Sebastián Gamarra

Bolivian footballer (born 1997)
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Sebastián Gamarra
Gamarra in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Gamarra Ruiz
Date of birth (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Tarija, Bolivia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2014 Brescia
2014–2016 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 FeralpiSalò 9 (0)
2019 Pisa 3 (0)
2019–2021 Oriente Petrolero 12 (1)
2021–2022 Ciclón
International career
2015– Bolivia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2022

Sebastián Gamarra (born 15 January 1997) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Bolivia national team.

Club career

At a young age his family moved to Santa Cruz de la Sierra where he attended the prestigious Tahuichi Football Academy. During a youth championship in Brazil, Gamarra was spotted by a Brescia talent scout and he signed for the Italian team shortly after.[1] Among his achievements with Brescia he won the Gothia Cup in 2010.[2]

On 7 July 2016, he moved to FeralpiSalò.[3]

On 10 January 2019 was signed by Pisa.[4]

On 30 July 2019, he returned to Bolivia, signing with Oriente Petrolero.[5]

International career

Gamarra was selected by the Bolivia national football team manager Mauricio Soria to join the squad for the 2015 Copa America.[6] He made his international debut on 6 June 2015 during a friendly match against Argentina played in San Juan that ended in a 0-5 loss in preparation for the Conmebol tournament.[7]

References

  1. ^ Gamarra, 'el Pirlo' boliviano del Milan que vive su primavera espn.com.mx (in Spanish)
  2. ^ B13: US Voluntas Brescia (ITA) – Club Deportivo J.B.M (COL) 3-1 gothiacup.se (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Ufficiale: acquistato Sebastian Gamarra" [Official: Sebastian Gamarra signed]. feralpisalo.it (in Italian). FeralpiSalò. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ^ "LUCA VERNA E SEBASTIAN GAMARRA: PRIMI VOLTI (QUASI) NUOVI DEL 2019" (in Italian). Pisa. 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Gamarra: El tarijeño que se formó en el Milan y fichó por Oriente Petrolero". Diez (in Spanish). 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ El boliviano Sebastián Gamarra, en la portada de La Gazetta Dello Sport de Italia la-razon.com (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Agüero y Di María logran un 5-0 para Argentina ante Bolivia marca.com (in Spanish)

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