Damián Escudero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damián Ariel Escudero | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Puebla | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Vélez Sarsfield | 84 | (18) |
| 2008–2010 | Villarreal | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Valladolid (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Boca Juniors | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Grêmio (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Vitória (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória | 37 | (11) |
| 2016– | Puebla | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:37, 11 April 2016 (UTC) | |||
Damián Ariel Escudero (born 20 April 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Mexican club Puebla F.C. as a left midfielder.
He is often nicknamed Pichi, the same used by his father Osvaldo Escudero who was also a football player.[1]
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Club career
A product of Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield's youth system, Escudero made his first-team debut in a 0–1 away defeat against Newell's Old Boys on 4 March 2006. He found himself at the centre of a controversy at the end of the year, when the club refused to release him along Mauro Zárate for the 2007 South American Youth Championship.
When the 2007 edition of the Copa Libertadores started, Escudero showed why the club was so keen in retaining his services, quickly becoming a dynamic part in the team's offensive movements. He helped Vélez reach the round-of-16 in the tournament, scoring four goals.
Escudero had an irregular 2007–08 season, during which his team failed to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana. However, he did net three times in the Clausura, including once against Boca Juniors.
For 2008–09, Escudero was bought by La Liga side Villarreal CF in a US$12,000,000 move.[2] However, he was quickly loaned to Real Valladolid because his club's non-EU quota was already full,[3][4] appearing rarely throughout the campaign due to injury.[5]
Escudero returned to Villarreal for 2009–10, but continued to be barred by the likes of Robert Pirès and Santi Cazorla. Most of his appearances were due to injury problems to the latter, and he scored against Xerez CD on 14 March 2010 (2–0 home win) after only playing six minutes in the game.[6]
In June 2010, Escudero was sold to Boca Juniors, with Villarreal retaining 50% of the player's rights.[7] In the following year he was loaned to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and performed solidly but, after the two clubs could not agree on a transfer fee for another loan, he returned to Buenos Aires.
In January 2012, Escudero returned to Brazil with Clube Atlético Mineiro, who paid Boca US$700.000 for a one-year contract.
International career
In 2007, Escudero was picked to join the Argentina under-20 squad to compete in the FIFA World Cup in Canada, but was hardly ever played due to injury. The following year, he first played for the Olympic side against Guatemala in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics, appearing as a left back in the 5–0 routing.[8]
Honours
Club
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2012
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2013
Country
References
- ↑ Giovani, Adrián, Escudero, Borges, Bradley, en el nombre del padre (Giovani, Adrián, Escudero, Borges, Bradley, in the name of the father); La Nación, 3 July 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Escudero, encantado de recalar en el Villarreal (Escudero, delighted to have joined Villarreal); Marca, 4 July 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Escudero llega cedido para potenciar el ataque (Escudero arrives on loan to strengthen offense); Diario AS, 12 July 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Mientras tramita los papeles... (Paperwork pending...); ESPN Deportes, 5 July 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Escudero: "Tengo muchas ganas de volver a jugar" (Escudero: "I want to play again so badly"); Marca, 9 September 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Villarreal perdona primero la goleada y termina sufriendo frente al Xerez (2–0) (Villarreal starts by forgiving rout then ends suffering against Xerez (2–0)); El Mundo, 14 March 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El argentino Escudero vuelve a casa: Ficha por Boca Juniors (Argentine Escudero returns home: Signs for Boca Juniors); Marca, 22 June 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ 5–0. Argentina golea a Guatemala con el mínimo esfuerzo (5–0. Argentina routs Guatemala without a sweat); Terra, 7 February 2008 (Spanish)
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- Statistics at Irish Times
- Damián Escudero profile at BDFutbol
- Damián Escudero – FIFA competition record
- Damián Escudero at Soccerway
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- La Liga players
- Villarreal CF players
- Real Valladolid footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Liga MX players
- Puebla F.C. players
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
