Gino Peruzzi Lucchetti (; born 9 June 1992) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for San Miguel.

Club career

Vélez Sársfield

Peruzzi started his professional career playing for Vélez Sársfield, making his debut on 27 November 2011, starting in a 1–1 draw with Colón, in the 2011 Apertura. Although he played his first game as a right winger, Peruzzi has since primarily been deployed as a right full back. Peruzzi gained recognition after his performances against Santos in the home and away legs of the quarter-finals of the

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, in which Peruzzi marked and annulled

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, despite the fact that his team was eliminated in the penalty shootout. Although he was mainly a substitute for club captain Fabián Cubero, Peruzzi played 13 games (scoring once) in Vélez' 2012 Inicial winning championship, playing either as right back or

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. He also helped Vélez win the 2012–13 Superfinal, entering the field during the first half after Cubero was sent off.

Calcio Catania

On 13 August 2013,

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officially announced the signing of Peruzzi ahead of the

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season. The transfer was reported to be worth 3.4 million euros, plus 700k euros in added taxes. Vélez will also reportedly receive 15% of any future resale of the player. Peruzzi made his debut for the club on 1 December 2013, in a home defeat against

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. In his first season with Catania, the club was relegated to

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Boca Juniors

In 2015, Peruzzi signed with

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Nacional

On 2 February 2018, Peruzzi joined Uruguayan club

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on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. In February 2024, after two years playing in Peru, Peruzzi joined Georgian

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side

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Club statistics

Honours

Vélez Sársfield *

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: 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal Boca Juniors *

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, 2016–17 *

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References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sársfield's official website * at Fútbol XXI

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