Gonzalo Luján
{{short description|Argentine association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gonzalo Luján
| fullname = Gonzalo Luján Melli
| birth_place = Buenos Aires
| height = {{height|m=1.82}}
| image = Argentina 3 v Irak 1 - Paris 2024 - 2.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|04|21|df=y}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Inter Miami
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021
| youthclubs1 = San Lorenzo
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = San Lorenzo
| caps1 = 78
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2025–
| clubs2 = Inter Miami
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 13:45, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
| caption = Luján (far right) with his teammates playing for the Argentina U-23 team at the 2024 Paris Olympics
}}
Gonzalo Luján Melli (born 27 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender in Major League Soccer for Inter Miami.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=4 December 2023|title=G.Lujan|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/gonzalo-lujan-melli/692937/}}
Career
= San Lorenzo =
Luján came through the San Lorenzo youth teams. He made his debut in the first team on 26 May 2021 against Chilean side Huachipato FC in the Copa Sudamericana. Later that season, after a succession of substitute appearances, he made his first league start against Newells Old Boys. Luján signed a new contract with the club in December 2021, agreeing to a one-year deal.{{cite web|date=December 24, 2021|title="Gonzalo Luján, first contract and the fact that outraged the fans"|accessdate=4 December 2023|url=https://vamosciclon.com/san-lorenzo/gonzalo-lujan-primer-contrato-y-el-dato-que-indigno-a-los-hinchas/|website=Vamosciclon.com}} In March 2022, Luján renewed his contract with the club, signing on until December 2024. The new contract came just 92 days after the previous deal, and came after negative feedback from the fans that the club had only agreed a one-year deal, initially.{{cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/san-lorenzo/gonzalo-lujan-renovo-su-contrato-en-san-lorenzo-id422489.html|website=TYC Sports|accessdate=4 December 2023|title=Gonzalo Luján renewed his contract in San Lorenzo: the details|date=25 March 2022}}
= Inter Miami =
On 16 January 2025, Luján signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer side Inter Miami for an undisclosed transfer fee.https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-signs-defender-gonzalo-lujan When he signed for Inter Miami, he reunited with his former coach Javier Mascherano from the Olympics. He would make his debut coming on for Benjamin Cremaschi in Inter Miami's opening match against New York City on 22 February it resulted in a 2–2 draw. He would get his first start for the team on 2 March in a 4–1 win against Houston Dynamo.
International career
In November 2023, Luján was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team by coach Javier Mascherano.{{cite web|url= https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/seleccion-argentina/71300/la-sensible-baja-que-sufrio-el-sub-23-de-javier-mascherano|accessdate=4 December 2023|website=elgrafico|title= THE SENSITIVE LOSS SUFFERED BY JAVIER MASCHERANO'S SUB 23|date=14 November 2023}}{{cite web|website=TYC Sports|accessdate=4 December 2023|title= Gonzalo Luján was called up to the U-23 National Team and is out of San Lorenzo for the Argentine Cup|url=https://www.tycsports.com/san-lorenzo/gonzalo-lujan-convocado-seleccion-argentina-sub-23-copa-argentina-id546772.html}} In June 2024, he was named in the provisional Argentina squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Smart|url= https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/argentina-2024-olympics-squad-football-javier-mascherano-819549-20240603|website=Sportbible|accessdate=4 June 2024|title= Argentina name 23-man provisional squad for the 2024 Olympics as two Premier League stars not included|date=3 June 2024}}
Career Statistics
{{updated|match played 16 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes Copa del Rey, U.S. Open Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="5" |San Lorenzo
|2021 | rowspan="4" |Argentine Primera División |5 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |6 |0 |
| 2022
|13 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |13 |0 |
| 2023
|31 |0 |2 |0 |8 |0 | colspan="2" |— |41 |0 |
| 2024
|28 |0 |1 |0 |7 |0 | colspan="2" |— |36 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!78 !0 !3 !0 !16 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !96 !0 |
| Inter Miami
|2025 |5 |0 |0 |0 |5 |0 | | |10 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!83 !0 !79 !1 !19 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !105 !0 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|gonzalo-lujan}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/gonzalo-lujan_1930417 Gonzalo Luján] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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{{Inter Miami CF squad}}
{{Argentina men's football squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Argentina
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
Category:Inter Miami CF players
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
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