Maximiliano Lovera

Argentine footballer

Maximiliano Lovera
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Alberto Lovera
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)
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)

Maximiliano Alberto Lovera (born 9 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División club Rosario Central.

Club career

Rosario Central

Lovera 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

On 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

In early February 2021, Racing Club completed the loan signing of Lovera; until the succeeding December.[8]

AC Omonia loan

On 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

After a year on loan from Olympiacos, he made a permanent move to the club in August 2024.

International career

In 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

In 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

As of match played 5 January 2022.[1]
Club statistics
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Argentina
  4. ^ Three appearances in the Copa Libertadores, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Rosario Central[1]

Olympiacos[1]

Omonia

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Maximiliano Lovera profile". Soccerway. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Maximiliano Lovera tuvo su bautismo en el Gigante". Rosario Central. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Maximiliano Lovera profile". BDFA. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ^ "La idea es afianzarme, aseguró Maximiliano Lovera". La Capital. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Παίκτης του ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΥ ο Λοβέρα". Olympiacos. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Ολυμπιακός: Στα "ερυθρόλευκα" ο Λοβέρα". SPORT24. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Λοβέρα και Μπα δείχνουν ότι έχουν και μέλλον, αλλά και παρόν". www.gazzetta.gr. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Υπέγραψε στη Ρασίνγκ Κλουμπ o Λοβέρα (pics)". SDNA. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Seleccionado juvenil: quiénes son los integrantes del nuevo equipo Sub 20 argentino". La Nación. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Maxi Lovera: La de Rusia será una experiencia única". La Capital. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Lovera ya está en Ezeiza". La Capital. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  12. ^ "No se sacaron diferencias". Olé. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Greek Cup final in limbo as players test covid 19 positive". Parikiaki. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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