Agustín Giay (born 16 January 2004) is an

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professional footballer currently playing as a right back for Série A side SE Palmeiras.

Early life

Born in San Carlos Centro, Giay joined San Lorenzo's youth wing at 13.

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 9 July 2022 during a Primera División home game against the

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, helping his team to a 2–1 surprise win. Along with the likes of Agustín Martegani, Giay was part of a youthful but promising San Lorenzo squad.

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

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.''

International U-20

* ''As of match played 31 May 2023.''

Honours

International trophies

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giay, Agustín 2004 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Santa Fe Province San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers SE Palmeiras players Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent 21st-century Argentine sportsmen