Adolfo Gaich

Adolfo Julián Gaich (born 26 February 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Benevento, on loan from CSKA Moscow, and the Argentina national team.[2]

Adolfo Gaich
Gaich with CSKA Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Full name Adolfo Julián Gaich
Date of birth (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999
Place of birth Bengolea, Argentina[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-forward[3]
Club information
Current team
 Benevento
(on loan from CSKA Moscow)
Youth career
Unión Bengolea
Sportivo Chazón
Atenas
Atlético Pascanas
2014–2018 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 San Lorenzo 23 (7)
2020– CSKA Moscow 13 (0)
2021– → Benevento (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Argentina U20 18 (9)
2019– Argentina U23 5 (6)
2019– Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Gaich had youth spells with Unión Bengolea, Sportivo Chazón, Atenas and Atlético Pascanas, prior to joining San Lorenzo in 2014.[4][5] Four years later, Gaich was promoted into their first-team under Claudio Biaggio, making his professional debut on 27 August 2018 during a draw with Unión Santa Fe; he had previously been an unused substitute in an Argentine Primera División fixture with Lanús and for a Copa Sudamericana game against Nacional.[1][2] Gaich scored his first senior goal in the following September, netting the opener in a 3–2 win over Patronato; which preceded another two appearances later in the Copa Argentina versus Estudiantes.[2]

On 17 July 2020, Gaich said goodbye to San Lorenzo supporters via Fox Sports' 90 Minutos de Fútbol ahead of a potential move to Russian football with CSKA Moscow.[6] On 30 July 2020, San Lorenzo confirmed the transfer.[7] On 5 August 2020, CSKA announced the signing of a 5-year contract.[8] He made his league debut off the bench against Khimki on 8 August, before starting for the first time in a defeat to Zenit Saint Petersburg on 19 August.[2] Gaich's first goal arrived on 22 October in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw away in Austria against Wolfsberger AC.[2][9]

On 29 January 2021, Gaich moved to Serie A club Benevento on loan.[10][11] The deal includes an option to buy.[10]

International career

In 2018, Gaich was selected by the Argentina U20s for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain.[4] He scored three goals, one in Argentina's group opener with Venezuela and two on the next matchday against Murcia, in five appearances as his nation won the trophy.[12][13][14][15][16][17] In December, Gaich was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[18] Another U20 call-up came in May 2019 as Fernando Batista called him up to his 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad.[19] He subsequently scored goals in Poland against South Africa, Portugal and Mali.[2] In the following months, Gaich made the U23s' squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[20]

At the Pan American Games in Peru, Gaich netted twice on his debut in a 2–3 win over Ecuador; also assisting the other goal.[21] Further goals occurred versus Mexico and Panama, which preceded two in the semi-finals against Uruguay.[22][23] Argentina won the final against Honduras, which gave Gaich a goal medal.[24][25] Gaich was, soon after, selected by Lionel Scaloni's seniors for September friendlies with Chile and Mexico.[26][27] He made his full international bow, aged twenty, in a 4–0 victory over Mexico at the Alamodome on 10 September, having remained on the bench against Chile days prior.[28]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Gaich is of German descent.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 January 2021.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Lorenzo 2018–19 Primera División 11211102[lower-alpha 1]000153
2019–20 12500100000135
Total 23711202000288
CSKA Moscow 2020–21 Premier League 13000—5[lower-alpha 2]100181
Benevento (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 0000——0000
Career total 36711207100469
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

International
As of 11 September 2019.[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201910
Total10

Honours
Argentina U20[4][16]
Argentina U23[24]

References
  1. "Ficha Estadistica de ADOLFO GAICH". BDFA. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. "Argentina - A. Gaich". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. "Adolfo Gaich". World Football. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. "Quién es Adolfo Gaich, el Lewandowski de la Selección Sub 20 que sorprende a puro gol en el torneo de L'Alcúdia". Infobae. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. "Adolfo Gaich, en exclusiva con Puntal". Puntal. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. "Gaich: "Disfruté muchísimo el poco tiempo que jugué en San Lorenzo"". Fox Sports. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. San Lorenzo [@SanLorenzo] (30 July 2020). "Adolfo Gaich seguirá su carrera en el @pfc_cska" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "Адольфо Гайч пополнил состав ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 5 August 2020.
  9. "Primer gol de Gaich en el CSKA". Olé. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. "Official: Benevento sign Gaich | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. "Адольфо Гайч завершит сезон в Италии" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 30 January 2021.
  12. "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL VENEZUELA vs SELECCION NACIONAL ARGENTINA". COTIF Tournament. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  13. "SELECCIÓN A MURCIANA vs SELECCION NACIONAL ARGENTINA". COTIF Tournament. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  14. "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL ARGENTINA vs SELECCION NACIONAL MAURITANIA". COTIF Tournament. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  15. "Segunda Semifinal sub20: SEL. NACIONAL ARGENTINA. vs SEL. NACIONAL URUAGUAY". COTIF Tournament. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  16. "GRAN FINAL COTIF SUB-20: SEL. NACIONAL RUSIA. vs SEL. NACIONAL ARGENTINA". COTIF Tournament. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  17. "La joyita de San Lorenzo". Perfil. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  18. "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  19. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  20. "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  21. "Con dos goles y una asistencia de Gaich, la Selección Sub 23 le gana 3-2 a Ecuador en los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  22. "Con otra gran actuación de Gaich, la selección de fútbol goleó a Uruguay e irá por la medalla de oro en los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  23. "Adolfo Gaich, el 'tanque' que amenaza a Honduras previo a la final de los Panamericanos". Diez. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  24. "La selección de fútbol vence a Honduras y se queda con la medalla dorada de los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  25. "Adolfo Gaich, el goleador que aprendió inglés de chiquito porque sueña con jugar en la Premier". Clarín. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  26. "Convocados fecha FIFA". AFA. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  27. "Adolfo Gaich contó su sorpresa cuando lo llamó Lionel Scaloni para avisarle que estaba en la Selección". Clarín. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  28. "Leonardo Balerdi y Adolfo Gaich debutaron en la Selección Argentina". TyC Sports. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  29. "Adolfo Gaich, el goleador que aprendió inglés de chiquito porque sueña con jugar en la Premier". www.clarin.com.
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