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Full name | Erik Manuel Lamela Cordero[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 March 1992|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right winger, attacking midfielder[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2010 | River Plate | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | River Plate | 36 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Roma | 62 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | 177 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Sevilla | 65 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
2024– | AEK Athens | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2018 | Argentina | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 |
Erik Manuel Lamela Cordero (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Super League Greece club AEK Athens.
Lamela began his career at River Plate, and in 2011 transferred to Roma for an initial €12 million. After two Serie A seasons, he joined Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £25.8 million. A full international since 2011, he was part of the Argentine squad which finished as runners-up at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Copa América.