Santiago Arzamendia
Santiago Arzamendia Duarte (born 5 May 1998) is professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cerro Porteño, on loan from La Liga club Cádiz. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Arzamendia Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wanda, Argentina[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cerro Porteño (on loan from Cádiz) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Cerro Porteño | 99 | (6) |
| 2021– | Cádiz | 26 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Paraguay U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Paraguay | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022 | |||
Club career
Born to Paraguayan parents in Wanda, in the Argentine province of Misiones, Arzamendia moved to Paraguay at age 13 and joined Cerro Porteño after passing the try outs.[2] He made his debut as a senior for them during the 2015 campaign.
On 8 July 2021, Arzamendia signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Cádiz CF.[3] On 7 July 2023, he renewed his contract until 2026, being loaned back to his former club Cerro for a year.[4]
International career
Eligible to play for Argentina or Paraguay, Arzamendia chose the latter in late September 2018.[2] He made his debut for the Paraguay on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mexico, as a starter.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2017 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | Primera División | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
| 2019 | Primera División | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Primera División | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Primera División | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 99 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 8 | ||
| Cádiz | 2021–22 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 124 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 9 | ||
- Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance in the Paraguayan Primera División Play-offs
International
- As of match played 23 September 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
References
- "Primera" (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "Santiago Arzamendia, el futbolista que le dijo que no a la selección argentina y jugará en Paraguay" (in Spanish). La Nación. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "Santiago Arzamendia, tercer fichaje 21/22" [Santiago Arzamendia, third 21/22 signing] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Arzamendia renueva y es cedido al Cerro Porteño" [Arzamendia renews and is loaned to Cerro Porteño] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.