Bautista Barros Schelotto (born 13 January 2000) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Barros Schelotto joined the Gimnasia y Esgrima youth system at the age of six. He made his reserves debut on 7 August 2017 against

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under Leandro Martini. Martini later, as joint first-team manager alongside Mariano Messera, promoted Barros Schelotto into the senior squad in early January 2021. He was initially selected on the substitute's bench for

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matches with

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, Unión Santa Fe and

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. Barros Schelotto made his competitive debut for the club on 23 March during a

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round of thirty-two victory over

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Personal life

Barros Schelotto is the nephew of former footballers

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and

Gustavo Barros Schelotto Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the assistant manager of LA Galaxy. Playing career Born in La Plata, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at Club de Gimna ...

, while cousins

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, Salvador and Tomás Cataldi also became footballers. His father, Pablo, had a stint as a

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in Gimnasia y Esgrima's academy before taking a career in medicine, while grandfather Hugo Barros Schelotto was Gimnasia president during the 1980s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barros Schelotto, Bautista 2000 births Living people Footballers from La Plata Argentine footballers Men's association football defenders Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Barros Schelotto/Cataldi family