.jpg) Lamela lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Erik Manuel Lamela Cordero[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1992[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger, attacking midfielder[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N.185" [Official Press Release No. 185] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 9 April 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Erik Lamela". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Erik Lamela". Sevilla FC. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Erik Lamela". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2016.