Lisandro Magallán

Lisandro Magallán (born 27 September 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vélez Sarsfield.

Lisandro Magallán

Magallán with UNAM in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Vélez Sarsfield
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Gimnasia La Plata	26	(0)
2012–2019	Boca Juniors	57	(2)
2013–2014	→ Rosario Central (loan)	11	(0)
2016	→ Defensa y Justicia (loan)	16	(1)
2019–2023	Ajax	4	(0)
2019–2020	→ Alavés (loan)	17	(1)
2020–2021	→ Crotone (loan)	28	(1)
2021–2022	→ Anderlecht (loan)	24	(0)
2023	Elche	14	(0)
2023–2025	UNAM	60	(1)
2025–	Vélez Sarsfield	1	(0)
International career
	Argentina U20
2016	Argentina U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:52, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

He also played for the Argentina football team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Club career

La Plata and Boca Juniors

Born in La Plata, Magallán made his senior debut for Gimnasia La Plata on 10 August 2010.^[2][3] In April 2012, he was reported to have been scouted by English club Manchester City.^[4] On 26 July 2012 Boca Juniors paid $1.4 million for 80% of the rights to Magallán's services.^[5] In October 2014, Magallán scored his first goal for Boca Juniors against River Plate in the Superclásico.^[6]

Ajax

He signed for Dutch club Ajax on 2 January 2019.^[4][7] He moved on loan to Spanish club Deportivo Alavés on 2 September 2019.^[8] Magallán scored his first goal for Alavés in a 2–0 win over Celta Vigo on 20 October 2019.^[9]

In September 2020 he moved on loan to Italian club Crotone.^[10] In August 2021 he moved on loan to Belgian club Anderlecht.^[11]

Elche

Magallán signed for Elche in January 2023.^[12]

International career

He has played for Argentina at under-20 and under-23 level.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2023^[13]

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Other[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gimnasia La Plata	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2011–12	Argentine Primera División	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	Total		26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
Boca Juniors	2012–13	Argentine Primera División	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
	2014	Argentine Primera División	9	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	1
	2015	Argentine Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	25	0	3	0	5	0	1	0	34	0
	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	8	1	3	1	8	0	0	0	19	2
	Total		57	2	6	1	18	0	1	0	82	3
Rosario Central (loan)	2013–14	Argentine Primera División	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Defensa y Justicia (loan)	2016	Argentine Primera División	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
Ajax	2018–19	Eredivisie	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
Alavés (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
Crotone (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
Anderlecht (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	24	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	30	1
Elche	2022–23	La Liga	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			184	5	17	2	18	0	3	0	222	7

1. Includes Copa Argentina, KNVB Beker, Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup
2. Includes Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana
3. Includes Supercopa Argentina, Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield

• Supercopa Internacional: 2024^[14]