Giorgian de Arrascaeta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Arrascaeta and the second or maternal family name is Benedetti.

Giorgian de Arrascaeta
De Arrascaeta lining up for Uruguay in 2017
Personal information
Full name Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Nuevo Berlín, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2012 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Defensor Sporting 53 (16)
2015–2018 Cruzeiro 138 (39)
2019– Flamengo 194 (53)
International career‡
2012–2013 Uruguay U20 23 (4)
2014– Uruguay 53 (10)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's Football
Copa América
Third place 2024 United States
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2013 Turkey
South American U-20 Championship
Third place 2013 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024

Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti (locally [ˈɟʝoɾʝan de araskaˈeta]; born 1 June 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.

De Arrascaeta played for Uruguay U20 and has been a member of the senior team since 2014. He represented the nation at the Copa América in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2024, as well as the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022.

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – List of Players: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Giorgian De Arrascaeta profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2013.