Claudio Echeverri
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2006 (18 years old)
Birth Place
Resistencia, Chaco, ArgentinaPosition
Midfielder
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Hispanic
Team Number
19
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
62 kg
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SoccerTeam
River Plate
2nd Team
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Argentinian Primera Division
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Claudio Jeremías Echeverri (born 2 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Primera División club River Plate, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City. Considered one of the best young players in the world, he is known for his speed, vision, positioning, creativity, and a “devilish” dribbling style, which has earned him the nicknames “El Diablito” or “El Diablo” in his home country.
Club career
River Plate
Born in Resistencia, Chaco Province, Echeverri started his career with Deportivo Luján, before trialling with River Plate at the end of 2016, going on to sign officially the following year. He first rose to international attention in the footballing world for his performances at a children's tournament in Venice, Italy with River. Despite his team finishing third in the tournament, he scored nine goals in six games, stating "The truth is that we are not happy , we wanted to be champions".
In October 2022, he scored on his debut for River's reserve team against Patronato's reserve. He signed his first professional contract with River in December of the same year, with a release clause reportedly worth 25 million dollar. On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.
On June 22 2023, at 17 years, 5 months and 20 days old, he made his professional debut in a league match against Instituto, coming on as a substitute for Ignacio Fernández. He provided an assist during the game, helping River Plate to a 3-1 victory.
On 22 December 2023, during a post-match interview after conquering the Trofeo de Campeones with River Plate, Echeverri announced that he would not renew his contract with the club, which expires on 31 December 2024.
On 17 March 2024, he scored his first professional goal against Gimnasia in a 3-1 Copa de la Liga Profesional victory.
Season Stats
11 appearances in the current 2024 Season
2 goals scored in the current 2024 Season
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