Germán Andrés Conti (born 3 June 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Racing Club.

Career

Born in Santa Fe, Conti began his career in the youth system of local club Colón. Following his progression, he debuted for the senior team in a league match against

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on 8 December 2013, aged 19. After starting playing as a first choice on 15 July 2015, he became captain of Colón. With them, he amassed totals of 119 matches and 9 goals before signing a five-year contract with Portuguese club

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on 25 May 2018. On 30 December 2019, Conti moved to

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club

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, on a loan deal until December 2020. On 12 March 2021, Conti moved on loan to Brazilian side

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. On 6 January 2022, Conti moved on loan to

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. On 30 January 2023, Conti signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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Honours

Benfica *

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: 2018–19 *

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Bahia *

Copa do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (English: ''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''English: Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (English: ''Northeastern Cup'') is a Brazilian football competition among Northeastern re ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Racing Club *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

References

External links

Germán Conti profile
at ArgentineSoccer.com * * 1994 births Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético Colón footballers S.L. Benfica footballers S.L. Benfica B players Atlas F.C. footballers Esporte Clube Bahia players América Futebol Clube (MG) players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Russian Premier League players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Copa Sudamericana–winning players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-1990s-stub