Agustín Giay

Agustín Giay

Giay in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Agustín Giay[1]
Date of birth	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth	San Carlos Centro, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Palmeiras
Number	4
Youth career
2007–????	Unión Progresista
????–2017	Argentino de San Carlos [es]
2017–2022	San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	San Lorenzo	66	(2)
2024–	Palmeiras	10	(0)
International career^‡
	Argentina U15
2022–	Argentina U20	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022

Agustín Giay (born 16 January 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer currently playing as a right back for Série A side SE Palmeiras.^[2]

Early life

Born in San Carlos Centro, Giay joined San Lorenzo's youth wing at 13.^[3][4]

Club career

San Lorenzo

Giay made his professional debut for San Lorenzo on 19 April 2022, starting in the 1–2 away Copa de la Liga win to CA Unión.^[4][5][6]

He scored his first goal for the club on 9 July 2022 during a Primera División home game against the Boca Juniors, helping his team to a 2–1 surprise win.^[4][7][8] Along with the likes of Agustín Martegani, Giay was part of a youthful but promising San Lorenzo squad.^[9]

Disappearance of 10% of the pass

In the 2021/22 Balance sheet officially presented by San Lorenzo on June 13, 2023, it appeared that the Argentine institution owned 90% of Agustín Giay's pass, leaving the remaining 10% lost to complete the 100. This data caught attention to the Ciclón fans, because Agustín (being a youth member of the club) had not previously been part of another professional entity which could be the owner of the mysteriously missing percentage. This event was then sued by Movete Boedo Movete (the club's fan movement) to the General Inspection of Justice, who said that serious property damage was caused to the Club. It is worth mentioning that the 2020/21 Balance Sheet (the previous one) included absolute possession of the entire player's record, which was lost over the course of those two years. This had already happened to the Cuervo directors, at the time with Bautista Merlini and they themselves argued that it was a "typing error."

Palmeiras

On 28 June 2024, Giay signed for SE Palmeiras in the Brasileirão on a deal until June 2029^[10]

International career

Argentina U-15

In 2019 he played and won the Vlatko Marković International Tournament held in Croatia.

That same year he participated at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship in Paraguay where Argentina finished second.

Argentina U-20

He started in friendly match against the United States.

Later, in 2022 he was called to play the Maurice Revello tournament, where the Argentina U-20 team finished in the fifth place.

The seventh of August 2022 he won the L'Alcudia tournament whilst being the captain of the team and beating Uruguay U-20 by 4 goals. He scored the first goal in the eighth minute of the match.

He played the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina and was the captain for his team making 4 appearances and losing in the round of 16 against Nigeria.

Statistics

Club

• As of match played 30 October 2023.

Club	Div.	Season	League			National cup			International cup			Total
			Apps.	Goals	Assists	Apps.	Goals	Assists	Apps.	Goals	Assists	Apps.	Goals	Assists
San Lorenzo  Argentina	1.ª	2022	19	1	0	-			-			19	1	0
		2023	25	0	0	4	0	0	9	0	0	38	0	0
	Club total		44	1	0	4	0	0	9	0	0	57	1	0
Career total			44	1	0	4	0	0	9	0	0	57	1	0

International U-20

• As of match played 31 May 2023.

International team	Año	Friendly			South American championship			World cup			Total
		Apps.	Goals	Assists	Apps.	Goals	Assists	Apps.	Goals	Assists	Apps.	Goals	Assists
Argentina U-20  Argentina	2022	7	1	0	-			-			7	1	0
	2023	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	6	0	1
Total		8	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	13	1	1

Honours

International trophies

Trophy	Team	Year
L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament	Argentina national under-20 team	2022

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. "Argentina - A. Giay - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
3. "Agustín Giay: 'Soñando despierto'". El Litoral (in Spanish). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
4. "La historia de Agustín Giay, la joya de San Lorenzo que potenció Insúa y fue campeón con la Sub-20". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
5. "San Lorenzo le ganó 2-1 a Unión en Santa Fe y respira aliviado". Télam (in Spanish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
6. "Maxi Giay por LT10: 'Todo San Carlos está muy feliz'". LT10 [es] (in European Spanish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
7. "Agustín Giay: 'Soñaba todos los días con hacer un gol acá'". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
8. "Agustín Giay, la joya de San Lorenzo que debutó en las redes ante Boca". A24 (in Spanish). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
9. González, Fede (23 August 2022). "Agustin Giay en la mira del grupo City". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
10. "AGUSTÍN GIAY ACERTA COM PALMEIRAS ATÉ 2029: 'VIM PARA GANHAR TÍTULOS'". www.palmeiras.com.br. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

External links

• Agustín Giay at Soccerway