Tomás Conechny

Tomás Conechny
Personal information
Full name Tomás José Conechny
Date of birth (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998
Place of birth Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
(on loan from San Lorenzo)
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2014 CAI
2014–2016 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– San Lorenzo 14 (0)
2018– → Portland Timbers (loan) 0 (0)
2018– → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2015 Argentina U17 10 (6)
2017– Argentina U20 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2017

Tomás Conechny (born 30 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Portland Timbers, on loan from Primera División club San Lorenzo, and the Argentina U20 side.

Club career

San Lorenzo

Born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Conechny began his career with local side Comisión de Actividades Infantiles before travelling more than 1000 miles across the country to join San Lorenzo in 2014, at the age of 16.[1][2][3] Earlier in the year, he had been invited by Premier League club Liverpool to attend a trial.[4] He made his debut for San Lorenzo on 16 October 2016, coming on as a second-haf substitute for Fernando Belluschi in a 3–1 win over Arsenal de Sarandí.[5] He made 14 appearances for the club over the course of the next two years before joining MLS side Portland Timbers on loan in 2018.[6]

Loan to Portland Timbers

On 17 July 2018, Conechny signed for Portland Timbers on a season-long loan, claiming an international roster slot, with the club retaining the option of purchase.[6][7]

International career

Argentina national youth teams

Conechny is an Argentine youth international and has amassed over 20 appearances across various youth levels.[8] He represented Argentina at the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Paraguay and at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. During the former tournament, and on the day of his 17th birthday, he suffered multiple minor injuries when he fell 10 feet from his hotel window after celebrating scoring a goal while playing FIFA on his PlayStation.[9] He was Argentina's top goalscorer at the tournament with 5 goals, but missed the final due to the injuries he sustained during the accident.[1] He recovered to play in the U-17 World Cup later that year and scored Argentina's lone goal during that tournament.

In December 2016, he was called up to the Argentina U20 side for the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship.[10][11] He scored once during the group stages before Argentina ended the tournament in fourth position, thereby qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Conechny was included in the squad for the latter tournament alongside San Lorenzo teammate Marcos Senesi.[12] He featured in each of Argentina's three matches, though the nation failed to progress from the group-stage.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2018 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup Continental Other2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Lorenzo 2016–17 Primera División 70000000—70
2017–18 7010000020100
Career total 14010000020170

1 Includes Copa Argentina matches.
2 Includes Torneos de Verano matches.

References

  1. 1 2 "Conechny hoping to land on his feet". FIFA. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Molteni, Guido (16 October 2015). "Tomás Conechny, la joya de la selección que está entre los 50 mejores talentos del mundo". La Nacion. Retrieved 22 March 2017. (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Jamie (26 July 2018). "Tomas Conechny excited for new challenge with Portland Timbers". The Oregonian. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tomas Conechny Viaka a Inglaterra". Futbol Comodorense. Retrieved 22 March 2017. (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "Arsenal v San Lorenzo 1-3". Soccerway. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 Zeitlin, Dave (17 July 2018). "Portland Timbers acquire Argentinian midfielder Tomas Conechny on loan". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Timbers add Argentinian midfielder Conechny on loan". Reuters. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Timbers sign Argentina youth international Conechny". Goal. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Argentina U17 Footballer Thomas Conechny Falls out of Window Playing Fifa". Bleacher Report. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tomás Conechny comienza a trabajar con la Sub 20 para el Sudamericano". El Patagonico. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017. (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ de Llano, Álex (11 March 2017). "Los diez jóvenes talentos a seguir en la liga argentina". AS. Retrieved 22 March 2017. (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ "Los mundialistas llegaron a Vietnam". Argentina Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2017. (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ "Thomas Conechny Career Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2017.


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