Claudio Echeverri

Claudio Echeverri
Personal information
Full name Claudio Jeremías Echeverri[1]
Date of birth (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 19
Youth career
0000 Club Luján
2017–2023 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 River Plate 5 (0)
2024– Manchester City 0 (0)
2024– → River Plate (loan) 22 (3)
International career‡
2022–2023 Argentina U17 23 (12)
2024– Argentina U23 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Claudio Jeremías Echeverri (born 2 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Primera División club River Plate, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City. Considered one of the best young players in the world, he is known for his speed, vision, positioning, creativity, and a “devilish” dribbling style, which has earned him the nicknames “El Diablito” or “El Diablo” in his home country.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Claudio Echeverri at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "NXGN 2024: The 50 best wonderkids in football | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Manchester City agree €25m deal to sign Claudio Echeverri from River Plate | Manchester City | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "'The boy is a talent!' - Xavi admits admiration for Claudio Echeverri as Barcelona linked with teenage River Plate star | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ Lee, Sam. "Echeverri transfer: Similar path to Alvarez but will take longer to reach City's first XI". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 March 2024.