{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 2004)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lionel Verde | full_name = Lionel Sebastián Verde | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Santa Fe Province]], Argentina | height = 1.77 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]<br>(on loan from [[Unión de Santa Fe|Unión]]) | clubnumber = 30 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2024 | youthclubs1 = [[Unión de Santa Fe|Unión]] | years1 = 2023– | clubs1 = [[Unión de Santa Fe|Unión]] | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2025–2026 | clubs2 = → [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2026– | clubs3 = → [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | club-update = 9 August 2025 }}
'''Lionel Sebastián Verde''' (born 18 October 2004) is an Argentine professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[UAE Pro League]] club [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] on loan from [[Unión de Santa Fe|Unión]].
==Early life== Verde was born on 18 October 2004. Born in [[Santa Fe Province]], Argentina, he is a native of the province.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/liga-profesional-de-futbol/union-lionel-verde-liga-profesional-kily-gonzalez-id640654.html|title=Lionel Verde, la carta ganadora de Unión|trans-title=Lionel Verde, Unión's winning card|language=es|publisher=[[TyC Sports]]|date=10 March 2025|access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>
==Career== As a youth player, Verde joined the [[youth academy]] of Argentine side [[Unión de Santa Fe|Unión]] and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023. Argentine news website ''Agenciafe'' wrote in 2025 that he "demonstrated his worth as a highly desirable prospect" while playing for them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agenciafe.com/nota/382792-Lionel-Verde-es-el-goleador-de-Unin|title=Lionel Verde es el goleador de Unión|trans-title=Lionel Verde is Unión's top scorer|language=es|publisher=Agenciafe|date=9 March 2025|access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref> On 14 February 2024, he debuted for them during a 0–0 away draw with [[Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba|Godoy Cruz]] in the [[Copa de la Liga Profesional]].
During the summer of 2025, he was sent on loan to Russian side [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]] until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy.<ref>{{Soccerway|923607}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/ru/novosti/vse-novosti/27606-lionel-verde-s-nami/|title=Лионель Верде — с нами!|date=30 July 2025|access-date=30 July 2025|language=ru}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|21 October 2025}}<ref>{{WorldFootball|lionel-verde}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Unión de Santa Fe|Unión]] |[[2023 Argentine Primera División|2023]] |[[Argentine Primera División]] |0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||0||0||0||0<!--On the bench in Copa de la Liga Profesional games in this season--> |- |[[2024 Argentine Primera División|2024]] |Argentine Primera División |8||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||5{{efn|Appearances in [[Copa de la Liga Profesional]]}}||0||13||1 |- |[[2025 Unión de Santa Fe season|2025]] |Argentine Primera División |14||2||2||1||5{{efn|Appearances in [[Copa Sudamericana]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||21||3 |- !colspan=2|Total !22!!3!!2!!1!!5!!0!!5!!0!!34!!4 |- |[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] (loan) |[[2025–26 Russian Premier League|2025–26]] |[[Russian Premier League]] |2||0||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||4||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !24!!3!!4!!1!!5!!0!!5!!0!!38!!4 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|923607}}
{{Baniyas SC squad}}
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