Adolfo Gaich
Argentine association football player (born 1999)
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Adolfo Julián Gaich (born 26 February 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Estudiantes.
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Gaich with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adolfo Julián Gaich[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bengolea, Argentina[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Unión Bengolea | |||||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Chazón | |||||||||||||||||
| Atenas | |||||||||||||||||
| –2014 | Atlético Pascanas | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | San Lorenzo | 23 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | CSKA Moscow | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Benevento (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Huesca (loan) | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 33 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Antalyaspor (loan) | 33 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Estudiantes | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 17 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Argentina U23 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:40, 26 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
San Lorenzo
Gaich had youth spells with Unión Bengolea, Sportivo Chazón, Atenas and Atlético Pascanas before joining San Lorenzo in 2014.[5][6] Four years later, Gaich was promoted into their first-team under Claudio Biaggio, making his professional debut on 27 August 2018 during a draw with Unión Santa Fe; he had previously been an unused substitute in an Argentine Primera División fixture with Lanús and for a Copa Sudamericana game against Nacional.[2][7] Gaich scored his first senior goal in the following September, netting the opener in a 3–2 win over Patronato; which preceded another two appearances later in the Copa Argentina versus Estudiantes.[7]
CSKA Moscow
On 17 July 2020, Gaich said goodbye to San Lorenzo supporters via Fox Sports' 90 Minutos de Fútbol ahead of a potential move to Russian football with CSKA Moscow.[8] On 30 July 2020, San Lorenzo confirmed the transfer.[9] On 5 August 2020, CSKA announced the signing of a 5-year contract.[10] He made his league debut off the bench against Khimki on 8 August, before starting for the first time in a defeat to Zenit Saint Petersburg on 19 August.[7] Gaich's first goal arrived on 22 October in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw away in Austria against Wolfsberger AC.[7][11]
Loan to Benevento
On 29 January 2021, Gaich moved to Serie A club Benevento on loan.[12][13] The deal includes an option to buy.[12] After sub appearances against Napoli and Hellas Verona, the centre-forward made his first start and scored his first goal in an away match versus Spezia on 6 March.[7] He netted again on 21 March to secure a 1–0 away victory over Juventus.[7]
Loan to Huesca
On 30 August 2021, Gaich switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with SD Huesca in the Spanish Segunda División.[14] He returned to CSKA for the 2022–23 season.[15]
Loan to Hellas Verona
On 31 January 2023, Hellas Verona welcomed Adolfo Gaich to the team, the Argentinian striker signed a temporary contract until 30 June 2023 on loan from CSKA Moscow.[16] Before going on loan, Gaich extended his contract with CSKA Moscow until the end of 2025.[17]
Loan to Çaykur Rizespor
On 14 September 2023, CSKA Moscow announced that Gaich extended his contract with CSKA to 2026 and moved on loan to Çaykur Rizespor in Turkey.[18]
Loan to Antalyaspor
On 13 August 2024, Gaich returned to Turkey and joined Antalyaspor on loan with an option to buy.[19]
Loan to Krylia Sovetov
On 29 August 2025, Gaich moved on loan to Krylia Sovetov Samara for the 2025–26 season.[20] The loan was terminated early on 14 January 2026.[21]
Estudiantes
On 14 January 2026, Gaich returned to Argentina and signed a three-season contract with Estudiantes.[22]
International career
In 2018, Gaich was selected by the Argentina U20s for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain.[5] He scored three goals, one in Argentina's group opener with Venezuela and two on the next matchday against Murcia, in five appearances as his nation won the trophy.[23][24][25][26][27][28]
In December, Gaich was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[29] Another U20 call-up came in May 2019 as Fernando Batista called him up to his 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad.[30] He subsequently scored goals in Poland against South Africa, Portugal and Mali.[7] In the following months, Gaich made the U23s' squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[31]
At the Pan American Games in Peru, Gaich netted twice on his debut in a 2–3 win over Ecuador; also assisting the other goal.[32] Further goals occurred versus Mexico and Panama, which preceded two in the semi-finals against Uruguay.[33][34] Argentina won the final against Honduras, which gave Gaich a goal medal.[35][36][37] Gaich was, soon after, selected by Lionel Scaloni's seniors for September friendlies with Chile and Mexico.[38][39] He made his full international bow, aged twenty, in a 4–0 victory over Mexico at the Alamodome on 10 September, having remained on the bench against Chile days prior.[40]
Personal life
Born and raised in Argentina, Gaich is of German descent.[41]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 November 2025.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Benevento (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Huesca (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | |||
| Antalyaspor (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 36 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of 11 September 2019.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Argentina | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
CSKA Moscow
Argentina U23[35]
