Facts about Lautaro Martinez

Known for his finishing ability and killer touch, the Argentinian Center Forward is considered among the best goal scorers of the world. He started his career in his homeland and made a name for himself at Racing Club. He also represented his country both in Junior and senior level.

In 2018-2019 Martinez joined Italian giants,

and formed a deadly partnership with The Belgian giant forward,

. Together they helped Inter to reach Uefa Europa League Final and finish second in Serie A in the 2019-2020 season.

Martinez amazing displays for Inter attracted the attention of many big clubs as they tried to secure his services before the start of the 2020-2021 season. Barcelona, in particular was desperate to sign the youngster to partner him with his Argentina national teammate, Lionel Messi. But the financial difficulties the club suffered due to Covid-19 Pandemic made it impossible for the Catalans to come up with his Buy-out Clause.

Serie A new season will start soon and the destiny of Lautaro Martinez seems to be lying in San Siro for another year, where Antonio Conte and his players will try to over through Juventus from the top of the table and celebrate their first title in the past decade. Without further due, here are all the interesting

facts about Lautaro Martinez

you would probably enjoy to read.

Top Facts about Lautaro Martinez you might want to know

In the following article we will take a look at the most interesting

facts about Lautaro Martinez

. First we present you with some of the general information.

General information

• Full Name:

  Lautaro Martinez

• Nicknames:

  Pelusa, El Toro (The Bull)

• Date and Place of Birth:

  22th of August 1997, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

• Height & Weight:

  5 ft. 8 In (1.74 m), 72 KG

• Family Members:

  Mario Martinez (Father), Karina Vanessa Gutierrez (Mother)

• Marital Status:

  Single

• Wife/Girlfriends:

  Sol Perez (Ex-Girlfriend), Agustina Gandolfo

• Children:

  None

• Current team:

  Inter Milan

• Jersey Number:

  10 at Inter Milan and 9 with Argentine National Team

• Zodiac Sign:

  Leo

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Lautaro Martinez Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality

First part in our article about facts about Lautaro Martinez is about his birthday.

Lautaro Martinez Birthday

is on 22th of August 1997. He was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Lautaro Martinez nationality is Argentinian.

Lautaro Martinez zodiac sign is Leo. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on are:

• Actors and Actresses:

  James Corden

• Singers:

  Dua Lipa

Lautaro Martinez Childhood and Parents

At this part we will look at the facts about

Lautaro Martinez Childhood

and the family and background he grew up in.

Lautaro Martinez childhood was spent in Bahia, Argentina. He was born in middle-class football loving family. His father was a gifted football player but due to financial difficulties he had to quit football at a relatively young age. His mother, Karina was a housekeeper. Lautaro's parents influenced his career a lot by supporting their son. He had to go on a long trip every day from his parents' house to the football academy. He has stated many times that he has a great relationship with them and is forever grateful for their support.

Lautaro has two brothers, Alan and Jano. The latter who is 10 years younger than Lautaro has pursuit a career in basketball and is reportedly very gifted.

Lautaro Martinez girlfriend, Relationships and Martial Status

Up until 2017

Lautaro Martinez girlfriend

was Sol Perez, A hard-working stunning girl Lautaro met when playing for Racing Club. Their relationship started strongly, but faded as the time went by and at 2017 the couple split after Lautaro signed for Inter Milan and Sol Refused to leave Argentina. She later confesses that she preferred to stay in his homeland and was not truly in love with Lautaro. She also confessed that they had many disagreements and fought a lot.

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It wasn't too long before Lautaro found love again. In fact he started his next relationship while he was still in Argentina. This time,

Lautaro Martinez girlfriend

was a super model named, Agustina Gandolfo.

Unlike Sol, Agustina decided to move to Italy with Martinez. They started their relationship as best friend and according to their own social media accounts, their feelings for each other has turned into a true love over the years.

Agustina Gandolfo has been working as a model from a young age, and now she has a profession as an Instagram influencer. Agustina is an animal lover like Lautaro Martinez and they have a dog together.

On August 11, 2020 Lautaro and Agustina announced via an Instagram post that they are expecting their first child, who is supposed to be a girl.

Lautaro Martinez Career

Lautaro Martinez career

started in his home town club, Racing Club at 2014. In his first two season he was merely a rarely used substitute. Martinez made only 5 appearances and did not score any goal. In his third season though he was unstoppable and scored 9 goals in 28 matches.

 His goal scoring streak continued in 2017-2018 season in which he played 27 games and scored 18 goals. The following season (2018-2019) Lautaro called it quit on his stay with the Argentinian side after scoring a total of 27 goals in 60 appearances across all competitions.

Lautaro Martinez first season at Italy was not successful, he played many games but found it hard to adjust to

teams style of play. In total Lautaro played 35 matches for Inter and scored 9 goals.

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His second season at Inter was his most prolific season of his career. Lautaro built a telepathic partnership with Belgian team mate Romelu Lukaku. He played 49 games and scored an amazing 21 goals in all competitions.

With their forwards on fire, Inter was well in course for Serie A title for much of the season, but their formed dropped after the league was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic. Inter still managed to finish second, one point behind eventual champions, Juventus. But the race for the title was long over before the end of the campaign.

Inter also managed to reach the UEFA Europa League after getting eliminated from UCL's group stage. They lost the final to Sevilla but will be back for 2020-2021

as they finished second in the league.

In total Lautaro Martinez has played 84 games for Inter Milan and has scored 30 goals. (September 2020)

On the international level Lautaro was first called into the Argentinian national team on March 2018 in the friendly games against Spain. He was selected for preliminary squad for 2018

but was eventually omitted from the list.

Later that year Martinez made his first full Debut for the national team and scored his first goal in the friendly game against Iraq. At 2019, He scored his first and only hat trick for Argentina in the friendly against Mexico, which Argentina won 4-0.

Next challenge for Lautaro Martinez at the international level is helping Argentina to win its first Copa America in 30 years. The tournament was planned to be played at summer of 2020 but was post ponded a year after Covid-19 Pandemic hit the world. With 

 and Lautaro Martinez forming a formidable partnership at the forward line, Argentina is considered among the top favorites along with the likes of Brazil, Uruguay and Chile to win the title.

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Lautaro Martinez religion

Lautaro Martinez religion

is Christianity. He is a Roman Catholic and has stated that although he considers himself a religious person.

Lautaro Martinez Net worth, Salary and Market Value

The 23 years old Argentine Forward, Lautaro Martinez has an estimated net worth of 70 Million Euros, including all of his properties and earnings.

Lautaro Martinez market value is €70.00m.

Lautaro Martinez salary

in 2020 is reportedly €4 million.

Lautaro Martinez Transfermarket stats

According to

Lautaro Martinez Transfermarket stats

, he has played a total of 144 games for two clubs (Racing Club and Inter Milan). He has scored 57 goals and has provided 14 assists for his team mates.

Lautaro Martinez stats

shows why he is considered among the best Forwards in the world.

On the international level Lautaro Martinez has played 17 games for Argentina, scoring 9 goals and assisting 2 times. His most important goals for the national team was against Venezuela in 2019 Copa America.

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Some Short top facts about Lautaro Martinez

At the age of 23, Lautaro Martinez became the fourth Inter Milan player to score in four consecutive UEFA Champions League matches, and the fifth Argentinean overall to achieve the milestone. Other Inter players who share the record with Lautaro are Hernan Crespo, Samuel Eto’o, and Christian Vieri.

Lautaro's father once said that his dream is for his son to one day be coached by

Legend,

. He afterwards made it clear that it is merely his personal wish and he doesn't want to make any controversies regarding his son's future at Inter Milan.

The most interesting facts about

Lautaro Martinez tattoos

is that he has a sentence tattooed on him which goes by: Live the life you love. Love the life you live.

Lautaro Martinez Height

is only 1.74 meters. Lautaro Martinez position is Central Forward. Lautaro Martinez age is 23.

Lautaro Martinez is active in social media

Lautaro Martinez Instagram

account has around 3.4 million followers.

In 2017, while playing at the U-20 World Cup, Martinez became the first player ever to be dismissed after a video referral after lashing out at England player, Tomori.

Lautaro was invited for trials at Boca Juniors, but he got rejected at the end for not being fast and powerful enough. He was angry at the time but did not give up on his dream and went to join Racing Club instead.  

famous wife, Wanda Nara, introduced Lautaro with the stunning model and his current girlfriend, Agustina Gandolfo and the two instantly fell in love.

Lautaro Martinez Quotes

One of the most amusing parts of SportMob's article on facts about Lautaro Martinez is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.

On Antonio Conte and his influence on him:

"He’s giving me great confidence, he tells you things like the way they are, like Scaloni"

"This makes one grow day by day. Both trainers analyze the details to make you grow physically and mentally. This year with Conte he’s made me do a great job and that’s what we’re seeing on the pitch"

"This year the coach’s system makes it easier for me, but Conte treats everyone the same way, so each of us must train to the maximum to be able to play"

On his love for Inter Milan:

"I try to work and show with humility, on the pitch, that I’m up to this jersey. I want to give as much joy as possible to the Nerazzuri fans and my family"

“Inter is my home. For me they’re something very important, the fans are always nice to me, I find them fantastic."

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On his amazing connection with Romelu Lukaku:

"With Lukaku we feel good, he’s a fantastic person even off the pitch. Our goal is to score as many goals as possible to help the team.”

On his Mothers connection with him:

"After a certain game in which I led my team to victory, I called my mom. When she answered the phone I could hear her crying. I knew she was so happy for me because she knows how much I had to sweat for the chances I had."

Lautaro Martinez achievements

We round up our article on the top facts about Lautaro Martinez with a list of his most notable achievements at club and international level.

With Inter Milan

• UEFA Europa League runner-up and UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2019-2020)

With Argentina National Team

• Copa America Third place (2019)

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