Manuel Lanzini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United.
24 Facts About Manuel Lanzini
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Manuel Lanzini is regarded as having well developed dribbling skills, as well as good acceleration, vision, and an ability to ghost past defenders.
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Manuel Lanzini stood out in indoor soccer football divisions, demonstrating his skills in the Club Academia Kaly de Ituzaingo class of 1993, a neighbourhood club.
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Ramon Maddoni, who has discovered players like Juan Roman Riquelme, Carlos Tevez and Esteban Cambiasso, wanted to take him to Boca Juniors for a test match but the young Manuel Lanzini declined the call, stating that he only aimed to play for the club he supported: Club Atletico River Plate.
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Manuel Lanzini began training and started as a playmaker in junior divisions before, after several tests, Pedro Vega, ex-player and coach of inferior club divisions, ordered for him to be hired.
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In 2008, the eighth division team in which he played won its divisional trophy; Manuel Lanzini ultimately scored nine goals, only two fewer than fellow attacker Leonardo Salguero with 11 goals.
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Manuel Lanzini then played another friendly match against Juventud Antoniana, where his performance earned good reception from press and fans alike.
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Manuel Lanzini's appearance made him one of the youngest players to debut in the First Division for River Plate, being 17 years, 5 months and 24 days old, older only than Daniel Villalva, Adolfo Pedernera and ex-Barcelona and Real Madrid player Javier Saviola.
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Manuel Lanzini made his comeback to the first team on the 12th match of the season.
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However, during Almeyda's term Manuel Lanzini was unable to assure himself a place on the pitch, sometimes watching the matches from the bench.
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Manuel Lanzini was then considered a regular starter for the team.
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Manuel Lanzini remained one of the team's strongest players in the Torneo Inicial 2013 and the international Copa Sudamericana 2013, but overall River Plate were inconsistent and did not win any trophies.
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Manuel Lanzini played for the team for half of the year, and was considered instrumental in helping to win the Torneo Inicial 2014 trophy.
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Manuel Lanzini scored again in the team's 2014 Superclasico victory against Boca Juniors, the so-called "Bombonerazo" which began a series of victories for River Plate over Boca Juniors.
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Manuel Lanzini finished the season with 2 goals in 18 appearances for the team.
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On 6 August 2014, prior to the beginning of the 2014 Torneo de Transicion Championship and Copa Sudamericana 2014, Manuel Lanzini transferred to the Al Jazira Club in the UAE Pro-League for $6,000,000 four-year deal, with a salary amounting to $12,000,000 in 3 years.
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Manuel Lanzini was signed as a replacement for Marseille-bound Abdelaziz Barrada, and had been courted by clubs in England, Spain, Italy and Turkey.
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On 22 July 2015, Manuel Lanzini signed for Premier League side West Ham United on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent.
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Manuel Lanzini played 39 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring eight goals.
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In May 2016, Manuel Lanzini was named in Argentina's provisional 35-man squad for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Manuel Lanzini withdrew from the squad in July 2016 following a knee injury sustained while training in Miami, Florida, returning to London for treatment with West Ham United.
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On 8 June 2018, Manuel Lanzini was ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a ruptured anterior knee ligament injury during a training session.
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Manuel Lanzini was born in Greater Buenos Aires, in Ituzaingo, and raised in San Antonio de Padua.
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Manuel Lanzini is outspoken about his support of River Plate, celebrating club victories on social media, and has a tattoo of himself with the River Plate shirt on.