Ariel Graziani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel José Graziani Lentini | ||
| Date of birth | June 7, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Empalme Villa Constitución, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Newell's Old Boys | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Sport Boys | 33 | (9) |
| 1995 | Aucas | 30 | (19) |
| 1995 | Ciclista Lima | 9 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Emelec | 69 | (52) |
| 1997–1998 | Veracruz | 17 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Monarcas Morelia | 38 | (17) |
| 1998 | New England Revolution | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Dallas Burn | 8 | (4) |
| 1999 | Emelec | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Dallas Burn | 48 | (26) |
| 2002 | San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | (14) |
| 2003 | Barcelona SC | 40 | (26) |
| 2004 | Lanús | 17 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | LDU Quito | 49 | (27) |
| 2007 | Atlético Empalme | ||
| National team | |||
| 1997–2000 | Ecuador | 34 | (15) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Olmedo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ariel José Graziani Lentini (born June 7, 1971 in Empalme Villa Constitución, Argentina) is a former football player. He is a naturalized Ecuadorian striker who represented the Ecuador national team on 34 occasions between 1997 and 2000. After retiring in Ecuador he is only able to play amateur football, he has chosen to play for Argentinian fifth-level club Atlético Empalme since May, 2007.
Graziani has been a top goalscorer for practically every team for which he has played. He made his professional debut in 1993 with Newell's Old Boys of Argentina, where he was a teammate with Diego Maradona until he transferred later that year to Sport Boys of the Peruvian First Division.
Graziani transferred to the Ecuadorian First Division to play for Aucas in 1995, and moved a year later to join Emelec. During his two years with the club, 1996 and 1997, he led the league in scoring while helping Emelec earn league titles. His standout play earned him a transfer to Morelia of the Mexican Primera División. Again he was one of the top goalscorers for his club and the league.
In 1999, Ariel was acquired by Major League Soccer for a transfer fee of slightly less than $2 million, which at the time was the highest transfer fee ever paid by the league. Graziani was allocated to New England Revolution but played in only three games for the Revolution before he was traded to the Dallas Burn for Colombian international Leonel Álvarez.
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