Santiago Arzamendia

Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer (born 1998)

Santiago Arzamendia
Personal information
Full name Santiago Arzamendia Duarte
Date of birth (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Wanda, Argentina[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
(on loan from Cádiz)
Youth career
2011–2015 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Cerro Porteño 99 (6)
2021– Cádiz 26 (1)
2023– → Cerro Porteño (loan) 33 (3)
International career‡
2020 Paraguay U23 3 (0)
2019– Paraguay 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024

Santiago Arzamendia Duarte (born 5 May 1998) is professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cerro Porteño, on loan from La Liga club Cádiz. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Born to Paraguayan parents in Wanda, in the Argentine province of Misiones, Arzamendia moved to Paraguay at age 13 and joined Cerro Porteño after passing the try outs.[2] He made his debut as a senior for them during the 2015 campaign.

On 8 July 2021, Arzamendia signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Cádiz CF.[3] On 7 July 2023, he renewed his contract until 2026, being loaned back to his former club Cerro for a year.[4]

International career

Eligible to play for Argentina or Paraguay, Arzamendia chose the latter in late September 2018.[2] He made his debut for the Paraguay on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mexico, as a starter.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2017 Primera División 13 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 14 0
2018 Primera División 32 4 2 0 8[b] 1 0 0 42 5
2019 Primera División 26 0 0 0 9[b] 1 0 0 35 1
2020 Primera División 18 0 0 0 4[b] 0 1[c] 0 23 0
2021 Primera División 10 2 0 0 6[b] 0 0 0 16 2
Total 99 6 2 0 28 0 1 0 125 8
Cádiz 2021–22 La Liga 14 1 3 0 – – 17 1
2022–23 La Liga 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
Total 26 1 4 0 0 0 – 29 1
Cerro Porteño 2023 Primera División 19 3 2 0 – – 21 3
2024 Primera División 14 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 16 0
Total 33 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 37 3
Career total 158 10 8 0 30 0 1 0 191 12
  1. ^ Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance in the Paraguayan Primera División Play-offs

International

As of match played 24 April 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Paraguay 2019 8 0
2021 11 0
2022 11 0
Total 30 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Primera" (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Santiago Arzamendia, el futbolista que le dijo que no a la selección argentina y jugará en Paraguay" (in Spanish). La Nación. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Santiago Arzamendia, tercer fichaje 21/22" [Santiago Arzamendia, third 21/22 signing] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Arzamendia renueva y es cedido al Cerro Porteño" [Arzamendia renews and is loaned to Cerro Porteño] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.

External links

  • Santiago Arzamendia at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Santiago Arzamendia at Soccerway
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