| Juan Gauto | |
| Full Name: | Juan Carlos Gauto[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Perito Moreno, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Huracán |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Huracán II |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Huracán |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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]
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 made his Swiss Super 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]
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]
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.