Valentino Lando Lazaro (born 24 March 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder, full-back, or winger for club Torino.
Lazaro was born in Graz, Austria, to an Angolan father and a Greek Cypriot mother. He made his full debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 3 November 2012 against Admira Wacker in the league. At 16 years and 224 days, he became the youngest player ever in the history of the Austrian Bundesliga.
Lazaro's loan deal from Red Bull Salzburg to Hertha BSC was made permanent in 2017, when he was signed on a long term deal at the Bundesliga club. He scored his first goal for Hertha BSC in a 2âÂÂ0 away win against Bayer Leverkusen on 10 February 2018.
On 1 July 2019, Lazaro joined Inter Milan. He made his Serie A debut in Inter's 4âÂÂ3 defeat of Sassuolo on 20 October 2019.
On 24 January 2020, Lazaro joined Newcastle United on loan for the remainder of the 2019âÂÂ20 season and was handed the number 23 shirt. He scored his first Newcastle goal in a 3âÂÂ2 win over West Bromwich Albion to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. On 1 July, Lazaro scored his first goal in the Premier League for the club in a 4âÂÂ1 win over Bournemouth.
After the end of the loan spell at Newcastle, on 20 August 2020, Lazaro joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan. On 8 November, he scored his first goal for the club with a scorpion kick in a 3âÂÂ4 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. The goal would be awarded as both the goal of the month for November and the Bundesliga goal of the season.
On 31 August 2021, Lazaro joined Primeira Liga club Benfica on loan for the remainder of the 2021âÂÂ22 season.
On 1 August 2022, Lazaro moved on loan to Torino, with an option to buy. On August 2023, he joined Torino permanently.
Lazaro made his senior debut for the Austria national team 30 May 2014 in a 1âÂÂ1 friendly draw against Iceland in Innsbruck, replacing Marko Arnautoviàfor the last fifteen minutes.
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