Tomás Verón Lupi (born 3 September 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss record-champions Grasshopper on loan from Uruguayan side Racing de Montevideo.[1]
Club career
Verón Lupi is a product of Quilmes' youth system, having signed in 2014 after a stint with Escuelas Crinar.[2][3] He made the move into senior football under the guidance of Marcelo Fuentes, who selected the forward off the bench in a Primera B Nacional fixture with Platense on 30 September 2018.[1][4][5] Five more appearances arrived in the first part of 2018–19, all of which were as a substitute.[1]
On 5 September 2024, two days after his 24th birthday, he traveled to Switzerland to join Grasshopper Club Zürich on loan for the 2024–25 season.[6] He scored his first goal for the Swiss record champions on 7 December 2024, with the opening goal of a 1–1 draw at home against Yverdon-Sport FC. He scored his second on 18 January 2025, a stunning flick to win Grasshoppers the away game at Sion. On 30 January 2025, he was voted by the fans as the best Grasshoppers player of January 2025.[7]
International career
Verón Lupi has received call-ups from Argentina's U19s; notably scoring in a friendly against Shandong Luneng U21s in April 2018.[8][9] He was also selected to train with Sebastián Beccacece's U20s.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 25 January 2025.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Quilmes | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Racing Club (loan) | 2022 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Racing Club | 2023 | Uruguayan Primera División | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2024 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 5 | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| Total | 83 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 16 | ||
| Grasshopper (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Career total | 98 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Turneo Competencia Final
- ^ Appearances in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b c d e Tomás Verón Lupi at Soccerway
- ^ "QAC: Tomás Verón Lupi firmó su primer contrato". El Sol. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b ""Desde chico soñaba con ser jugador profesional de Quilmes"". Perspectiva Sur. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de TOMAS VERON". BDFA. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Sumate, pibe..." Olé. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Stürmer Tomás Verón Lupi wechselt leihweise zu GC Zürich" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Verón Lupi is the Player of the Month January". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "El quilmeño Verón Lupi en el Sub 19". El Sol. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Argentina superó 3-0 al Shandong Luneng". AFA. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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