Giovani Lo Celso (born 9 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team.
[7] Lo Celso came on and assisted for Dani Alves’ goal in the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC to make the scoreline 7–1.
[9] On 31 August 2018, Lo Celso joined La Liga side Real Betis on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
[2] On 8 August 2019, Lo Celso signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan with an option to buy, after a long summer of speculation over his future.
[19] On 21 November 2020, Lo Celso scored his first Premier League goal, 35 seconds after coming on as a substitute in the match against Manchester City, which helped secure a 2–0 win.
[26] On 30 August 2024, before the transfer window closed, Lo Celso departed Tottenham Hotspur and returned back to Real Betis, signing a four-year deal.
[30][better source needed] On 11 November 2017, Lo Celso debuted for the Argentine senior squad in a 1–0 victory over Russia as a starter, only to be replaced by Alejandro Gómez in the 59th minute.
[31] In May 2018, Lo Celso was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia;[32] he was later included in the final 23-man selection for the tournament.
[35] On 28 June, in the quarter-finals of the tournament, Lo Celso scored Argentina's second goal in a 2–0 victory over Venezuela, which enabled his team to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.