Julio Soler
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| Full name | Julio César Soler Barreto[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flores Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2022 | Lanús | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Lanús | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bournemouth | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Argentina U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:45, 14 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:48, 8 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Julio César Soler Barreto (born 16 February 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Bournemouth.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Flores Club and Argentinos Juniors, Soler moved to the academy of Lanús at the age of 9 where he finished his development.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Lanús in a 1–0 Argentine Primera División win over Independiente on 30 April 2022.[3] On 28 June 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2026.[4]
Bournemouth
[edit]On 7 January 2025, Soler signed for Premier League club Bournemouth on a long-term contract for £6.6 million and could potentially be worth £11.5 million.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 11 January 2025, in a 5–1 win against West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup.[7]
International career
[edit]Born in Asunción, Paraguay to Paraguayan parents, Soler moved to Argentina at a young age. He is a youth international player for Argentina, having played for the Argentina U20s where he was captain.[8] He made the final squad for the Argentina U23s at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Goals | Apps | ||
| Lanús | 2022[10] | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023[10] | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024[10] | Primera División | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Bournemouth | 2024–25[11] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[12] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ a b Olé, Diario Deportivo (3 July 2024). "Quién es Julio Soler, el reemplazante de Valentín Barco en los Juegos Olímpicos". Olé.
- ^ Leiva, Luciano (28 May 2023). "Soler: "Mis compañeros me dieron confianza"".
- ^ "Soler extendió su contrato con Lanús". 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Full-back Soler completes move to join Cherries". www.afcb.co.uk. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Bournemouth transfer news: Julio Soler signed from Lanus". BBC Sport. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Bournemouth 5–1 West Bromwich Albion". ESPN. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Julio Soler se abre paso en Argentina". D10. 5 July 2023.
- ^ "SOLER Julio". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Profile: Julio Soler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Julio Soler in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Julio Soler in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
[edit]- Julio Soler at Soccerway
- Julio Soler at WorldFootball.net
- Julio Soler at Olympics.com
- Julio Soler at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Julio Soler on Instagram
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Footballers from Asunción
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguayan emigrants to Argentina
- Naturalized citizens of Argentina
- Argentine people of Paraguayan descent
- Sportspeople of Paraguayan descent
- Men's association football full-backs
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England
- Argentine football defender stubs
Soler in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Soler Barreto[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flores Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2022 | Lanús | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Lanús | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bournemouth | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Argentina U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:45, 14 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:48, 8 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Julio César Soler Barreto (born 16 February 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Bournemouth.
Club career
A youth product of Flores Club and Argentinos Juniors, Soler moved to the academy of Lanús at the age of 9 where he finished his development.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Lanús in a 1–0 Argentine Primera División win over Independiente on 30 April 2022.[3] On 28 June 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2026.[4]
Bournemouth
On 7 January 2025, Soler signed for Premier League club Bournemouth on a long-term contract for £6.6 million and could potentially be worth £11.5 million.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 11 January 2025, in a 5–1 win against West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup.[7]
International career
Born in Asunción, Paraguay to Paraguayan parents, Soler moved to Argentina at a young age. He is a youth international player for Argentina, having played for the Argentina U20s where he was captain.[8] He made the final squad for the Argentina U23s at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Goals | Apps | ||
| Lanús | 2022[10] | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023[10] | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024[10] | Primera División | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Bournemouth | 2024–25[11] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[12] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ a b Olé, Diario Deportivo (3 July 2024). "Quién es Julio Soler, el reemplazante de Valentín Barco en los Juegos Olímpicos". Olé.
- ^ Leiva, Luciano (28 May 2023). "Soler: "Mis compañeros me dieron confianza"".
- ^ "Soler extendió su contrato con Lanús". 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Full-back Soler completes move to join Cherries". www.afcb.co.uk. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Bournemouth transfer news: Julio Soler signed from Lanus". BBC Sport. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Bournemouth 5–1 West Bromwich Albion". ESPN. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Julio Soler se abre paso en Argentina". D10. 5 July 2023.
- ^ "SOLER Julio". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Profile: Julio Soler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Julio Soler in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Julio Soler in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
- Julio Soler at Soccerway
- Julio Soler at WorldFootball.net
- Julio Soler at Olympics.com
- Julio Soler at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Julio Soler on Instagram
  | This biographical article related to an Argentine association football defender is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |