Santiago Ascacíbar

Santiago Ascacíbar
Ascacíbar with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name Santiago Lionel Ascacíbar
Date of birth (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Estudiantes 41 (0)
2017– VfB Stuttgart 31 (0)
National team‡
2016 Argentina Olympic 3 (0)
2017 Argentina U20 12 (0)
2018– Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2018

Santiago Ascacíbar (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for VfB Stuttgart and the Argentina national football team.[1]

Club career

On 22 August 2017, Ascacíbar signed a five-year-deal with VfB Stuttgart.[2][3][4] In August 2018, Ascacíbar extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2023.[5]

International career

He represented Argentina in the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut for Argentina on September 8, 2018 in a 3-0 international friendly against the Guatemala national football team.[6] With the U20 team, Argentina finished in 4th place at the 2017 South American Youth Championship, thus qualifying to the 2017 U20 FIFA World Cup. As the case at the Olympics which was held a year prior, Argentina did not make it past the group stage.

References

  1. ↑ "Santiago Ascacibar". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "VfB holt Ascacibar "aus tiefster Überzeugung"". kicker Online (in German). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stuttgart seal deal for Argentina ace Ascacibar". Bundesliga. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "VfB sign Santiago Ascacíbar". VfB Stuttgart. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "VfB secure Santiago Ascacibar until 2023". VfB Stuttgart. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. ↑ https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/08/world/friendlies/argentina/guatemala/2805437/
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