Federico Versaci

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Federico Versaci
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Right winger [2]
Team information
Current team
 Defensa y Justicia
Number 31
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Vélez Sarsfield 2 (0)
2022– Defensa y Justicia 2 (0)
International career
2017 Argentina U15
2018–2019 Argentina U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Federico Versaci (born 16 February 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Defensa y Justicia. [3]

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Club career

Versaci joined the Vélez Sarsfield academy at the age of five. [4] He remained there for the entirety of his youth career, eventually making the move into senior football towards the end of 2020 under manager Mauricio Pellegrino. [3] In November, he made the substitute's bench for a Copa Sudamericana win over Deportivo Cali and a Copa de la Liga Profesional defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima; both at home. [3] Versaci's professional debut soon arrived on 5 December in a fixture away to Patronato in the latter competition, as the player replaced Mauro Pittón with ten minutes remaining of a goalless draw. [3]

On 8 July 2022, Versaci moved to Defensa y Justicia. [5]

International career

Versaci represented Argentina at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil. [4] [6] He scored once, a penalty against Colombia, as they won the trophy. [4] [7] [8] In March 2018, Versaci received a call-up from the U17s for a friendly with Huracán. [4] He played in the match, though departed prematurely after suffering a ligament injury; which kept him out of action for almost a year. [4] Further U17 calls arrived in 2019. [9] [10]

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2021. [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2020–21 [nb 1] Primera División 200000000020
2021 [nb 2] 001000000010
Career total201000000030

    Honours

    Argentina U15 [4]

    Notes

    1. ↑ Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
    2. ↑ Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

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    References

    1. ↑ "Federico Versaci". World Football. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    2. ↑ "Quiénes son las promesas destacadas de la Selección Argentina de cara al Sudamericano Sub 15, que comienza mañana". Infobae. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Argentina - F. Versaci". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Destacado Fecha 5: Federico Versaci". Vélez Sarsfield. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    5. ↑ El rearmado de un rompecabezas, vavel.com, 8 July 2022
    6. ↑ "Conociendo a Federico Versaci". AFA. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    7. ↑ "Balón en juego en el CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub 15 – Argentina 2017". CONMEBOL. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    8. ↑ "Homenaje A Federico Versaci". Mundo Velezano. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    9. ↑ "Un plantel de 21 jugadores entrena en la selección argentina Sub 17 de cara al Mundial". Grupo la Provincia. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    10. ↑ "Sub 17 y Sub 16: Cantidad y Calidad". Vélez Sarsfield. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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