Santiago Arzamendia

Santiago Arzamendia Duarte (born 5 May 1998) is an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer who plays as a left-back for Spanish club Cádiz CF and the Paraguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arzamendia and the second or maternal family name is Duarte.
Santiago Arzamendia
Personal information
Full name Santiago Arzamendia Duarte
Date of birth (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998[1]
Place of birth Wanda, Argentina[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2015 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Cerro Porteño 103 (6)
2021– Cádiz 6 (0)
National team‡
2020 Paraguay U23 3 (0)
2019– Paraguay 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2022

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]

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.[4]

References
  1. "Primera" (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "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. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.


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