PLAYER DETAILS
Manuel Lanzini profile
- Club
- Vélez Sarsfield
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Date of birth
- 1993-02-15
- Birthplace
- Ituzaingó, Argentina
- Height
- 167 cm
- Weight
- 128 lbs
- Shirt number
- 10
- Signing / transfer fee
- Not applicable
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Manuel Lanzini
Manuel Lanzini (born 15 February 1993) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for River Plate, Fluminense, Al Jazira and West Ham. He is regarded as having well developed dribbling skills, as well as good acceleration, vision, and an ability to ghost past defenders. He has been nicknamed "La Joya" ("the jewel").
Lanzini holds the distinction of the earliest goal scored in the Superclásico derby, scoring only 43 seconds into the match.