Gastón Andrés Lodico (born 28 May 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Instituto.

Career

Lodico joined

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in 2008 from Racing Club. Originally he was with Lanús' U20s, representing them at the

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before moving into the senior squad in 2018. His professional debut arrived on 27 January against Patronato, he was selected for the full duration of a 1–1 home draw in the

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. In his eleventh appearance, Lodico scored his first goal during a league fixture away to San Martín. Overall, Lodico made sixteen appearances in his debut season of 2017–18.

Loan spells

Ferencváros

Lodico had a seven-month loan spell in Hungary with

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in 2020, winning the 2019–20 title. On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating

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at the

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on the 30th match day of the

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season.

Aldosivi

On 27 January 2022, Lodico joined Aldosivi on a one-year loan. He made a 30 appearances and scored four goals, during the year.

O'Higgins

On 15 February 2022, Lodico was once again loaned out, this time på Chilean club O'Higgins until the end of 2022.O'Higgins presentó a volante con paso por Europa para afrontar el Campeonato Nacional 2022
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Personal life

Lodico is the nephew of former professional footballers Carlos Lodico and José Lodico.

Career statistics

Honours

;Ferencváros *

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: 2019–20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lodico, Gastón 1998 births Living people Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Ferencvárosi TC footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Argentine Primera División players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Chilean Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen