Adolfo Julián Gaich (born 26 February 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Russian club

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, and the Argentina national team.

Club career

San Lorenzo

Gaich had youth spells with Unión Bengolea, Sportivo Chazón,

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and Atlético Pascanas, prior to joining San Lorenzo in 2014. Four years later, Gaich was promoted into their first-team under Claudio Biaggio, making his professional debut on 27 August 2018 during a draw with Unión Santa Fe; he had previously been an unused substitute in an

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fixture with

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and for a

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game against

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. Gaich scored his first senior goal in the following September, netting the opener in a 3–2 win over

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; which preceded another two appearances later in the

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versus Estudiantes.

CSKA Moscow

On 17 July 2020, Gaich said goodbye to San Lorenzo supporters via Fox Sports' ''90 Minutos de Fútbol'' ahead of a potential move to Russian football with

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. On 30 July 2020, San Lorenzo confirmed the transfer. On 5 August 2020, CSKA announced the signing of a 5-year contract. He made his league debut off the bench against

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on 8 August, before starting for the first time in a defeat to

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on 19 August. Gaich's first goal arrived on 22 October in a

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group stage draw away in Austria against

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Loan to Benevento

On 29 January 2021, Gaich moved to

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club

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on loan. The deal includes an option to buy. After sub appearances against

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and

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, the centre-forward made his first start and scored his first goal in an away match versus

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on 6 March. He netted again on 21 March to secure a 1–0 away victory over

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Loan to Huesca

On 30 August 2021, Gaich switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with

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in the Spanish

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. He returned to CSKA for the 2022–23 season.

International career

In 2018, Gaich was selected by the Argentina U20s for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain. He scored three goals, one in Argentina's group opener with

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and two on the next matchday against

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, in five appearances as his nation won the trophy. In December, Gaich was picked for the

2019 South American U-20 Championship The 2019 South American U-20 Championship was the 29th edition of the South American U-20 Championship ( es, CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, pt, CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by C ...

. Another U20 call-up came in May 2019 as

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called him up to his

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squad. He subsequently scored goals in Poland against

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and

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. In the following months, Gaich made the U23s' squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. At the Pan American Games in Peru, Gaich netted twice on his debut in a 2–3 win over Ecuador; also assisting the other goal. Further goals occurred versus

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and Panama, which preceded two in the semi-finals against

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. Argentina won the final against Honduras, which gave Gaich a goal medal. Gaich was, soon after, selected by

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's seniors for September friendlies with

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and

. He made his full international bow, aged twenty, in a 4–0 victory over Mexico at the

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on 10 September, having remained on the bench against Chile days prior.

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Gaich is of German descent.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Argentina U20 *

L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament The Torneo Internacional de Fútbol Sub-20 de L'Alcúdia (''L'Alcúdia International Under-20 Football Tournament''), better known as COTIF, is an annual international invitational football competition for youth teams, open to both clubs and natio ...

: 2018 Argentina U23 *

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: 2019 * Pre-Olympic Tournament:

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References

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Adolfo Julian Gaich
at the 2019 Pan American Games * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaich, Adolfo 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Argentina youth international footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentine people of German descent Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in football Association football forwards Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine Primera División players Russian Premier League players Serie A players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers PFC CSKA Moscow players Benevento Calcio players SD Huesca footballers Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Olympic footballers of Argentina Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics