Lautaro Martínez

Lautaro Martínez, born on 22 August 1997 in Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine striker. As of October 2026 he captains Serie A club Inter Milan and plays for the Argentina national team. He began his senior career at Racing Club.

France Football and L'Équipe list him among the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or, the annual award for the season's best men's player. In 2025–26 he was Serie A's top scorer and was named the league's Best Striker.

Inter signed him in 2018 in a deal worth €22.7 million, and alongside Romelu Lukaku he helped the club to its first Serie A title in 11 years. He has since added two more league titles and three Coppa Italias, including a double in 2025–26, and scored both goals in the 2-1 win in the 2023 Coppa Italia final. He was Serie A's Most Valuable Player and top scorer in 2023–24 and ranks third on Inter's all-time scoring list.

With Argentina he won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América, where he was top scorer and scored the winning goal in the final. He was also in the squad that finished runner-up at the 2026 World Cup.

Sources of this text: Wikipedia · France Football / L'Équipe