Érica Lonigro
Personal information
Full name Érica Noelia Lonigro
Date of birth (1994-07-06) July 6, 1994
Place of birth Argentina
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rosario Central
International career
2021– Argentina 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Érica Noelia Lonigro (born 6 July 1994) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Rosario Central.

Early life

Lonigro was born in the Las Flores neighborhood and sold flowers as a child.[2] Nicknamed "Jesi", she started playing football at a young age and played football with future FIFA World Cup winner Ángel Correa as a child.[3] As a teenager, she was part of the Sur Productora youth program.[4]

Career

Before focusing on football, Lonigro worked in a cleaning company among other occupations.[5] Besides Argentina, Lonigro has played in Paraguay.[6] During the 2019/20 season, she made sixteen appearances and scored seventeen goals before the season was halted due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[4]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2022Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain Poland2–02–2Friendly

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "Erica Lonigro, la gran goleadora de las chicas de Central". lacapital.com.ar.
  3. "Érica Lonigro y lo que significa jugar en Arroyito". elciudadanoweb.com.
  4. 1 2 "Erica Lonigro – Redacción Rosario article". redaccionrosario.com.
  5. "Érica Lonigro, goleadora de Rosario Central: "Mi sueño es vestir la camiseta de la Selección Argentina"".
  6. "El fútbol de Paraguay le abre la puerta a las argentinas". feminafutbol.com.
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