Claudio Spinelli

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Claudio Spinelli

| fullname = Claudio Paul Spinelli

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|6|21}}

| birth_place = {{ill|El Talar, Buenos Aires|es|El Talar (Buenos Aires)}}, Argentina{{soccerway|claudio-spinelli/478974|access-date=4 September 2024}}

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Independiente del Valle

| clubnumber = 77

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Tigre

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = → San Martín (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2018–2021

| clubs3 = Genoa

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = → Crotone (loan)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = → Argentinos Juniors (loan)

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019–2020

| clubs6 = → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = → Koper (loan)

| caps7 = 27

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2021

| clubs8 = → Oleksandriya (loan)

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2022–2023

| clubs9 = Lanús

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023

| clubs10 = Deportivo Maldonado

| caps10 = 22

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2024

| clubs11 = Bnei Sakhnin

| caps11 = 10

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2024–

| clubs12 = Defensor Sporting

| caps12 = 15

| goals12 = 7

| years13 = 2025–

| clubs13 = Independiente del Valle

| caps13 = 19

| goals13 = 7

| pcupdate = 5 July 2025

}}

Claudio Paul Spinelli (born 21 June 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Independiente del Valle as a forward.

Club career

In July 2018, he signed with Serie A Italian club Genoa, and on 14 August 2018, he was sent on a season-long loan to Serie B club Crotone.{{cite web|publisher=FC Crotone|url=https://www.fccrotone.it/in-evidenza/colpo-spinelli-lattacco-benvenuto-claudio/|title=COLPO SPINELLI PER L’ATTACCO! BENVENUTO CLAUDIO|date=14 August 2018|language=Italian}}

He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 26 August 2018 in a game against Cittadella as an 82nd-minute substitute for Davide Faraoni.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/26/italy/serie-b/as-cittadella/fc-crotone/2893673/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=26 August 2018}} He made his first start for Crotone on 20 October 2018 against Padova and scored his first goal in Italy in the 12th minute as Crotone won 2–1.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/20/italy/serie-b/fc-crotone/biancoscudati-padova/2893737/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=20 October 2018}}

On 30 January 2019, Spinelli joined Argentine club Argentinos Juniors on loan until 30 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-genoa-spinelli-firma-con-l-argentinos-juniors-1208415|access-date=30 January 2019|title=UFFICIALE: Genoa, Spinelli firma con l’Argentinos Juniors|language=Italian}} Spinelli scored his first goal for Argentinos Juniors on 5 March 2019 in a 4–1 victory over Douglas Haig in the Copa Argentina.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/05/argentina/copa-argentina/argentinos-juniors/douglas-haig/2989400/|access-date=6 March 2019|title=Argentinos Juniors vs. Douglas Haig 4–1|publisher=Soccerway}} Spinelli scored his second goal for Argentinos Juniors on 14 April 2019 in a 3–2 victory over Independiente in the Copa de la Superliga.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/15/argentina/copa-de-la-superliga/argentinos-juniors/ca-independiente/3005971/|access-date=20 April 2019|title=Argentinos Juniors vs. Independiente 3–2|publisher=Soccerway}}

On 1 October 2020, Spinelli joined Slovenian side Koper on a season-long loan.{{cite web |last1=Mađerić |first1=Davor |title=Koper pripeljal tudi Argentinca |url=https://snportal.si/prva-liga/koper-pripeljal-tudi-argentinca/ |website=Slovenski nogometni portal |accessdate=1 October 2020 |language=sl-SI |date=1 October 2020}}

On 19 July 2021, he joined Oleksandriya in Ukraine.{{cite web|publisher=Oleksandriya|url=https://fco.com.ua/news/klaudio-spinelli-gravec-fk-oleksandriya|title=Клаудіо Спінеллі – гравець ФК "Олександрія"|date=19 July 2021|language=uk}}

On 17 March 2022, Spinelli signed with Lanús.{{cite press release|publisher=Lanús|url=http://www.clublanus.com/secciones/futbol-profesional/noticias/claudio-spinelli-se-suma-al-granate|title=Claudio Spinelli se suma al Granate|date=17 March 2022|access-date=21 March 2022|language=es|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318025347/http://www.clublanus.com/secciones/futbol-profesional/noticias/claudio-spinelli-se-suma-al-granate|url-status=dead}}