Luciano Fabián Monzón

Boca Juniors

Born in Granadero Baigorria, Monzón began his professional career with Boca Juniors in 2007 after being promoted out of the club's youth academy. He made his Boca Juniors debut during the 2008 Clausura tournament in Boca Juniors, and was a surprise choice for the Argentina squad for the 2008 Olympic Games later that year. This doubt was put to rest as Monzón started every match as the team went on to win gold. Unsurprisingly, after Monzón's performance at the Olympics he moved to Europe to play for Real Betis in La Liga for a reported €9 million after being linked with a move to German side, Hamburg since the Olympics had begun. It was later revealed that Monzón had moved on a loan deal with the option to purchase the player outright in the summer of 2009. Monzón scored his first goal with Betis on his debut against FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou on 24 September 2008, however, Real Betis eventually lost the game 3–2. Monzón returned to Boca after his loan deal with Betis ran out in July 2009. Upon his return he revealed his remarkably low monthly wage at Boca.

In his first season back with Boca, Monzón earned a regular playing time for his native club, playing in 23 league matches, with 2 goals. In August 2010, after his first season back in Argentina, he had two failed transfer attempts. First, he failed to move to Ukrainian side Dnipro due to a congenital heart condition and a few days later a second transfer was cancelled, this time to Serie A team…

Monzón was a member of the Argentine squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which also were figures like Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María and Juan Román Riquelme. Argentina went on to win his second consecutive gold medal in those Olympics. He has been sporadically nominated for the Argentina national football team, accumulating seven appearances since 2009.

Boca Juniors Primera División: 2015 Copa Argentina: 2015 Argentina U-23 Summer Olympics Gold Medal: 2008