Justo Giani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escuela Ñato | |||
| Quilmes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Quilmes | 32 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Newell's Old Boys | 36 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Patronato (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Atlético Tucumán | 38 | (1) |
| 2025 | Aldosivi | 28 | (5) |
| 2026– | Universidad Católica | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 February 2026 | |||
Justo Giani (born 7 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Chilean club Universidad Católica.[3]
Career
Giani began his career with Escuela Ñato, before signing with the youth of Quilmes.[4] He made the move into senior football during the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional campaign, initially appearing in fixtures against Sarmiento, Villa Dálmine and Deportivo Riestra as an unused substitute.[3][5] Giani made his professional debut against Nueva Chicago in November 2017, with manager Lucas Nardi selecting him to start a 1–1 draw.[3][6] His first goal arrived on 9 December 2018 versus Instituto.[3][7] He remained for the next two seasons, appearing twenty-two further times whilst netting goals against Tigre, Atlético de Rafaela and Gimnasia y Esgrima.[3]
On 7 July 2022, Giani joined Patronato on loan until the end of the year.[8]
On 22 February 2021, Giani completed a transfer to Primera División side Newell's Old Boys.[9] He was sent off on his debut during a Copa de la Liga Profesional match away to Talleres, with referee Facundo Tello giving him a straight red card after seventy-seven minutes; he had only been substituted on twenty minutes prior.[3]
On 19 December 2025, Giani signed with Chilean club Universidad Católica for the 2026 season.[10]
Personal life
Born and raised in Argentina, Giani is of Italian descent.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 8 February 2026.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Quilmes | 2017–18 | Primera Nacional | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2021 | Primera División | 17 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 42 | 2 | ||||
| Patronato | 2022 | Primera División | 21 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Tucumán | 2023 | Primera División | — | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||||
| Aldosivi | 2025 | Primera División | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Universidad Católica | 2026 | Primera División | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Career total | 118 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 17 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina and Copa Chile
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional and Copa de la Liga
- ^ a b Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
References
- ^ a b "QUILMES A.C. / Plantel". Quilmes. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Justo Giani at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g "Argentina - J. Giani". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Justo Giani: "le apunto a ascender"". El Sol. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de JUSTO GIANI". BDFA. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Giani: "Pasar de estar en la tribuna al césped es una locura"". Mundo Ascenso. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Giani y el trabajo de Quilmes para volver a sumar de a tres". Diario Popular. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Justo Giani tuvo su primer entrenamiento en Patronato y fue citado para este sábado, analisisdigital.com.ar, 8 July 2022
- ^ "Justo Giani es el sexto refuerzo que llega para el Newells de Kudelka". La Capital. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Reyes, Luis (19 December 2025). "Oficial: la UC ya tiene su primer refuerzo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
External links
- Justo Giani at Soccerway