Guido Marcelo Carrillo (born 25 May 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Estudiantes.
Carrillo is a product of the Estudiantes academy and made his professional debut for the club in 2011. He moved to Monaco in July 2015. Carrillo joined Southampton in January 2018. He had two consecutive loan spells with Leganés. In October 2020, Carrillo joined Elche after his contract was mutually terminated with Southampton. In August 2022, he moved to Henan Songshan Longmen before rejoining Estudiantes in January 2023.
Club career Estudiantes Carrillo played for Estudiantes for most of his early professional career. He was a fan favourite at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, having graduated through the youth academy and making his first-team debut in 2011. In February 2015, Estudiantes beat Barcelona Guayaquil 2–0 in their Libertadores Cup opener, played at La Plata “Único” stadium. Guido Carrillo scored three times for the “Pincha”, giving Estudiantes their first three points in the tournament.
Monaco On 3 July 2015, Monaco announced the signing of Carrillo on a five-year contract. His former club Estudiantes had previously stated it had agreed a $10 million transfer offer (about €8.8 million). He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win over BSC Young Boys in the third qualifying round of that season's Champions League.
Southampton On 25 January 2018, Carrillo joined Premier League side Southampton for a fee reported to be in the region of £19 million on a three-and-a-half-year deal. He made his first appearance on 27 January as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–0 victory over Watford in the FA Cup.
On 8 July 2018, Carrillo rejoined former manager Mauricio Pellegrino, when he joined CD Leganés on a season-long loan. On 1 September 2019, he was loaned again to the same club until the end of 2019–20 season. He failed to make much of an impact during his second season with Leganés as the club were relegated from La Liga.
Later career On 5 October 2020, Carrillo joined Spanish side Elche CF on a free transfer after an agreement was reached to terminate his contract with Southampton where he made just ten appearances for the club.
On 30 August 2022, Carrillo completed a move to Chinese Super League club Henan Songshan Longmen on a free transfer.
On 10 January 2023, Carrillo rejoined Estudiantes on a contract until December 2024. In September 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension. On 6 September 2026, Carrillo signed another two-year contract extension.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEstudiantes (LP)2010–11Primera División40————402011–12Primera División22211———2332012–13Primera División29410———3042013–14Primera División371331———40142014Primera División16500—63—2282015Primera División11412—107—2213Total11828640016100014042Monaco B2015–16Championnat de France Amateur10—10Monaco2015–16Ligue 1314200071—4052016–17Ligue 1197212080—3182017–18Ligue 115413215010248Total65155441201109521Southampton2017–18Premier League703000——100Leganés (loan)2018–19La Liga32610———3362019–20La Liga24133———274Total567430000006010Elche2020–21La Liga21310———2232021–22La Liga29232———324Total50542000000547Henan Songshan Longmen2022Chinese Super League13200———132Estudiantes (LP)2023Primera Divisíon171324184103382024Primera División19710125411037132025Primera División284001082203962026Primera División213430010300359Total85158517630104014436Career total395723018217662150517118
Honours Monaco Ligue 1: 2016–17
Estudiantes Copa Argentina: 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2024 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2024, 2025 Primera División: 2025 Clausura
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