Luciano Gondou
Argentine association football player
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Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli (born 22 June 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacker for the Russian club CSKA Moscow.[1]
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Gondou in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Sarmiento | ||
| 2019–2021 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Sarmiento | 82 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | Argentinos Juniors | 39 | (12) |
| 2024–2025 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 37 | (10) |
| 2026– | CSKA Moscow | 14 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Argentina U23 | 7 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 August 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Rufino, Santa Fe, Gondou was in the youth academy at Sarmiento before joining River Plate in 2019. He started his career as a left-sided midfielder before developing into a left-footed forward player. With River Plate, he reached the final of the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores, which they lost to Ecuadorean side Independiente del Valle. In March 2021, he returned to Sarmiento and signed a professional contract with the club. The following month he made his senior debut.[2][3]
In July 2023, Gondou signed for Argentinos Juniors agreeing to a four-year contract with Argentinos Juniors reportedly paying a fee of $3,500,000 for 80% of his playing rights.[4] He made his debut in the Copa Libertadores against Fluminense in August 2023.[5] He scored his first goals for Argentinos Juniors on 21 August 2023, against his former club River Plate, scoring a brace as his side completed a comeback 3–2 league win.[6]
On 27 August 2024, Gondou signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League champions Zenit St. Petersburg.[7] Four days later on his debut against Pari NN he scored twice in a 3–0 Zenit away victory.[8]
On 11 January 2026, Gondou moved to CSKA Moscow on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[9] On 7 April 2026, he scored a hat-trick in a Russian Cup Regions Path semi-final against Krylia Sovetov Samara.[10]
International career
In November 2023, Gondou was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team by coach Javier Mascherano.[11] In January 2024, he scored in his first two appearances for Argentina U23, against Paraguay U23 and Peru U23.[12] He also scored the only goal of the game as Argentina beat Brazil U23 to secure qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[13]
In June 2024, he was named in the provisional Argentina squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[14][15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarmiento | 2020 | Primera Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Total | 82 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | 86 | 17 | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3[c] | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 11 | |
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 37 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 13 | 4 | |
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 193 | 49 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina, Russian Cup
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
