Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli | ||
Date of birth | 22 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Sarmiento | ||
2019–2021 | River Plate | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Sarmiento | 82 | (17) |
2023–2024 | Argentinos Juniors | 39 | (12) |
2024– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 12 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Argentina U23 | 7 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024 |
Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli (born 22 June 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacker for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg. [1]
Born in Rufino, Santa Fe, Gondou was in the youth academy at Sarmiento before joining River Plate in 2019. He started his career as a left-sided midfielder before developing into a left-footed forward player. With River Plate, he reached the final of the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores, which they lost to Ecuadorean side Independentedel Valle. In March 2021, he returned to Sarmiento and signed a professional contract with the club. The following month he made his senior debut. [2] [3]
In July 2023, Gondou signed for Argentinos Juniors agreeing to a four-year contract with Argentinos Juniors reportedly paying a fee of $3,500,000 for 80% of his playing rights. [4] He made his debut in the Copa Libertadores against Fluminense in August 2023. [5] He scored his first goals for Argentinos Juniors on 21 August 2023, against his former club River Plate, scoring a brace as his side completed a comeback 3–2 league win. [6]
On 27 August 2024, Gondou signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League champions Zenit St. Petersburg. [7] Four days later on his debut against Pari NN he scored twice in a 3–0 Zenit away victory. [8]
In November 2023, Gondou was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team by coach Javier Mascherano. [9] In January 2024, he scored in his first two appearances for Argentina U23, against Paraguay U23 and Peru U23. [10] He also scored the only goal of the game as Argentina beat Brazil U23 to secure qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. [11]
In June 2024, he was named in the provisional Argentina squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sarmiento | 2020 | Primera Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
2022 | Argentine Primera División | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
2023 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||
Total | 82 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 86 | 17 | ||||
Argentinos Juniors | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | |
2024 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 [c] | 1 | — | 21 | 5 | ||
Total | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||
Career total | 124 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 38 |
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