Juan Gauto
Argentine footballer
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Juan Carlos Gauto (born 2 June 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Platense, on loan from Swiss club Basel. He played for the Argentina U-20 in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Gauto in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Gauto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Perito Moreno, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Platense (on loan from Basel) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2022 | Huracán | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Huracán | 40 | (1) |
| 2023– | Basel | 23 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Platense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Argentina U20 | 8 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2023 | |||
Club career
Huracán
Gauto joined Huracán's youth department in 2015. At the traditional Argentine club he played at all youth levels, advancing regularly. Due to his quality and speed, trainer Israel Damonte promoted Gauto from their U-20 to their first team in 2020, giving him his first professional contract.[2] However, the COVID-19 pandemic cut short his visit in the top flight and he was assigned to the reserve team. Gauto advanced to the first team again two years later and he made his professional debut for them in the match against Tigre on 15 April 2022.[3][4] Gauto scored his first professional goal on 18 February 2023, during a championship match against Barracas Central. He scored after coming into play as substitute and thus contributed to his team's victory (2–0 final score).[5]
Basel
On 28 August 2023, Swiss Super League side Basel announced that they had signed Gauto on a five-year deal.[6] He joined Basel's first team for their 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz. Gauto made his Swiss Super League debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 3 September, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute, as Basel played a 2–2 draw with Zürich.[7] He scored his first goal for his new club in the Swiss Cup away game two weeks later on 16 September. In fact he scored a brace, the team's fourth and fifth goals as Basel went on to win 8–0 against amateur club FC Bosporus.[8]
Loan to Deportivo La Coruña
On 30 August 2024, Gauto was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Deportivo de La Coruña, for one year.[9]
International career
Gauto was selected to the Argentina U-20 team by coach Javier Mascherano as they participated in the Under-20 World Cup in 2023.[10] During the competition held in Argentina he played three matches, two of which as a starter. The team was eliminated in the round of 16 by Nigeria following the 2–0 defeat.[11]
Personal life
Gauto was born in Perito Moreno, a small town in the province of Santa Cruz, in southern Argentina. During 2015 his mother moved to Buenos Aires together with him and his three brothers.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huracán | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| FC Basel | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| FC Basel II | 2023–24 | Swiss Promotion League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Swiss Promotion League | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Deportivo de La Coruña (loan) | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Platense (loan) | 2026 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 84 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 4 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina, Swiss Cup and Copa del Rey
- Appearance(s) in Copa de la Liga Profesional
- Four appearances in Copa Libertadores; Five appearances in Copa Sudamericana