Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gino Infantino[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 May 2003||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Al Ain (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
Villa del Parque | |||
Renato Cesarini | |||
2014–2018 | ADIUR | ||
2018–2020 | Rosario Central | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Rosario Central | 71 | (6) |
2023– | Fiorentina | 6 | (0) |
2024– | → Al Ain (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC) |
Gino Infantino (born 19 May 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or attacking midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Ain, on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina.[3]
Club career
Infantino spent his early years with Villa del Parque.[2] He soon moved to Renato Cesarini, remaining for six years; a period that saw him have a trial with Real Madrid.[2] Aged eleven, Infantino joined ADIUR.[2] After four years, which included a trial with Villarreal, the attacking midfielder headed to Rosario Central in 2018.[2] He made his first-team breakthrough in mid-2020, initially featuring in the club's pre-season campaign under manager Kily González.[2][4] Infantino was then an unused substitute for Copa de la Liga Profesional matches with Godoy Cruz and River Plate, prior to making his senior debut on 13 November against Banfield.[3]
On 3 August 2023, Infantino signed for Serie A club Fiorentina on a five-year contract.[5]
International career
Infantino represented Argentina at various youth levels.[2] In August 2017, he was selected to train with the U15s.[2][6][7] January 2019 saw a call-up for the U16s.[8]
Personal life
Born in Argentina, Infantino is of Italian descent.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 June 2024.[3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rosario Central | 2020–21[nb 1] | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2021[nb 2] | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
2022[nb 3] | Argentine Primera División | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
2023[nb 4] | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6 | ||
Fiorentina | 2023–24 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 77 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 |
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Notes
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "¡Conociendo a... Gino Infantino!". Rosario Central. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Argentina - G. Infantino". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Rosario Central: Los convocados por Kily González para reiniciar las prácticas". IAM Noticias. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Infantino is a Viola". ACF Fiorentina. 3 August 2023.
- ^ "ADIUR: una fábrica de futbolistas for export con destino español". Tiempoar. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Desde Adiur hacia la selección Sub 15 de la AFA". La Capital. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "¡Otro Juvenil Canalla convocado!". Rosario Central. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia". Tuttomercatoweb.
External links
- Gino Infantino at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- UAE Pro League players
- Rosario Central footballers
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Al Ain FC players
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen