Tomás Lanzini (; born 3 June 1988) is an

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who currently plays for

Unión San Felipe Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B. They were the Copa Chile champions, and played the 2010 Co ...

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as an

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. His nickname is ''Tomy''. At twelve, he began his career in the youth ranks of River Plate alongside his younger brother Manuel. However, Tomás left the

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-based club due to indiscipline, moving to Platense where he made his debut. Besides Argentina, he has played in Chile and Andorra. After a season played in

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, he signed up with Chile's

in 2011. He then moved to second-tier side

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, where he won his first title and promotion after defeating Barnechea in a penalty shootout, being a key player that season.

Honours

Club

;Ñublense * Primera B Promotion (1):

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Tomás Lanzini
at Football-Lineups * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanzini, Tomas 1991 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Ñublense footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers FC Encamp players Chilean Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Primera Divisió players Primera B de Chile players Association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Andorra Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Andorra People from Ituzaingó Partido Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province