Benjamín Kuscevic

Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo (Croatian pronunciation: [běːɲamin kûʃtʃeʋitɕ xaramîʎo];[1][2] born 2 May 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Palmeiras as a centre-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kuscevic and the second or maternal family name is Jaramillo.
Benjamín Kuscevic
Kuščević with Universidad Católica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo
Date of birth (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2015 Universidad Católica
2014–2015 → Real Madrid (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Universidad Católica 66 (3)
2020– Palmeiras 25 (0)
National team‡
2013 Chile U17 4 (0)
2014 Chile U20 3 (0)
2018– Chile 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:14, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018

Career

Universidad Católica

Kuscevic joined Universidad Católica's youth setup in 2011, from Unión Española. After progressing through the youth setup, he signed a professional contract with the club in 2013. Kuscevic made his first team debut on 18 May 2014, in a match against Curicó Unido for the 2014–15 Copa Chile.[3]

Loan to Real Madrid

On 29 August 2014, Kuscevic moved on loan to Real Madrid, for one year.[4][5] The move was made official on 2 September, and he was initially assigned in the Juvenil A squad.

Return to Católica

In June 2015, Kuscevic returned to Católica and was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Mario Salas. In his first division debut, he played the full game in a 4–2 win against Universidad de Concepción on 6 February 2016.[6]

Palmeiras

On 4 November 2020, Kuscevic signed a five-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Palmeiras.[7]

International career

Kuscevic is eligible to play for either the Croatia or Chile national teams, due to his Croatian origins. After representing Chile at under-17 level,[8] he was called to the full squad for friendlies against Serbia and Poland, but did not feature in either match.

Kuscevic made his full international debut on 20 November 2018, in a friendly against Honduras, after coming on as a late substitute for Gary Medel.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 March 2022.[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2014-15 Primera División ——10——10
2015-16 Primera División 50—101[lower-alpha 1]0—70
2016-17 Primera División 131—405[lower-alpha 2]0—221
2017 Primera División 61—30—1[lower-alpha 3]1102
2018 Primera División 220————220
2019 Primera División 130—516[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]1252
2020 Primera División 71——2[lower-alpha 4]0—91
Total 6630014114022966
Palmeiras 2020 Série A 110——1[lower-alpha 4]0—120
2021 Série A 11020—2[lower-alpha 4]0—160
2022 Série A 0020—1[lower-alpha 5]0—30
Total 22040004000300
Total 88340141180221266
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. 4 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 1 in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  4. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  5. Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana

International
As of 1 February 2022.[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 201810
202120
202210
Total40

Honours

Club
Universidad Católica
Palmeiras

References
  1. "Bénjamin". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "kȕš2". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEBUTÓ CON UN TRIUNFO ANTE CURICÓ UNIDO". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. "Real Madrid seal Varela loan". ESPN.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. Cappelli, Dino; @dinocappelli (9 February 2016). "Kuscevic, un juvenil chileno que prefiere la UC antes que Real Madrid". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. "Recuperó el liderato: U. Católica derrotó a la U.de Conce en el CAP". Prensafútbol. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. "Palmeiras contrata zagueiro chileno Kuscevic, ex-Universidad Católica-CHI" [Palmeiras sign Chilean stopper Kuscevic, formerly of Universidad Católica-CHI] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. "Chile Sub-17 tiene nómina para el Sudamericano". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  9. "Chile v Honduras game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
  10. Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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