Lorenzo Faravelli

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Lorenzo Faravelli
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Faravelli in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Abel Faravelli
Date of birth (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cruz Azul
Number 8
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2016 Newell's Old Boys 24 (1)
2013–2014Unión Española (loan) 30 (2)
2013 → Unión Española B (loan) 4 (2)
2015–2016Gimnasia LP (loan) 15 (3)
2016–2019 Gimnasia LP 69 (10)
2019 Huracán 8 (0)
2020–2023 Independiente del Valle 106 (18)
2024– Cruz Azul 62 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Lorenzo Abel Faravelli (born 29 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.

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Club career

Newell's Old Boys

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Faravelli was a Newell's Old Boys youth graduate. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 28 February 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Lucas Bernardi in a 1–0 away loss against Tigre. [1]

Faravelli was regularly used under manager Javier Torrente, but featured rarely after the manager left. [2]

Loan to Unión Española

On 7 July 2013, Faravelli moved abroad after joining Chilean Primera División side Unión Española on a one-year loan deal. [3] He scored his first senior goal on 9 November 2013, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Unión La Calera.

Faravelli established himself as a starter before returning to Newell's in July 2014, but again featured rarely. [4]

Gimnasia La Plata

In July 2015, Faravelli joined Gimnasia La Plata on loan for one year. [5] On 11 August 2016, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club. [6]

Huracán

On 2 July 2019, Faravelli moved to Huracán. [7] The following January, after failing to establish himself as a starter, he rescinded his contract.

Independiente del Valle

On 14 January 2020, Faravelli agreed to a three-year contract with Ecuadorian Serie A side Independiente del Valle. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 July 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 100100
2011–12 101020
2012–13 10000010
2014 11110121
2015 101020
Total2413000271
Unión Española (loan) 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional 3027 [b] 0372
Unión Española B (loan) 2013–14 Primera B de Chile 4242
Gimnasia La Plata 2015 Argentine Primera División2020
2016 13310143
2016–17 232002 [c] 0252
2017–18 26400264
2018–19 204624 [d] 0306
Total84137220409715
Huracán 2019–20 Argentine Primera División801090
Independiente del Valle 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A 2868 [b] 12 [e] 0387
2021 32512 [f] 41 [g] 0459
2022 2258011 [h] 3418
2023 2426 [b] 13 [i] 1334
Total10618803796115728
Cruz Azul 2023–24 Liga MX 233233
2024–25 3888 [j] 14 [k] 0509
2025–26 10000010
Total62110081407412
Career total31847192541014140560
  1. Includes Copa Argentina
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa de la Superliga
  5. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. Ten appearances and four goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  7. Appearance(s) in Supercopa Ecuador
  8. Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances and three goals in Copa Sudamericana
  9. One appearance in Supercopa Ecuador, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  10. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  11. Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

Newell's Old Boys

Independiente del Valle

Cruz Azul

References

  1. "Matando la "lepra"" [Bringing down the "leprosy"] (in Spanish). Radio Sucesos. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2022.[ dead link ]
  2. "Newell´s: Torrente apostó por juveniles con potencial" [Newell's: Torrente bet on youngsters with potential] (in Spanish). El Ciudadano. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. "A Chile: Faravelli jugará a préstamo por un año en Unión Española" [To Chile: Faravelli will play on loan for one year at Unión Española] (in Spanish). Ojo de Prensa. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. "Newell's: Regenera su mística" [Newell's: They regenerate their mysticism] (in Spanish). ESPN. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. "Conocé quién es Lorenzo Faravelli" [Know who is Lorenzo Faravelli] (in Spanish). Cielo Sports. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. "Faravelli puso la firma y es jugador de Gimnasia" [Faravelli signed the deal and is a player of Gimnasia] (in Spanish). Cielo Sports. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. "Lorenzo Faravelli es nuevo refuerzo de Huracán" [Lorenzo Faravelli is the new addition of Huracán] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. "Lorenzo Faravelli ficha por Independiente del Valle" [Lorenzo Faravelli signs for Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. Lorenzo Faravelli at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 October 2022.