Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi (born May 3, 1985, in Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Santa Fe Province, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Serie A club SSC Napoli. He is forward who has a good shooting ability, very good dribbling and good playmaking abilities. Like many promising young Argentine players who appear in Italy, the media have been quick to dub Lavezzi the "New Maradona". Lavezzi himself however plays this down, instead comparing himself to another young Argentine player in Carlos Tévez As a youngster, Lavezzi had a very keen interest in football and supported his local side Rosario Central; he would later get their badge tattooed on his chest.From a very young age, the footballing talent of Lavezzi was recognised, as he played in the youth squads of Boca Juniors from the age of 10 until he was 17. Lavezzi moved to the youth side of Estudiantes in 2003, where over one season he played 39 games and scored 17 goals. He was bought by Italian side Genoa in 2004 for 1 million euros, but was loaned out straight away to Argentina side San Lorenzo. Here at the age of 19, he competed in the Apertura 2004 tournament scoring six goals in total over the course of the season; which saw him finish as 4th top scorer.Lavezzi's most notable contributions included a spectacular effort against River Plate at the El Monumental. He scored in the 69th minute to give San Lorenzo a famous victory and seriously damage River's title challenge. This gained him the nickname la Bestia ("the Beast") from the Argentine media Although it was planned for Lavezzi to return back to Genoa after a season on loan, there were problems. While Lavezzi was playing in Argentina, Genoa were involved in an alleged match fixing scandal which saw them relegated down to Serie C1; the third level of Italian football. Due to financial constraints, the promising forward was sold to San Lorenzo for 1.2 million euros.On his return to San Lorenzo for the Apertura 2005 season, he managed to help the club up into the top half of the table, with 8 goals, he finished as the overall 4th top scorer. His last act as a San Lorenzo player was to help them to the Clausura 2007 title, beating out Boca Juniors by six points. Napoli had recently achieved promotion back to Serie A, after finishing as runners-up the previous season in Serie B. Looking to strengthen their squad for a return to the top level, Napoli signed Lavezzi on a five-year contract on 5 July 2007. The transfer deal was worth around 6 million euros, he was presented before the fans and given the number 7 shirt for his first season. Very early on he made an impact for the club, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 victory over Pisa in the Coppa Italia at the Stadio San Paolo; this was the first hat-trick by a Napoli player in fourteen years. The first league goal Lavezzi scored for Napoli, came during a 5–0 victory against Udinese on 2 September 2007. After the match he was described in reports as "inspirational", with the media proclaiming "Napoli's star is born". The Neapolitan club hadn't won a league match by such a large margin since 1988, when Diego Maradona was at the club.
Disciplina - Calcio
Ruolo - Attaccante
Squadra - Napoli
Giovanili
Boca Juniors
Estudiantes B.A.
Squadre Professionistiche
2003-2004 Estudiantes B.A. 39 (17)
2004-2007 San Lorenzo 84 (25)
2007-2008 Napoli 19 (5)
Nazionale
2007- Argentina 2 (1)