Santiago Ascacíbar

Santiago Ascacíbar (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hertha BSC and the Argentina national football team.[1]

Santiago Ascacíbar
Ascacíbar with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name Santiago Lionel Ascacíbar
Date of birth (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Estudiantes 41 (0)
2017–2020 VfB Stuttgart 69 (1)
2020– Hertha BSC 8 (0)
National team‡
2017 Argentina U20 12 (0)
2016– Argentina U23 5 (0)
2018– Argentina 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:53, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

On 22 August 2017, Ascacíbar signed a five-year-deal with VfB Stuttgart.[2][3][4] In August 2018, Ascacíbar extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2023.[5]

Ascacibar's excellent performances for Stuttgart attracted interest from many clubs. Hertha Berlin were the most interested and they put forward a lucrative bid to buy Ascacibar. On 1 January 2020, Ascacíbar signed a long-term contract with Hertha BSC.[6] Many of Europe's elite clubs have shown serious interest in buying Ascacibar. Among the clubs that have shown interest in the Argentine are Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.[7][8][9]

International career

He represented Argentina in the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut for Argentina on 8 September 2018 in a 3–0 international friendly against the Guatemala national football team.[10] With the U20 team, Argentina finished in 4th place at the 2017 South American Youth Championship, thus qualifying to the 2017 U20 FIFA World Cup. As the case at the Olympics which was held a year prior, Argentina did not make it past the group stage. Ascacibar was due to play for the Argentina football team at the 2020 Olympics, but the Olympics was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Argentina's most-capped player Javier Mascherano has described Ascacibar as a great player and he predicted that Ascacibar will be a very important player for the Argentina national team for years to come.[11] In fact, many pundits in Argentina see Ascacibar as the heir apparent defensive midfielder to Mascherano in the Argentina team.

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 June 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2016 Primera División 170———170
2016–17 2401080—330
Total 4101080—500
Stuttgart 2017–18 Bundesliga 29020——310
2018–19 28000——280
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 13120——151
Total 70140——741
Hertha 2019–20 Bundesliga 8010——90
Career total 11916080001331
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    References
    1. "Santiago Ascacibar". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
    2. "VfB holt Ascacibar "aus tiefster Überzeugung"". kicker Online (in German). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
    3. "Stuttgart seal deal for Argentina ace Ascacibar". Bundesliga. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
    4. "VfB sign Santiago Ascacíbar". VfB Stuttgart. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
    5. "VfB secure Santiago Ascacibar until 2023". VfB Stuttgart. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
    6. "Jürgen Klinsmann's Hertha Berlin sign Santiago Ascacibar from VfB Stuttgart". Bundesliga. 1 January 2020.
    7. {{https://www.90min.com/posts/5941285-real-madrid-keen-on-signing-the-new-mascherano-as-competition-for-casemiro-llorente}}
    8. {{https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/atletico-madrid/transfer-talk/news/atletico-target-argentine-youngster_284170.html}}
    9. {{https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/manchester-united/santiago-ascacibar-could-be-the-star-man-united-are-crying-out-for/}}
    10. "Argentina vs. Guatemala - 8 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
    11. {{ https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/javier-mascherano-santiago-ascacibar-will-be-argentina-great-vfb-stuttgart-511054.jsp}}
    12. "Santiago Ascacibar". SofaScore. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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