Xavier Arreaga

Xavier Ricardo Arreaga Bermello (born 28 September 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders and the Ecuador national team.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arreaga and the second or maternal family name is Bermello.
Xavier Arreaga
Arreaga with Barcelona in 2017
Personal information
Full name Xavier Ricardo Arreaga Bermello[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994[1]
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2012 Unión Española de Guayaquil
2012 Halley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Halley 12 (0)
2012–2015 Manta 55 (3)
2015–2019 Barcelona SC 79 (8)
2019– Seattle Sounders FC 89 (3)
2023– Tacoma Defiance 1 (0)
International career‡
2017– Ecuador 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022

Career

Arreaga made his debut for Ecuador on 20 November 2018 in a match against Panama.[3]

After four seasons with Barcelona S.C. in the Ecuadorian Serie A, Arreaga was signed by the Sounders on 7 May 2019.[4] He joined the team later that month as a replacement for retiring defender Chad Marshall and made his debut on 26 May 2019 against Sporting Kansas City.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manta 2014[2] Ecuadorian Serie A 12000——120
2015[6] Ecuadorian Serie B 43300——433
Total 553000000553
Barcelona SC 2016[2] Ecuadorian Serie A 820000—82
2017[2] 303009[lower-alpha 1]0—393
2018[2] 3130000—313
2019[2] 100002[lower-alpha 1]1—121
Total 7980011100909
Seattle Sounders FC 2019[7] MLS 14000—3[lower-alpha 2]1171
2020[7] 140002[lower-alpha 3]0—160
2021[7] 262003[lower-alpha 4] 0—292
Total 542005031623
Career total 18813001613120715

3 leagues cup 2021

  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International
As of 28 March 2023[8]
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
201810
201950
202041
202140
202240
202320
Total201
List of international goals scored by Xavier Arreaga
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 November 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Colombia4–06–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Barcelona S.C.

Seattle Sounders FC

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. Xavier Arreaga at Soccerway
  3. "Ecuador ganó 2–1 a Panama en amistoso preparatorio en el Capwell" (in Spanish). El Universo. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. "Sounders FC completes deadline day haul by adding Xavier Arreaga and Joevin Jones to roster" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. Evans, Jayda (23 May 2019). "On heels of Chad Marshall's retirement, Ecuadorian defender Xavier Arreaga joins Sounders". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. Xavier Arreaga at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. Xavier Arreaga at Major League Soccer
  8. Xavier Arreaga at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  10. "Lodeiro, Dinenno headline 2022 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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