# Valentino Lazaro

Valentino Lando Lazaro (born 24 March 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder, full-back or right winger for Serie A club Torino and the Austria national team.

## Club career

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 2–0 away win against Bayer Leverkusen on 10 February 2018.

### Inter Milan

On 1 July 2019, Lazaro joined Inter Milan. He made his Serie A debut in Inter's 4–3 defeat of Sassuolo on 20 October 2019.

#### Loan to Newcastle United

On 24 January 2020, Lazaro joined Newcastle United on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season and was handed the number 23 shirt. He scored his first Newcastle goal in a 3–2 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 4–1 win over Bournemouth.

#### Loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach

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 2020, he scored his first goal with a scorpion kick in a 3–4 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.

#### Loan to Torino

On 1 August 2022, Lazaro moved on loan to Torino, with an option to buy.

## International career

Lazaro made his senior debut for the Austria national team 30 May 2014 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Iceland in Innsbruck, replacing Marko Arnautović for the last fifteen minutes.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 12 | 2 | 46 | 7 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Total | Total | 87 | 11 | 15 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 2 | 121 | 15 |
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2013–14 | Austrian First League | 3 | 0 | — | — | – | – | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Hertha BSC | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Hertha BSC | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 3 |
| Hertha BSC | Total | Total | 57 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 65 | 5 |
| Hertha BSC II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga | 1 | 1 | — | — | – | – | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Inter Milan | 2019–20 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Newcastle United (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Benfica (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Torino (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| Torino | 2023–24 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 0 |
| Torino | 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Torino | Total | Total | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 75 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 276 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 347 | 24 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 13 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Austria | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Austria | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Austria | 2018 | 8 | 1 |
| Austria | 2019 | 9 | 2 |
| Austria | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Austria | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lazaro goal.
List of international goals scored by Valentino Lazaro :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 18 November 2018 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2. | 10 June 2019 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3. | 10 October 2019 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Israel | 1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |

## Honours

Red Bull Salzburg
* Austrian Bundesliga: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
* Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Individual
* Bundesliga Goal of the Month: November 2020
* Bundesliga Goal of the Year: 2020–21