Giovani Lo Celso

Giovani Lo Celso who was born on April 9 1996, is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Betis, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina National Football Team.

Background

Lo Celso is a youth product of Rosario Central. He made his league debut at 19 July 2015 against Vélez Sarsfield in a 0-0 home draw

On 28 February 2016, Lo Celso scored his first Rosario Central goal in a 3–0 victory over Colón, netting Rosario's first in the 6th minute.

Club Career

On 26 July 2016, Lo Celso joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal until 2021, for a fee around the margin of £8.5m.

He remained at Rosario Central on loan until 31 December 2016.

He made his debut for the French side on 5 April 2017 in a Coupe de France quarter final game against US Avranches.

Lo Celso came on and assisted for Dani Alves’ goal in the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC to make the score line 7-1. He scored his first goal for PSG in a 3-2 Coupe de la Ligue win against Rennes on 30 January 2018

Debut

Due to some impressive performances at Rosario Central, Lo Celso earned a call-up to the Argentina U23 squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 4 August 2016, Lo Celso made his Argentina U23 debut in a 2–0 defeat against Portugal, replacing Cristian Espinoza in the 72nd minute.

On 11 November 2017, Lo Celso made his Argentina debut in a 1–0 victory over Russia. He started the match and was replaced by Alejandro Gómez in the 59th minute.