Santiago Arzamendia

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Santiago Arzamendia
Personal information
Full name Santiago Arzamendia Duarte
Date of birth (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 27) [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
Estudiantes
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2015 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2021 Cerro Porteño 99 (6)
2021–2024 Cádiz 26 (1)
2023–2024Cerro Porteño (loan) 39 (3)
2024– Estudiantes 13 (0)
International career
2020 Paraguay U23 3 (0)
2019– Paraguay 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:37, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Santiago Arzamendia Duarte (born 5 May 1998) is professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine club Estudiantes. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.

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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 27 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2017 Primera División 130001 [a] 000140
2018 Primera División324208 [b] 100425
2019 Primera División260009 [b] 100351
2020 Primera División180004 [b] 01 [c] 0230
2021 Primera División102006 [b] 000162
Total99620280101258
Cádiz 2021–22 La Liga 14130171
2022–23 La Liga12010130
Total2614000291
Cerro Porteño 2023 Primera División 19320213
2024 Primera División200006 [b] 000260
Total393206000473
Estudiantes 2024 Primera División 7000000070
Career total17110803401020812
  1. Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance in the Paraguayan Primera División Play-offs

International

As of match played 10 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201980
2021110
2022110
202410
Total310

Honours

Estudiantes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Primera" (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  3. "Santiago Arzamendia, tercer fichaje 21/22" [Santiago Arzamendia, third 21/22 signing] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  6. "El Trofeo es del Pincha | Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (in Spanish). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.