Juan Gauto

Argentine footballer

Juan Gauto
Personal information
Gauto in 2023
Full name	Juan Carlos Gauto^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 19)^[1]
Place of birth	Perito Moreno, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Basel
Number	33
Youth career
2015–2020	Huracán
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Huracán II
2022–2023	Huracán	40	(1)
2023–	Basel	10	(0)
International career^‡
2022–	Argentina U-20	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2023

Juan Carlos Gauto (born 2 June 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Basel in the Swiss Super League. He played for the Argentina U-20 in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Career

Club

Huracán

Gauto joined Huracán's youth department in 2015. At the traditional Argentine club he played at all youth levels, advancing regularly. Due to his quality and speed, trainer Israel Damonte promoted Gauto from their U-20 to their first team in 2020, giving him his first professional contract.^[2] However, the arrival of corona cut short his visit in the top flight and he was assigned to the reserve team. Gauto advanced to the first team again two years later and he made his professional debut for them in the match against Tigre on 15 April 2022.^[3]^[4] Gauto scored his first professional goal on 18 February 2023, during a championship match against Barracas Central. He scored after coming into play as substitute and thus contributed to his team's victory (2–0 final score).^[5]

Basel

On 28 August 2023, Swiss Super League side Basel announced that they had signed Gauto on a five-year deal.^[6] He joined Basel's first team for their 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz. Gauto played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 3 September, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute, as Basel played a 2–2 draw with Zürich.^[7] He scored his first goal for his new club in the Swiss Cup away game two weeks later on 16 September. In fact he scored a brace, the team's fourth and fifth goals as Basel went on to win 8–0 against amateur club FC Bosporus.^[8]

International

Gauto was selected to the Argentina U-20 team by coach Javier Mascherano as they participated in the Under-20 World Cup in 2023.^[9] During the competition held in Argentina he played three matches, two of which as a starter. The team was eliminated in the round of 16 by Nigeria following the 2–0 defeat.^[10]

Private life

Gauto was born in Perito Moreno, a small town in the province of Santa Cruz, in southern Argentina. During 2015 his mother moved to Buenos Aires together with him and his three brothers.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Redacción Depo (22 May 2020). "Firmo su primer contrato y cumplio su sueno una casa para mama" [He signed his first contract and fulfilled his dream of a house for his mother] (in Spanish). depo.ar. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Juan Gauto, la nueva joya de Huracán". 30 April 2022.
^ "Juan Gauto, el jugador de Santa Cruz, debutó en un partido oficial de Primera entre Tigre y Huracán".
^ Pérez, Héctor (20 February 2023). "Juan Gauto se presenta en masa" [Juan Gauto shows up in style] (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ FC Basel 1893 (28 August 2023). "Juan Gauto stösst zum FCB" [Juan Gauto joins FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 28 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (3 September 2023). "FC Basel - FC Zürich 2:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (16 September 2023). "FC Bosporus - FC Basel 0:8 (0:3)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ red. (26 May 2023). "Los convocados de la Selección Argentina para el Mundial Sub 20" [The members of the Argentina National Team for the World Cup U-20] (in Spanish). tycsports.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ FIFA.com (31 May 2023). "Argentina 0-2 Nigeria". FIFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.