Manuel Lanzini

Manuel Lanzini

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Lanzini
Date of birth	February 15, 1993 (1993-02-15) (age 18)
Place of birth	Ituzaingó, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fluminense
Number	11
Youth career
2002–2010	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–	River Plate	22	(0)
2011–	→ Fluminense (loan)	13	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:27, 6 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Manuel Lanzini (born February 15, 1993), nicknamed la joya (in English: the jewel), is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Fluminense.

Career

Lanzini made his professional debut as a 17-year old on August 8, 2010, in a 1-0 home win over Tigre,^[1] playing 45 minutes. Lanzini played his second match against Club Atlético Independiente, and assisted Rogelio Funes Mori in his second goal. He played 63 minutes before being replaced by Mauro Díaz. River eventually won the Match 3-2. Fluminense have incorporated the youngster on a loan for the 2011–2012 season. Lanzini scored his debut goal as professional on August 31, 2011, in a Fluminense 2-1 victory over São Paulo, on the Estádio do Morumbi.

References

1. ^ River, con muy poco, sumó tres puntos vitales ante Tigre (Spanish)

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
• "Se dio todo muy rápido" at River Plate - Sitio Official (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Lanzini, Manuel
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Date of birth	1993-02-15
Place of birth	Ituzaingó, Argentina
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