In the video, Lamela declares his wish to follow in the footsteps of Diego Maradona and win a World Cup for Argentina. In 2004, a Trans World Sport film crew travelled to Argentina to interview a 12-year-old Lamela who was already making headlines after scoring 120 goals for River Plate's youth side the previous season. After he had joined River Plate as a seven-year-old, Barcelona reportedly offered Lamela and his family $160,000 USD a year as well as a house and employment for his parents to move to Barcelona in a similar deal to the one that saw Lionel Messi move to Spain as a youngster. Lamela was born on 4 March 1992 to Miriam and José Lamela in a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A full international since 2011, he was part of the Argentine squad which finished as runners-up at the 20 editions of the Copa América. After two Serie A seasons he joined Tottenham for a fee of £25.8 million. Lamela began his career at River Plate and in 2011 transferred to Roma for an initial €12 million. You can change these settings by clicking “Ad Choices / Do not sell my info” in the footer at any time.*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023Įrik Manuel Lamela Cordero, known as Erik Lamela (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for La Liga club Sevilla and the Argentina national team. Please note that you will still see advertising, but it will not be personalised to you. You can choose not to receive personalised ads by clicking “Reject data collection and continue” below. Read more about how we personalise ads in the BBC and our advertising partners.

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