Claudio Paul Spinelli (born 21 June 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays for
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lan ...
as a
forward
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Club career
In July 2018, he signed with
Serie A
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Italian club
Genoa
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, and on 14 August 2018, he was sent on a season-long loan to
Serie B
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club
Crotone
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.
He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 26 August 2018 in a game against
Cittadella
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as an 82nd-minute substitute for
Davide Faraoni
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Club career
You ...
. He made his first start for Crotone on 20 October 2018 against
Padova
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and scored his first goal in Italy in the 12th minute as Crotone won 2–1.
On 30 January 2019, Spinelli joined Argentine club
Argentinos Juniors
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on loan until 30 June 2019. Spinelli scored his first goal for Argentinos Juniors on 5 March 2019 in a 4–1 victory over
Douglas Haig
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in the
Copa Argentina
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. Spinelli scored his second goal for Argentinos Juniors on 14 April 2019 in a 3–2 victory over
Independiente in the
Copa de la Superliga
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The 2019 edition was sponsored by YPF, with its ...
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On 1 October 2020, Spinelli joined Slovenian side
Koper
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on a season-long loan.
On 19 July 2021, he joined
Oleksandriya
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in Ukraine.
On 17 March 2022, Spinelli signed with
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lan ...
.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spinelli, Claudio
1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine footballers
Association football forwards
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
San Martín de San Juan footballers
Genoa C.F.C. players
F.C. Crotone players
Argentinos Juniors footballers
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
FC Koper players
FC Oleksandriya players
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Serie B players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine