Sergio Escudero (footballer, born 1988)

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Sergio Escudero
エスクデロ 競飛王
Personal information
Full name Sergio Ariel Escudero
Date of birth (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
striker
Team information
Current team
Atlético Marte
Number 23
Youth career
1996–2000
Vélez Sársfield
2001–2002 Kashiwa Reysol Youth
2004–2005 Urawa Red Diamonds Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Urawa Red Diamonds 81 (7)
2012FC Seoul (loan) 20 (4)
2013–2015 FC Seoul 86 (14)
2015
Jiangsu Sainty
29 (6)
2016–2019 Kyoto Sanga 87 (5)
2018
Ulsan Hyundai
(loan)
14 (3)
2020–2021 Tochigi SC 30 (0)
2021–2022 Chiangmai United 22 (0)
2022– Atlético Marte 9 (0)
International career
2008 Japan U23 5 (1)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner AFC Champions League 2007
Winner J1 League 2006
Runner-up J1 League 2005
Runner-up J1 League 2007
Runner-up J.League Cup 2011
Winner Emperor's Cup 2005
Winner Emperor's Cup 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2023

Sergio Escudero (エスクデロ 競飛王, Esukudero Seruhio; Spanish pronunciation:

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Born in Spain, he has represented the Japan U23 national team internationally. He is the son of Argentine-Japanese footballer Sergio Ariel 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

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

J. League Division 1 player after Takayuki Morimoto. In 2006, German outfit VfB Stuttgart were interested in him but Urawa refused to release him.[2]

On 11 June 2007, he obtained his Japanese citizenship and therefore he had a chance to play for the Japan U-20 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 Ivory Coast.[3][4]

On 17 July 2012, Escudero joined South Korean outfit

Man of the Match.[6]

On 25 February 2015, Escudero signed a two-year contract with

On 1 August 2022, Escudero joined a Primera División club C.D. Atlético Marte.

Personal life

The son of former Argentine-Japanese footballer of

Argentine parents of Spanish descent in Spain, and thus held dual Argentine and Spanish citizenship.[citation needed] 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 statistics

As of end of 2018 season[8][9]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup ACL Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds
2005
J1 League 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
2006
1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1
2007
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008
13 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 1
2009
23 3 0 0 7 1 30 4
2010
17 3 2 1 3 0 22 4
2011
20 1 0 0 6 1 26 2
2012
1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 81 7 4 2 22 3 1 0 0 0 108 12
FC Seoul 2012 K League 1 20 4 0 0 20 4
2013 34 4 3 0 12 2 49 6
2014 32 6 5 1 11 2 48 9
2015 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Total 86 14 8 1 24 5 118 20
Jiangsu Sainty
2015 Chinese Super League 29 6 5 0 34 6
Kyoto Sanga
2016 J2 League 38 5 2 1 40 6
2017 21 0 1 0 22 0
2018 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 74 5 3 1 77 6
Career total 270 32 20 4 22 3 25 5 0 0 337 44

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan U23 2008 5 1
Total 5 1
Scores and results list Japan U23's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Escudero goal.
List of international goals scored by Sergio Escudero
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 May 2008 Stade Mayol, Toulon, France  Ivory Coast 1–1 2–2 2008 Toulon Tournament

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds

FC Seoul

  • 2012

Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty

References

  1. ^ (in Japanese) チームプロフィル|浦和レッドダイヤモンズ公式サイト|URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE Archived 18 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in German) Escudero: Stuttgart zeigt Interesse Archived 26 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in Japanese) 森本、エスクデロらU23代表に平山は落選
  4. ^ (in German) U-21 Ivory Coast - U-21 Japan 4:3 - FOOTIESTATS.NET
  5. ^ (in German) "Tokyo Transfer Market: Official: Escudero joins FC Seoul on permanent deal". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. ^ (in German) [1]
  7. ^ (in Chinese)舜天官方宣布签约首尔FC前卫
  8. (p. 199 out of 289)
  9. (p. 171 out of 289)
  10. ^ "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

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