone joined Argentinos Juniors for $1 million, signing a contract until the end of 2029.[11]

International career

Giaccone represented Argentina at U18 level.[12] He was selected for Esteban Solari's preliminary squad ahead of the 2019 COTIF Tournament in Spain; though didn't make the final cut.[13][14] He also received a call-up from the U20s at around that time, though Rosario didn't let him join up with the squad.[15]

Personal life

Giaccone is the son of football manager Ariel Giaccone, who managed Sportivo Belgrano whilst his son was on their academy books.[16]

Career statistics

As of 10 January 2021.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 100000—0010
Career total 100000—0010

Notes

  1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - L. Giaccone". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Lautaro Giaccone se suma a la pretemporada de Central". DiarioSports. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lautaro Giaccone". World Football. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lautaro Giaccone: "Quisiera que mi carrera como jugador termine en Sportivo"". Radio Estación. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "¿Quién es Lautaro Giaccone? El próximo juvenil que estará firmando con Rosario Central". La Voz de Rosario. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Otra joyita: El juvenil Lautaro Giaccone firmó su primer contrato". TyC Sports. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lautaro Giaccone firmó su primer contrato en Central". Sin Mordaza. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "CON GIACCONE EN EL BANCO, CENTRAL RECIBE A DEFENSA". La Voz Deportiva. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "LAUTARO GIACCONE DEBUTÓ EN CENTRAL, QUE CAYÓ ANTE LANÚS". La Voz Deportiva. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Ferro Carril Oeste on Twitter: " Lautaro Giaccone es nuevo ..., twitter.com, 10 March 2022
  11. ↑ "Giaccone deja Central para jugar en Argentinos - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Lautaro Giaccone: "Estoy muy feliz, es algo hermoso haber firmado con Central"". DiarioRealidad. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Lautaro Giaccone: "Con responsabilidad y con humildad las cosas se dan"". El Periódico. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "PARA LAUTARO LA SELECCIÓN". La Voz Deportiva. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Giaccone: "Mi sueño es debutar en primera y admiro mucho a Di María"". La Voz de Rosario. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Lautaro Giaccone es "Canalla"". La Voz de San Justo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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