Sebastián Driussi

Sebastián Driussi (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan ˈdɾjusi]; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Sebastián Driussi
Driussi in 2020
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Driussi
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996[1]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2013 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 River Plate 67 (21)
2017– Zenit Saint Petersburg 90 (21)
National team‡
2013–2014 Argentina U-17 15 (7)
2015 Argentina U-20 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2015

Club career

River Plate

On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Plate as a starter in an Argentine Primera División match against Argentinos Juniors, playing 73 minutes in a 1–0 victory.[3] His first league goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Unión de Santa on 8 March 2015.[4]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 8 July 2017, Driussi joined Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg on a four-year deal.[5] The transfer fee was €15 million.[6] He scored his first goal for Zenit on 22 July 2017 in a brace against FC Rubin Kazan.[7] His second goal came in the same game at stoppage time from a cross by teammate Domenico Criscito which helped them win their second fixture of the season under Roberto Mancini.

On 4 May 2019 he scored a late equalizer in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny that secured the 2018–19 Russian Premier League championship for Zenit.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 October 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 2030–––50
2014 Argentine Primera División 10000–51–151
2015 Argentine Primera División 18400–9010284
2016 Argentine Primera División 8062–61–203
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 291700–63103620
Total 672192002652010428
Zenit St.Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 27510–121–406
2018–19 Russian Premier League 271111–141–4213
2019–20 Russian Premier League 25420–5010334
2020–21 Russian Premier League 7100–2010101
Total 862141003322012524
Career total 15342143005974022952

Honours

River Plate

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Argentina U20

References
  1. http://en.fc-zenit.ru/zenit/players/driussi/
  2. http://www.cariverplate.com.ar/ver-jugador-sebastian-driussi-26
  3. "River Plate vs. Argentinos Juniors 1 - 0". Soccerway. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. "River Plate vs. Unión Santa Fe 2 - 2". Soccerway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. "Sebastian Driussi joins Zenit!". en.fc-zenit.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. https://golazoargentino.com/2017/06/23/sebastian-driussi-set-for-e15-million-move-to-zenit/
  7. "Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rubin Kazan". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. "Akhmat Grozny v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  9. "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  10. "S.Driussi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  11. "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  12. "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  13. "«Зенит» обыграл «Локомотив» и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.


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