Giorgian de Arrascaeta
Uruguayan footballer
Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti (born 1 June 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.
Arrascaeta played for Uruguay U20 and has been a member of the senior team since 2014. He represented the nation at the Copa América in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2024, as well as the FIFA World Cup in 2018, 2022 and 2026.
Club career
Defensor Sporting
Arrascaeta debuted for Defensor Sporting in the Uruguayan Primera División in October 2012, four months after his 18th birthday. He was a member of the team as it won the 2013 Clausura championship, and played in the Championship play-off, a 3–1 loss to Peñarol.
Cruzeiro
Arrascaeta's performances for Defensor in its run to the semi-finals of the 2014 Copa Libertadores attracted the Brazilian champions Cruzeiro. On 17 January 2015 Cruzeiro secured de Arrascaeta signing by agreeing to pay €4 million (R$12 million) to acquire 50% of his economic rights.
In Cruzeiro, Arrascaeta formed a midfield strong, which became known as "La Banda", along with Lucas Romero and Ariel Cabral. This trio, along with fellow stars Thiago Neves and Robinho helped Cruzeiro to conquer the 2017 Copa do Brasil,the 2018 Campeonato Mineiro, and 2018 Copa do Brasil, with Arrascaeta scoring decisive goals in all three finals.
On 4 February 2018 Cruzeiro won 1–0 against América Mineiro at Mineirão, in a 2018 Campeonato Mineiro match.
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