page_title: Erik Lamela
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Erik Lamela / International career
caption_attribution_description: English: L-R: Ever Banega, Sergio Romero, Hugo Campagnaro, Lucas Biglia, Jose Maria Basanta, Federico Fernandez, Augusto Fernandez, Erik Lamela, Rodrigo Palacio, Sebastian Dominguez, Maxi Rodriguez
context_page_description: Erik Manuel Lamela is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national team.
  He began his career at River Plate and in 2011 transferred to Roma for an initial €12 million. After two Serie A seasons he joined Tottenham 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.
context_section_description: Lamela took part in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Argentina national under-20 team and scored three goals in four matches.
  Lamela made his debut with the Argentina national team on 25 May 2011 in a friendly game against Paraguay.
  On 3 September 2014, Lamela scored his first goal for the senior national team, putting Argentina 2–0 ahead against Germany, in an eventual 4–2 win in a rematch of the World Cup final.
  In May 2015, Lamela was selected by coach Gerardo Martino in Argentina's squad for the 2015 Copa América held in Chile.
  In 2016, Lamela was selected by coach Gerardo Martino in Argentina's squad for the 2016 Copa América. Lamela was part of the Argentine side that ran to the final. He appeared in all of Argentina's group stage matches, and scored a goal in the 3–0 win against Bolivia with a long range free kick. He scored again in the 4–1 win in the quarter final against Venezuela minutes after coming on as a sub.  In the final against Chile, he only appeared as a sub in extra-time in the 111th minute, which Chile won 4–2 on penalties.
  In November 2018, Lamela was recalled to the Argentina national team after a two-year absence.
caption: Lamela (fourth from right) lining up for Argentina in
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