Andrés Lioi (born 7 March 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Lioi played for

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in his youth career before joining

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

, signing his first professional contract with them in November 2017. He was promoted into the first-team midway through the 2017–18 season, making his professional debut on 24 January 2018 in a 1–1 draw with Independiente. Four appearances later, on 17 February, Lioi scored a hat-trick during a 5–0 league win at the

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito () is a stadium in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario, Argentina. It is owned by club Rosario Central, serving as home venue for association football, football matches. The Argentina national football team has p ...

against Olimpo. After twenty-eight matches across two campaigns for Rosario, Lioi departed on loan on 13 August 2019 to Polish

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

outfit

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...

. After making twelve appearances for Korona, as well as five outings for their reserve team, Lioi's loan was extended until July - from 30 June - after the end of the 2019–20 campaign was delayed due to the

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Career statistics

Honours

;Rosario Central *

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: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lioi, Andrés 1997 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Men's association football midfielders Rosario Central footballers Korona Kielce players San Luis de Quillota footballers Deportes Iberia footballers Deportivo Madryn players Deportivo Maipú players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen