Valentino Lazaro
Austrian association football player
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Valentino Lando Lazaro (born 24 March 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder, full-back, or right winger for UAE Pro League club Al Ain.
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Lazaro in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentino Lando Lazaro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Styria, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ain | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2011–2012 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Red Bull Salzburg | 87 | (11) |
| 2013 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Hertha BSC | 57 | (5) |
| 2017 | Hertha BSC II | 1 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Inter Milan | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Benfica (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Torino (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Torino | 99 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al Ain | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Austria U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Austria U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2014 | Austria U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Austria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2022 | Austria | 36 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Lazaro was born in Graz, Austria, to an Angolan father and a Greek Cypriot mother.[2] He made his full debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 3 November 2012 against Admira Wacker in the league. At 16 years and 224 days, he became the youngest player ever in the history of the Austrian Bundesliga.
Lazaro's loan deal from Red Bull Salzburg to Hertha BSC was made permanent in 2017, when he was signed on a long-term deal at the Bundesliga club.[3] He scored his first goal for Hertha BSC in a 2–0 away win against Bayer Leverkusen on 10 February 2018.[4]
Inter Milan
On 1 July 2019, Lazaro joined Inter Milan.[5][6] He made his Serie A debut in Inter's 4–3 defeat of Sassuolo on 20 October 2019.[7]
Loan to Newcastle United
On 24 January 2020, Lazaro joined Newcastle United on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season and was handed the number 23 shirt.[8] He scored his first Newcastle goal in a 3–2 win over West Bromwich Albion to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.[9] On 1 July, Lazaro scored his first goal in the Premier League for the club in a 4–1 win over Bournemouth.[10]
Loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach
After the end of the loan spell at Newcastle, on 20 August 2020, Lazaro joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan.[11] On 8 November, he scored his first goal for the club with a scorpion kick in a 3–4 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.[12] The goal would be awarded as both the goal of the month for November and the Bundesliga goal of the season.[13]
Loan to Benfica
On 31 August 2021, Lazaro joined Primeira Liga club Benfica on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[14]
Loan to Torino and permanent signing
On 1 August 2022, Lazaro moved on loan to Torino, with an option to buy.[15] On 19 August 2023, he joined Torino permanently from Inter.[16]
International career
Lazaro made his senior debut for the Austria national team 30 May 2014 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Iceland in Innsbruck, replacing Marko Arnautović for the last fifteen minutes.[17] In May 2021, he was included in the 26-man Austria squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 May 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | 12[c] | 2 | 46 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 11 | 15 | 2 | – | 19 | 2 | 121 | 15 | |||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2013–14 | Austrian First League | 3 | 0 | — | – | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 65 | 5 | |||
| Hertha BSC II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 1 | — | – | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Inter Milan | 2019–20 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Newcastle United (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 5[d] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Benfica (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Torino (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| Torino | 2023–24 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| Torino total | 122 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 131 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 328 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 403 | 24 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lazaro goal.[19]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2018 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2. | 10 June 2019 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia |  North Macedonia | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3. | 10 October 2019 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Israel | 1–1 | 3–1 |
