Julián Antonio Chicco (born 13 January 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

Club career

Chicco is a youth exponent from

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. On 1 May 2016, he made his first team debut in a league game against

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. On 11 July 2023, after representing Patronato (on loan),

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and Colón in his home country, Chicco moved abroad and signed a two-year deal with Spanish

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side

Honours

Leganés *

: 2023–24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chicco, Julian 1998 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers CD Leganés players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen