Lautaro Rinaldi (born 30 December 1993) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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for Chilean club Deportes La Serena. He also holds Italian citizenship.

Club career

Rinaldi is a youth exponent from Argentinos Juniors. He made his league debut at 15 February 2015 against

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in a 2-0 home win. He replaced Gonzalo Castillejos after 65 minutes. On 25 July 2016,

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is eager to sign with the Argentinial striker. According to ''"tuttob.com"'' Italian website, Argentinos Juniors' striker rejected Hellas Verona's transfer bid because of Panathinaikos. Technical director of the Greens,

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, is eager to sign the 23-year-old Argentine and it seems that Lautaro Rinaldi also prefers to continue his career at Greek

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. Eventually, on 5 August 2016 the young Argentine striker has been signed from Argentine club Argentinos Juniors who were relegated to the second tier in Argentina on a four-year contract for a fee of €300,000. However, despite the big prospects could not find a regular place in the squad and the Argentinian striker has been considering a move as a loan, to either MLS or Qatar in the summer transfer window. On 31 August 2017, he signed with

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club

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. On 20 June 2022, he joined

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club

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. In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Deportes La Serena.

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* 1993 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentinos Juniors footballers Panathinaikos F.C. players Brescia Calcio players C.D. Veracruz footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Club Atlético Temperley footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers WSG Tirol players Deportes La Serena footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Super League Greece players Serie B players Peruvian Primera División players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Austrian Regionalliga players Primera B de Chile players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Austria Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile {{Argentina-footy-forward-1990s-stub