Ricardo Centurión

Ricardo Centurión
Centurión at the Airport of São Paulo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Adrián Ricardo Centurión
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Racing Club
Number 22
Youth career
Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Racing Club 41 (7)
2013–2014 → Genoa (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2017 São Paulo 40 (2)
2016–2017 → Boca Juniors (loan) 22 (8)
2017–2018 Genoa 2 (0)
2018– Racing Club 11 (7)
National team
2012 Argentina U20 5 (2)
2018 Argentina 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2018

Adrián Ricardo Centurión (born 19 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Racing Club as a left winger.

Career

Racing Club

Centurión joined Racing's youth setup at the age of 15 and came through the ranks. In 2013, he was described by the BBC as a "whippy, quick, skilful support striker whose elusive dribbling made a big impact in the recent Argentine championship".[1] His style of play drew early comparisons to compatriot Ángel di María.[2]

On 19 August 2012, Centurión had a hand in both goals[3] as Racing defeated local rivals Independiente 2–0 in the Avellaneda derby at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón.[4] This performance was considered the youngster's breakthrough game for La Academia, and he went on to establish himself as the squad's first-choice left midfielder in a 4–4–2 formation.[5]

Racing president Gastón Cogorno confirmed on 24 January 2013 that Centurión was on the verge of agreeing a deal to join Russian top division outfit Anzhi Makhachkala in the summer of 2013.[6] During negotiations, the deal fell through after contract disagreements between the two clubs.

On 2 September 2013, the final day of the summer transfer window, Italian club Genoa confirmed the signing of Centurión on a season long loan with an option to buy at the end of the 2013–14 season.[7]

São Paulo

On 30 January 2015, it was confirmed that Centurión signed for Brazilian club São Paulo FC, who gained 70% of the player's rights for €4.2 million.[8]

Boca Juniors

In 2016, Centurión returned to Argentina, in a season-long loan deal with Boca Juniors, with the option to be fully signed by the club.[9][10] He was awarded the number 10 shirt, which had previously also been worn by Carlos Tevez and Diego Maradona.[11] Despite some initial disciplinary issues off the pitch, he later played a decisive role in helping his club to win the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División title.[12]

International career

In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 September 2017[15]
Club Season League Regional League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Racing Club 2011–12 Argentine Primera División 20—10000030
2012–13 264—002[lower-alpha 1]000284
2013–14 20—202[lower-alpha 1]00060
2014 173—000000173
Racing Club total 477—304000547
Genoa (loan) 2013–14 Serie A 120—000000120
São Paulo 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 25212[lower-alpha 2]1316[lower-alpha 3]100465
2016 15010[lower-alpha 2]0009[lower-alpha 3]200342
São Paulo total 4022213115300807
Boca Juniors (loan) 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 228—20002[lower-alpha 4]0268
Genoa 2017–18 Serie A 20—00000020
Career total 12317221811932017422
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Torneos de Verano

Campeonatos nacionales


Título Club Sede Año
Primera División Argentina Racing Club Argentina Avellaneda 2014
Primera División Argentina Boca Juniors Argentina Buenos Aires 2016/17

References

  1. ↑ "January 2013 transfer window: Top 50 players who could move". BBC Sport, 7 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Barcelona eye Racing starlet Centurion". Viva Formica, 13 November 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Racing 2-0 Independiente (highlights)". YouTube, 19 August 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Racing beat Independiente 2-0 (match report)". Buenos Aires Herald, 20 August 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Adrián Ricardo Centurión appearance stats, Argentine Primera División 2012/13". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ricardo Centurion set for summer Anzhi switch". Goal.com, 22 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Nadia Carminati (2 September 2013). "Transfer Deadline Day: Genoa sign Argentinian winger Ricardo Centurion on loan". SkySports.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "São Paulo achète Centurion". L'Équipe (in French). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "São Paulo acerta empréstimo de Centurión para o Boca Juniors" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.Globo.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Boca Juniors target summer Shanghai Shenhua buy-back for Carlos Tevez". ESPN FC. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "La 10 de Boca Juniors ya tiene nombre y apellido: Ricardo Centurión" (in Spanish). ElDiario24.com. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Sam Kelly (29 June 2017). "Five reasons why Boca Juniors are champions of Argentina again". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  13. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  14. ↑ "Icardi cut from Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal. Perform Group. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "R. Centurión". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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