Sergio Escudero (footballer, born 1988)
Sergio Escudero (エスクデロ 競飛王, Esukudero Seruhio; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo eskuˈðeɾo]; born September 1, 1988) is a naturalized Japanese football player. He is the son of Argentine-Japanese footballer Sergio Ariel Escudero.
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| Full name | Sergio Ariel Escudero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 1, 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Granada, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Tochigi SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Vélez Sársfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Kashiwa Reysol Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Urawa Red Diamonds Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 81 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → FC Seoul (loan) | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | FC Seoul | 86 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Jiangsu Sainty | 29 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Kyoto Sanga | 87 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Ulsan Hyundai (loan) | 14 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Tochigi SC | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Japan U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:48, 7 July 2020 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
As the son of a former Argentine-Japanese footballer of the same name, he was born to Argentine parents of Spanish descent in Spain, and thus held dual Argentine and Spanish citizenship. In 2007, he acquired Japanese citizenship automatically as a result of his father's naturalization. Escudero is a cousin of Damián Escudero and nephew of Osvaldo Escudero.
Career
When Escudero was three years old, he moved to Japan because of his father's work and joined the local club team. After living in Japan for five years, he moved to Argentina and Escudero began his career with the Vélez Sársfield youth team, where his father, also named Sergio Ariel Escudero and uncle Osvaldo Salvador Escudero have played. Then he was called up to the U-15 Argentina national team training camp.
In 2001, Escudero returned to Japan and joined Kashiwa Reysol junior youth team in Chiba and later moved to Urawa Red Diamonds junior youth team in Saitama.[1] He scored many goals in youth level league matches and contracted with Urawa Reds in 2005. Playing as a forward, Escudero made his debut as a professional on April 15, 2005, against Albirex Niigata at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 21 days and he became the second youngest J. League Division 1 player after Takayuki Morimoto. In 2006, German outfit VfB Stuttgart were interested in him but Urawa refused to release him.[2]
On June 11, 2007, he obtained his Japanese citizenship and therefore he had a chance to play for the Japan U-20 team at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. However he failed to make it to the tournament since the squad was submitted before he became a Japanese citizen. In May 2008, he joined the U-23 national team which played at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and scored a goal against Ivory Coast.[3][4]
On July 17, 2012, Escudero joined South Korean outfit FC Seoul on a six-month loan deal. He received number 26 and scored his debut goal on July 21. He scored 4 goals and provided 3 assists in the end of the season. His loan was made permanent in December.[5] He scored the opening goal and assisted Dejan Damjanovic's 2:2 Equalizer in the 2013 AFC Champions League Final match against China powerhouse Guangzhou Evergrande in October 26, 2013. His impressive performance made him Man of the Match.[6]
On 25 February 2015, Escudero signed a two-year contract with Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty.[7]
Career statistics
Updated to end of 2018 season.[8][9]
Club
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | ACL | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 12 | |
| FC Seoul | 2012 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2013 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 49 | 6 | |||
| 2014 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 48 | 9 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | 24 | 5 | — | 118 | 20 | |||
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2015 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2016 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 77 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 270 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 44 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U-23 | |||
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
Under–23
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 May 2008 | Stade Mayol, Toulon |  Ivory Coast | 2008 Toulon Tournament |
Awards and honours
Club
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- FC Seoul
- Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty
References
- (in Japanese) チームプロフィル｜浦和レッドダイヤモンズ公式サイト｜URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE Archived 2007-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- (in German) Escudero: Stuttgart zeigt Interesse Archived 2006-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Japanese) 森本、エスクデロらＵ23代表に平山は落選
- (in German) U-21 Ivory Coast - U-21 Japan 4:3 - FOOTIESTATS.NET
- (in German) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- (in German)
- (in Chinese)舜天官方宣布签约首尔FC前卫
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 199 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 171 out of 289)
- "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
External links
- Profile at Kyoto Sanga
- Sergio Escudero at J.League (in Japanese)
- Sergio Escudero at Soccerway
- Q&A with Escudero at fussballD21
- Yahoo! Sports Profile (in Japanese)
- Sergio Escudero – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
