Arsenal de Sarandí Llama began his professional career in his home country of
Argentina in 2004, with
Arsenal de Sarandí. In his first season with the club, Llama made 16 appearances and scored 2 goals. In his second season, he went on to make an additional 19 appearances. However, the player really thrived in his third season, where he made 23 league starts and managed 4 goals. His impressive displays caught the eyes of numerous
European clubs, most notably from
Italy,
Spain, and
Switzerland.
Calcio Catania On 30 June 2012, the young Argentine completed his
European transfer, joining Italian
Serie A side
Catania. The player found playing time hard to come by in his first season at the club due to the presence of wingers
Juan Manuel Vargas,
Jorge Andres Martinez,
Mariano Izco, and
Giacomo Tedesco. After four months in
Sicily, the player made just one appearance and was, therefore, loaned out to
Newell's Old Boys, for the second half of the 2007–08 season, in time for the Argentine Clausura. However, the loan move was unsuccessful, and Llama was limited to just three appearances due to injury. After six months in
Argentina he was brought back to Catania under new coach
Walter Zenga. In his first full season in Sicily, Llama was regularly featured in Zenga's plans and made 19 appearances in all competitions. He was also a regular during the 2009–10 season, under coach
Gianluca Atzori and later,
Siniša Mihajlović, on the left wing, until a major injury struck in March 2010. Before the injury, Llama had made 23 league starts scoring two goals and was the "in-form" player following Mihajlovic's appointment as head coach on 8 December 2009. His return was not complete until December 2010. Llama made just 30 league appearances for the
Elefante over the next two seasons. On 31 August 2012, Llama was sent out on a season-long loan deal to fellow
Serie A outfit,
Fiorentina, where he rejoined former Catania coach,
Vincenzo Montella. However, after just five league appearances, the player returned to Sicily on 30 June 2013. After five years playing back home in Argentina, he returned to Catania on 20 July 2018. He was released from his Catania contract by mutual consent on 20 December 2019.
Return to Argentina In December 2019, Llama signed with
Gimnasia Mendoza and returned to the club on 1 January 2020. In January 2022, Llama moved to
Ecuadorian Serie A side
Mushuc Runa. Llama returned to his homeland in June 2022, as he signed with
San Martín de Tucumán.
Second return to Sicily On 3 July 2023, Llama agreed to return to Sicily, joining newly promoted
Serie D club
Akragas. ==References==