Andrés Fresenga

Andrés Fresenga
Personal information
Full name Andrés Matías Fresenga Cúñeo
Date of birth (1992-10-13) 13 October 1992
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Cerro Largo
Number 13
Youth career
1996–2007 Toronto Argentina
2007–2008 Nacional
2008–2009 Danubio
2009–2010 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Racing Club 7 (0)
2014 Ottawa Fury 8 (0)
2015 Woodbridge Strikers
2015 Toronto Croatia
2016–2017 Canadian 9 (0)
2017 Cerro Largo 3 (0)
2017 Suchitepéquez 18 (2)
2018– Cerro Largo 3 (0)
National team
2011 Canada U20 2 (0)
2012 Canada U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2018

Andrés Matías Fresenga Cúneo (born 13 October 1992) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cerro Largo.

Early life

Fresenga was born in Toronto, Canada to Uruguayan parents from Pando in the Canelones Department.[1]

Youth career

Fresenga started playing soccer for local team Toronto Argentina at age 4[1] before moving to his parents' native Uruguay in 2007 and joining Club Nacional de Futbol and helping them win the Uruguayan U16 Championship his first year. Fresenga moved to a new club each year for the following two seasons, including a year with Danubio FC during which he won the Uruguayan U17 Championship in 2008 and a year with the U23 squad of Racing Club de Montevideo.[2]

Senior career

After one season, he joined Racing Club's First Division squad in 2010, playing through the 2013 season.[2] In January 2013, Fresenga trialed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer in his native Canada during the club's preseason as a potential successor to Young-Pyo Lee following his imminent retirement. The club made contact with Canadian Soccer Association technical director Tony Fonseca about the player's availability after his impressive displays during 2012 Olympic qualifying.[3] However, he was ultimately not signed by the club because of an injury and was eventually left without a club.[4]

On 10 January 2014, it was announced that Fresenga had joined Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League on a one-year deal.[5] The deal came about because Martin Nash, long time Whitecaps player and staff member, recommended the player to Ottawa as they assembled a roster for the club's inaugural season in the NASL following Fresenga's trial with Vancouver.[4] Fresenga made his league debut for Ottawa on 19 April 2014 against Minnesota United FC.[6] He came on as a substitute for Omar Jarun and played the final twelve minutes of the 1-2 defeat.[7]

On 12 April 2015, Fresenga signed with the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.[8] The club went on to win the League1 Cup and finish runners-up in league play. For the remainder of the season he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Croatia.[9] Where he won the CSL Championship after defeating SC Waterloo by a score of 1-0.[10]

In 2016, Fresenga returned to Uruguay and signed with Uruguayan Segunda División club Canadian S.C.[11]

In June 2017 Fresenga joined Suchitepéquez of Guatemala.[12]

International career

Fresenga made his international debut for Canada as part of the youth squad which competed at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala. He was also part of the squad that finished 4th during the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[1] Fresenga was invited to the final training camp of 2013 and first training camp of 2014 for the senior Canadian national team in the United States and Spain respectively.[2] Fresenga is also eligible to represent the Uruguay national football team through his parents.[13] On June 6, 2017 Fresenga was named to Canada's 40-man provisional squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CSA Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ottawa Fury FC profile". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. ↑ MacMahon, Martin. "'Caps eye Canadian defender in effort to spell veteran Lee". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 "FRESENGA PRIMED TO MAKE HIS MARK". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "CANADIAN U23 NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER ANDRES FRESENGA SIGNS WITH FURY FC". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Carroccetto, Mike. "In Pictures: Ottawa Fury NASL home opener ends with loss to Minnesota". metronews.ca. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ottawa 1 Minnesota 2". North American Soccer League. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "April 6-12, 2015 - League1 Ontario Week In Review". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Toronto Croatia | Canadian Soccer League". 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Adamson, Stan. "Toronto Croatia win a squeaker for CSL Championship….Milton score Second Division victory | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  11. ↑ "10.09.2016 Canadian comenzó la temporada visitando a Rentistas". Canadian SC. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/csdsuchi/status/880964603395571717
  13. ↑ Botjer, Steve. "Fresenga ready for Whitecaps opportunity". rednationonline.ca. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  14. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (June 6, 2017). "Cavallini, Davies & Arfield highlight Canada's 40-man provisional Gold Cup roster".
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