Lautaro Martínez
Lautaro Javier Martínez (born 22 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays primarily as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan, whom he captains, and the Argentina national team. He is known for his work rate, positioning inside the box, link play and finishing.
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| Full name | Lautaro Javier Martínez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2014 | Liniers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Racing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Racing Club | 48 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Inter Milan | 201 | (102) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Argentina | 56 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 8 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:40, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martínez began his football career in his native Argentina, where he made his senior debut in 2015 with Racing Club. There he spent four seasons and represented the club in the league and Copa Libertadores, scoring 28 goals in 60 appearances before joining Inter in 2018, where he won the Serie A title in his third season with the club.
Martínez also previously represented Argentina at various youth levels and competed at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2018, and played for the senior squad at the Copa América in 2019, helping his team to a third place finish, and 2021, winning the latter edition of the tournament. He was also a part of the Argentina side that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.