Exequiel Zeballos
Oscar Exequiel Zeballos (born 24 April 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Boca Juniors.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oscar Exequiel Zeballos | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | La Banda, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger[3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sarmiento (LB) | |||
Los Dorados (TdRH) | |||
2014–2020 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Boca Juniors | 61 | (7) |
International career | |||
Argentina U16 | 3 | (1) | |
2018–2019 | Argentina U17 | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:17, 15 September 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
Zeballos arrived at Boca Juniors in 2014, having had stints with Sarmiento de La Banda and Los Dorados de Termas de Río Hondo.[5][6] In 2018, Zeballos signed his first professional contract; becoming the youngest Boca player to do so.[7] The winger made the breakthrough into the first-team under Miguel Ángel Russo in 2020.[8][9] He was an unused substitute four times before making his senior bow, including for a Copa Libertadores group stage encounter with Caracas on 22 October.[4] In November, Zeballos made his debut in a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory at home to Newell's Old Boys on 29 November; after replacing Sebastián Villa.[4]
International career
Zeballos represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level.[10][11][12] He scored five goals at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship as they won the trophy.[10] Two years later, Zeballos netted a goal at both the South American U-17 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup across eleven total appearances.[4]He scored the sole goal that his team made in regular time for the Maradona Cup against Football club Barcelona.
Career statistics
- As of 19 January 2023.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boca Juniors | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
2022 | Primera División | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
2023 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Career total | 32 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 7 |
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 2022
- Copa Argentina: 2019–20
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020, 2022
- Supercopa Argentina: 2022
Argentina U15[10]
Argentina U17[4]
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- "Exequiel Zeballos". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Exequiel Zaballos" (in Spanish). Boca Juniors. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- "Quién es Zeballos, el pibe que pide pista en Boca". Olé. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Argentina - E. Zeballos". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Exequiel Zeballos se suma a la pretemporada de Boca". El Deportivo Hoy. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Exequiel Zeballos está cumpliendo su sueño: Boca y la selección". El Liberal. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "¿Quién es Exequiel Zeballos, la nueva joyita de Boca que podría debutar ante Lanús?". Goal. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Exequiel Zeballos no recibe oportunidades en Boca Juniors y mira los millones que podría perder el equipo Xeneize". El Futbolero. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Boca podría hacer debutar a dos de sus 'joyas' ante Lanús". Bolavip. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Oscar Exequiel Zeballos, la nueva esperanza de Boca Juniors". Marca. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Primer contrato para el juvenil Zeballos". Boca Juniors. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Cristian Medina y Exequiel Zeballos: ¿quiénes son las joyas que debutarían en Boca frente a Lanús?". La Nación. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
External links
- Media related to Exequiel Zeballos at Wikimedia Commons
- Exequiel Zeballos at Soccerway