Erik Lamela

Erik Lamela
Lamela lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Personal information
Full name Erik Manuel Lamela
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
2000–2010 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 River Plate 36 (4)
2011–2013 Roma 62 (19)
2013–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 177 (17)
2021–2024 Sevilla 65 (13)
2024–2025 AEK Athens 24 (5)
Total 364 (58)
International career
2011–2012 Argentina U20 4 (3)
2011–2018 Argentina 25 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Runner-up 2015 Chile
Runner-up 2016 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Manuel Lamela (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or right winger. He is currently an assistant coach at La Liga club Sevilla.

Lamela began his career at River Plate, and in 2011 transferred to Roma for an initial €12 million. After two Serie A seasons, he joined Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £25.8 million, where he made over 250 appearances across eight seasons and reached the 2019 UEFA Champions League final. After stints at Sevilla, where he won the UEFA Europa League in 2023, and AEK Athens, Lamela retired from professional football in 2025.

A full Argentina international from 2011 to 2018, Lamela was part of the squads which finished as runners-up at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Copa América.