| Maximiliano Lovera | |
| Fullname: | Maximiliano Alberto Lovera |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Laguna Blanca, Argentina |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Rosario Central |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rosario Central |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Rosario Central |
| Caps1: | 55 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Olympiacos |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Racing Club (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Omonia (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Ionikos (loan) |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Rosario Central (loan) |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Rosario Central |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 14:02, 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
Maximiliano Alberto Lovera (born 9 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División club Rosario Central.
Lovera joined the Rosario Central senior squad for the 2016 Argentine Primera División season, making his professional debut on 2 May 2016 during a loss to Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] [2] He made one further appearance during 2016, versus Quilmes on 15 May.[1] [3] In his first match of 2016–17, in December, Lovera netted the first goal of his career in a defeat against Lanús.[1] He ended that season with two goals in sixteen fixtures.[1] [4]
On 31 August 2019, after three goals in sixty-nine matches, Lovera left Rosario Central for Super League Greece side Olympiacos; for a reported initial fee of €3.3 million.[5] [6] His first appearance came against Lamia on 28 September.[7] He netted two goals in a round of sixteen victory over Kalamata on 15 January 2020 in the Greek Cup; the final for which, in August, was postponed due to Lovera's positive COVID-19 test.[1] After featuring in a cup match against Panetolikos on 20 January 2021, Lovera departed on loan.[1]
In early February 2021, Racing Club completed the loan signing of Lovera; until the succeeding December.[8]
On 31 January 2022, in the last day of winter transfer window, Omonia completed the loan signing of Lovera, until the summer of 2022.
After a year on loan from Olympiacos, he made a permanent move to the club in August 2024.
In July 2017, Lovera was selected for Argentina U20 training.[9] He was again chosen by the U20s in the following May, to train with the senior squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10] [11] In October 2018, Lovera played and scored for the U20s in a friendly with Ecuador.[6] [12]
In August 2020, it was announced that Lovera had tested positive for COVID-19; amid the pandemic.[13] This caused the 2019–20 Greek Cup final, which Olympiacos later won, to be postponed.[13]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rosario Central | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[15] | 0 | 1[16] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 5[17] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Racing Club (loan) | 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Omonia (Ioan) | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 117 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 5 | |||
Rosario Central[1]
Olympiacos[1]
2019–20
Omonia