Juan Surraco

Juan Ignacio Surraco Lamé (born 14 August 1987) is a Uruguayan professional football midfielder for A.C. Prato.

Juan Surraco
Surraco playing for Udinese in 2011
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Surraco Lamé[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Prato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Central Español 12 (1)
2006–2013 Udinese 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Messina (loan) 24 (0)
2008–2010 → Ancona (loan) 72 (5)
2010–2011 → Livorno (loan) 25 (5)
2011–2012 → Torino (loan) 23 (1)
2012–2013 → Modena (loan) 27 (1)
2013 Modena 6 (1)
2014 Cittadella 18 (2)
2014 Livorno 4 (0)
2015 El Tanque Sisley 7 (0)
2015–2016 Lecce 28 (6)
2016–2017 Ternana 14 (0)
2017 FeralpiSalò 7 (1)
2017–2018 Pistoiese 33 (1)
2019– Prato 8 (1)
International career
0000–2007 Uruguay U20 3 (0)
2006 Uruguay 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Surraco was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and at an early age decided to dedicate himself to sports. He was scouted at fifteen by Central Español, where he began his professional career in 2006.

In 2006, he was signed by Italian club Udinese.

In August 2007 he went on loan to Italian Serie B team F.C. Messina.

In March 2015, he returned to his native country to play for El Tanque Sisley.[2]

In August 2015, he was signed by Italian club U.S. Lecce. He scored 6 goals in 28 Lega Pro matches.

In July 2016 he was signed by Serie B side Ternana with a one-year deal.[3] He made 14 appearances in Serie B before moving to FeralpiSalò on 25 January 2017.[4] He picked number 9 shirt.[5]

Surraco joined A.C. Prato on 29 January 2019.[6]

International career

His talent caught the attention of the team coach and he was soon a regular starter for the team in the Uruguayan football league. At the same time he also impressed scouts for the Uruguay national football team, though he would have to wait a few years and join the U-20 team after he turned eighteen.

On 23 June 2007, he suffered a knee trauma and his participation in the upcoming 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was at one point in doubt, but eventually he played with the Uruguayan U20 team which drew 2–2 against Spain, beat Jordan 1–0, lost 2–0 against Zambia, and was eliminated in the second round losing 2–1 against the United States of America. Like his team mates Cavani and Suárez, Surraco played in all these games except against Zambia.[7]

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. "Juan Surraco pegó la vuelta de Italia para brillar en el fútbol uruguayo: "salir adelante y triunfar"" (in Spanish). Tenfield. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  3. "La Ternana ingaggia l'attaccante Juan Surraco" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Surraco è verdeblu!" (in Italian). FeralpiSalò. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. "Surraco prende il numero 9!" (in Italian). FeralpiSalò. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. Il Prato chiude il calcio mercato con il botto: preso l’ estroso attaccante Juan Surraco, tvprato.it, 29 January 2019
  7. Juan Surraco – FIFA competition record (archived)
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