Gastón Alberto Togni (born 20 September 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Club

Togni's professional footballing career started with

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side Independiente in March 2017, he made his senior debut in a goalless draw at home to San Martín on 18 March. Seven more league appearances followed for Togni during 2016–17. Togni was loaned by

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

on 5 July 2018.

International

Togni was selected to train with the Argentina U20s ahead of the

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in South Korea, but he wasn't selected for the final squad. He did make his debut for the U20s in that period though, featuring in a friendly with

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on 22 March 2017.

Career statistics

Honours

;Independiente *

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;Argentina U23 * Pre-Olympic Tournament:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Togni, Gastón 1997 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football wingers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Copa Sudamericana–winning players Defensa y Justicia footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen