Maximiliano Alberto Lovera (born 9 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División club Rosario Central.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Alberto Lovera | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Laguna Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rosario Central | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Central | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Rosario Central | 55 | (3) |
| 2019–2024 | Olympiacos | 24 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Racing Club (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Omonia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Ionikos (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2024– | Rosario Central | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:02, 28 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editRosario Central
editLovera joined the Rosario Central senior squad for the 2016 Argentine Primera División season, making his professional debut on 2 May 2016 during a loss to Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1][2] He made one further appearance during 2016, versus Quilmes on 15 May.[1][3] In his first match of 2016–17, in December, Lovera netted the first goal of his career in a defeat against Lanús.[1] He ended that season with two goals in sixteen fixtures.[1][4]
Olympiacos
editOn 31 August 2019, after three goals in sixty-nine matches, Lovera left Rosario Central for Super League Greece side Olympiacos; for a reported initial fee of €3.3 million.[5][6] His first appearance came against Lamia on 28 September.[7] He netted two goals in a round of sixteen victory over Kalamata on 15 January 2020 in the Greek Cup; the final for which, in August, was postponed due to Lovera's positive COVID-19 test.[1] After featuring in a cup match against Panetolikos on 20 January 2021, Lovera departed on loan.[1]
Racing Club loan
editIn early February 2021, Racing Club completed the loan signing of Lovera; until the succeeding December.[8]
AC Omonia loan
editOn 31 January 2022, in the last day of winter transfer window, Omonia completed the loan signing of Lovera, until the summer of 2022.
Rosario Central
editAfter a year on loan from Olympiacos, he made a permanent move to the club in August 2024.
International career
editIn July 2017, Lovera was selected for Argentina U20 training.[9] He was again chosen by the U20s in the following May, to train with the senior squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10][11] In October 2018, Lovera played and scored for the U20s in a friendly with Ecuador.[6][12]
Personal life
editIn August 2020, it was announced that Lovera had tested positive for COVID-19; amid the pandemic.[13] This caused the 2019–20 Greek Cup final, which Olympiacos later won, to be postponed.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 5 January 2022.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| Racing Club (loan) | 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Omonia (Ioan) | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Argentina
- ^ Three appearances in the Copa Libertadores, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
Honours
editRosario Central[1]
Olympiacos[1]
Omonia
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Maximiliano Lovera profile". Soccerway. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Maximiliano Lovera tuvo su bautismo en el Gigante". Rosario Central. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Maximiliano Lovera profile". BDFA. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "La idea es afianzarme, aseguró Maximiliano Lovera". La Capital. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Παίκτης του ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΥ ο Λοβέρα". Olympiacos. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Ολυμπιακός: Στα "ερυθρόλευκα" ο Λοβέρα". SPORT24. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Λοβέρα και Μπα δείχνουν ότι έχουν και μέλλον, αλλά και παρόν". www.gazzetta.gr. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Υπέγραψε στη Ρασίνγκ Κλουμπ o Λοβέρα (pics)". SDNA. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Seleccionado juvenil: quiénes son los integrantes del nuevo equipo Sub 20 argentino". La Nación. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Maxi Lovera: La de Rusia será una experiencia única". La Capital. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Lovera ya está en Ezeiza". La Capital. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "No se sacaron diferencias". Olé. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Greek Cup final in limbo as players test covid 19 positive". Parikiaki. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
External links
edit- Maximiliano Lovera at Soccerway