Giorgian De Arrascaeta

Giorgian De Arrascaeta
De Arrascaeta with Uruguay in 2017
Personal information
Full name Giorgian Daniel De Arrascaeta Benedetti
Date of birth (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994
Place of birth Nuevo Berlín, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2012 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Defensor Sporting 53 (12)
2015– Cruzeiro 180 (46)
National team‡
2012–2013 Uruguay U20 20 (4)
2014– Uruguay 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:12, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Giorgian Daniel De Arrascaeta Benedetti[1] (locally [ˈʃoɾʃan de araskaˈeta], born 1 June 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Cruzeiro. He operates as an attacking midfielder with a vast array of skills.

He is of Basque and of Italian descent.[2][3]

Club career

De Arrasceata debuted for Defensor Sporting in the Uruguayan Primera División in October 2012, four months after his 18th birthday.[4] He was a member of the team as it won the 2013 Clausura championship, and played in the Championship play-off, a 3–1 loss to Peñarol.[4] De Arrasceata's performances for Defensor in its run to the semi-finals of the 2014 Copa Libertadores attracted the Brazilian champions Cruzeiro, who signed the playmaker in January 2015.

After a difficult start for the Brazilian giants, Arrascaeta secured his place as one of the teams most important players, showing his amazing dribbling and play-making skills, for which gained the nickname "Arrascaneta", for his incredible ability to nutmeg (also known as "caneta" in Brazil) rivals.

In Cruzeiro, the Uruguay wonderkid formed what became known as "La Banda", along with former Vélez Sarsfield stars Lucas Romero and Ariel Cabral.[5]

International career

After scoring twice for Uruguay as they finished runners-up at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, De Arrascaeta made his debut for the Uruguay senior team in a friendly match against South Korea in September 2014. He assisted the only goal of the game, scored by José Giménez, in the 1–0 win in Goyang.[6]

De Arrascaeta was included in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Óscar Tabárez. He was assigned the prestigious number 10 shirt, previously worn by national team legend Diego Forlán.[7] On 6 June 2015, De Arrascaeta scored his first senior international goal during a 5–1 pre-tournament friendly win over Guatemala in Montevideo.[8] De Arrascaeta made his tournament debut as a 64th-minute substitute as Uruguay defeated Jamaica 1–0 in their opening group match on 13 June.[9] In May 2018 he was named in Uruguay’s provisional 26 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 May 2018[1]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other[11] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor 2012–13 163—00—163
2013–14 267—122—389
2014–15 116—00—116
Total 5316—122—6518
Cruzeiro 2015 2342010184439
2016 31992001235214
2017 152102201564210
2018 410052134227
Total 7316214173481715940
Career total 12231214243351320251

International

As of 25 June 2018[12]
Uruguay senior team
YearAppsGoals
201430
201541
201600
201750
201841
Total162

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.[12]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2015Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Guatemala4–05–1Friendly
2.7 June 2018Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uzbekistan1–03–0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Giorgian De Arrascaeta profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "AS ROMA keen on Giorgian DE ARRASCAETA". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Un talento al giorno, Giorgian De Arrascaeta: il nuovo gioiello dell'Uruguay - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 "De Arrascaeta interesa al Milan". Marca. 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Eto'o, Odegaard moves catch the eye". FIFA. 30 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stakes are high in South American friendlies as players look to impress". ESPN. 12 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Uruguay confirm Copa América squad numbers as Rolán lands Suárez's No.9". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Argentina, Uruguay impress in Copa America warmups". SBS. 7 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Uruguay 1-0 Jamaica". BBC. 13 June 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  11. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, Football League Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Campeonato Gaúcho
  12. 1 2 "G. De Arrascaeta". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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