Sergio Ariel Escudero (born in 1988)
Sergio Escudero
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Sergio Ariel Escudero |
| Date of birth |
September 1, 1988 (1988-09-01) (age 23) |
| Place of birth |
Granada, Spain |
| Height |
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Playing position |
Attacking Midfielder / Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Number |
15 |
| Youth career |
| 1996–2000 |
Vélez Sársfield |
| 2001–2002 |
Kashiwa Reysol |
| 2004–2005 |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2005– |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
71 |
(7) |
| National team‡ |
| 2008 |
Japan U23 |
5 |
(1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2011 |
Sergio Ariel Escudero (エスクデロ・セルヒオ, Esukudero Seruhio?, born September 1, 1988) is a naturalized Japanese football player. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]
Biography
He was born to Argentine parents of Spanish descent in Spain, and thus held dual Argentine and Spanish citizenship. In 2007, he acquired Japanese citizenship automatically as a result of his father's naturalization. Escudero is a cousin of Damián Escudero and nephew of Osvaldo Escudero.
Career
When Escudero was three years old, he moved to Japan because of his father's work and joined the local club team. After living in Japan for five years, he moved to Argentina and Escudero began his career with the Vélez Sársfield youth team, where his father, also named Sergio Ariel Escudero and uncle Osvaldo Salvador Escudero have played. Then he was called up to the U-15 Argentina national team training camp.
In 2001, Escudero returned to Japan and joined Kashiwa Reysol junior youth team in Chiba and later moved to Urawa Red Diamonds junior youth team in Saitama.[2] He scored many goals in youth level league matches and contracted with Urawa Reds in 2005. Playing as a forward, Escudero made his debut as a professional on April 15, 2005, against Albirex Niigata at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 21 days and he became the second youngest J. League Division 1 player after Takayuki Morimoto. In 2006, German outfit VfB Stuttgart were interested in him but Urawa refused to release him.[3]
On June 11, 2007, he obtained his Japanese citizenship and therefore he had a chance to play for the Japan national team at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. However he failed to make it to the tournament since the squad was submitted before he became a Japanese citizen. In May 2008, he joined the U-23 national team which played at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and scored a goal against Côte d'Ivoire national football team.[4][5]
Career statistics
- As of 28 August 2011
Club
International
| National team |
Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| Japan U-23 |
| 2008 |
5 |
1 |
| Total |
5 |
1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
Under–23
Awards and honours
Club
- Urawa Red Diamonds
-
- 2006
-
- 2005, 2006
-
- 2007
-
- 2006
References
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Escudero, Sergio |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1988-09-01 |
| Place of birth |
Granada, Spain |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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