Renzo Malanca

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Renzo Malanca
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Personal information
Full name Renzo Mariano Malanca [1]
Date of birth (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Guaymallén, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
Huachipato
Number 22
Youth career
Club Leonardo Murialdo
2015–2020 Independiente Rivadavia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Independiente Rivadavia 24 (0)
2022– Huachipato 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024

Renzo Mariano Malanca (born 6 May 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Huachipato. [2]

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Career

Malanca switched Club Leonardo Murialdo for Independiente Rivadavia in 2015. [3] He signed his first professional contract at the age of sixteen on 9 October 2019, becoming the youngest ever player to do so for the club. [4] [5] In the succeeding February, Malanca appeared on the first-team's subs bench for a Primera B Nacional fixture away to Ferro Carril Oeste; though wasn't substituted on by manager Matías Minich. [2] The latter was replaced by Marcelo Straccia midway through the year, with the new coach selecting Malanca to start for his senior debut, aged seventeen, on 3 January 2021 against Alvarado. [2]

Personal life

In October 2020, Malanca and two other teammates showed possible symptoms of COVID-19 amid the pandemic. [6] They were separated from the main squad, with a player testing positive soon after; though their identity wasn't revealed by Independiente Rivadavia. [6]

Career statistics

As of 5 January 2021. [2] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente Rivadavia 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 00000000
2020 10000010
Career total10000010

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    References

    1. 1 2 "Renzo Malanca". World Football. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - R. Malanca". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
    3. "Con sus 17 años Renzo Malanca es una de la grandes promesas de la Lepra". Diario Uno. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
    4. "Renzo Malanca, defensor central categoría 2003, firmó su primer contrato profesional con nuestra institución, por los próximos 36 meses". Independiente Rivadavia. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
    5. "La Lepra, con una joya de la cantera azul". Los Andes. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
    6. 1 2 "Un nuevo caso de coronavirus en Independiente Rivadavia". ArgFC. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
    7. "Ficha Estadistica de RENZO MALANCA". BDFA. Retrieved 5 January 2021.