Lenny Lobato

Lenny Ivo Lobato Romanelli (born 3 February 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Velez Sarsfield.

Club Career

Me han robado 6 euros comprando tu carta Madureira before heading to Argentina. He initially spent time with All Boys of Primera B Nacional, though was unable to remain due to contractual issues. At the age of sixteen, Lobato joined Velez Sarsfield; via a trial that his El Fortin-supporting uncle had set up, with the help of the latter's brother-in-law Alejandro Chiossi who worked for them. It was Lobato's second trial with Velez, following one he had aged ten. The winger soon trained with the first-team squad on numerous occasions; under both Gabriel Heinze and Mauricio Pellegrino. In November 2020, Lobato signed his first professional contract.

Lobato was moved into Mauricio Pellegrino's senior squad for the first time on 17 February 2021, as the winger made the bench for a Copa Argentina round of sixty-four encounter with Deportivo Camioneros of Torneo Federal A. With the scoreline at 3–1 to Velez, Lobato was substituted on in place of Cristian Tarragona for the final seven minutes of the victory at the Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona; he picked up a late yellow card.