Valente Pierani
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| Date of birth | 22 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Estudiantes de La Plata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Estudiantes de La Plata | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:02, 19 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:02, 19 September 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valente Pierani (born 22 February 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes de La Plata.
Born in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos and trained at Club Somisa in that city, Pierani joined Estudiantes de La Plata at the age of 12.[1][2] In November 2023, he signed his first professional contract.[3][4]
Pierani was part of the squads that won the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional, Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional and the 2025 Liga Profesional de Fútbol Clausura.[5][6]
International career
In October 2021, Pierani was called up for the first time by Pablo Aimar to begin training with the Argentina U-17 national team for the South American Championship, which he ultimately did not participate in.[7]
In September 2023, he was again called up to the Argentina under-17 national team by Diego Placente in preparation for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Indonesia.[8][9]
In July 2024, Pierani was called up by Placente to join the Argentina under-20 national team for the COTIF L'Alcudia youth tournament.[10]
Pierani was named to their 23-man squad for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship on 6 January 2025.[11][12]
Pierani made the final Argentina U20 squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] After starting the tournament with the team, he was ruled out in the semifinals due to a knee sprain.[14] The Argentine national team finished the tournament as runners-up.[15][16]
