Lautaro Martínez
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lautaro Javier Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Racing Club | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Liniers | ||
| 2014–2015 | Racing Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Racing Club | 27 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Argentina U20 | 11 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2017 |
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Lautaro Martínez (22 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Racing Club and the Argentina U20 side.
Born in Bahía, Martínez followed in his father's footsteps to become a professional footballer, joining local side Liniers, with whom he excelled at U17 level. In 2013, he scored 13 goals in the U17 league and netted in the final of the National Cup, though Liniers utimately lost on penalties to Rosario.
Martínez's form at youth level caught the attention of Racing Club interim coach Fabio Radaelli who subsequently signed him in January 2014. Soon after joining the club, Martínez began suffering from homesickness and wanted to return to his hometown of. He was ultimately convinced by teammate Braian Mansilla to stay and went on to score 53 goals in 64 appearances for the club's reserve side.
His league debut for the club followed on 1 November 2015 when he came on as a second-half substitute for Diego Milito in a 3–0 win over Crucero del Norte. On 17 April 2016, he was penalty card sent off for the first time in his career after picking up two bookings in the space of five minutes in a 2–2 draw with Argentinos. He scored his first goal later that year, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw with Huracán in November.
Following an injury to regular starting striker Lisandro López, Martínez assumed a more senior role for the 2016–17 season, scoring 9 goals in 23 league appearances for the campaign.
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