Sergio Ariel Escudero
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| Sergio Ariel Escudero | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Sergio Ariel Escudero | |
| Date of birth | September 1, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Granada, Spain | |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder/Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996-2000 2001-2002 2003 2004-2005 |
Vélez Sársfield Youth Kashiwa Reysol Oume Junior Youth Urawa Red Diamonds Junior Youth Urawa Red Diamonds youth |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005-present | Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2008-present | U-23 Japan | 4 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sergio Ariel Escudero (エスクデロ・セルヒオ Escudero Sergio?, born September 1, 1988 in Granada, Spain) is a Spanish-Japanese football player. He was born to Argentinian parents of Spanish descent in Spain.
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 and uncle Osvaldo Salvador Escudero played. Then he was called up to the U-15 Argentina national team training camp.
In 2001, Escudero returned to Japan and joined Urawa Red Diamonds junior youth team. He scored many goals in youth team and he 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.[1] On June 11, 2007, he obtained his Japanese citizenship and therefore he had a chance to play for the Japan national 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. Although he hasn't shown his full potential yet due to repeated injuries, he is considered to be one of the best prospects in Japan.
On May 15, 2008, Escudero was selected to Japan U-23 national football team for 2008 Toulon Tournament.
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[edit] Honors and awards
[edit] Team
- J. League Champions: 2006
- Emperor's Cup Champions: 2005, 2006
- Japanese Super Cup Champions: 2006
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (German) Escudero: Stuttgart zeigt Interesse
[edit] External links
- Profile at official Urawa Reds website (Japanese)
- Q&A with Escudero at fussballD21 (English)
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