Santiago Arzamendia

Santiago Arzamendia Duarte (born 5 May 1998) is professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cerro Porteño, on loan from La Liga club Cádiz. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arzamendia and the second or maternal family name is Duarte.
Santiago Arzamendia
Personal information
Full name Santiago Arzamendia Duarte
Date of birth (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998[1]
Place of birth Wanda, Argentina[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
(on loan from Cádiz)
Youth career
2011–2015 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Cerro Porteño 99 (6)
2021– Cádiz 26 (1)
2023– → Cerro Porteño (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2020 Paraguay U23 3 (0)
2019– Paraguay 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Club career

Born to Paraguayan parents in Wanda, in the Argentine province of Misiones, Arzamendia moved to Paraguay at age 13 and joined Cerro Porteño after passing the try outs.[2] He made his debut as a senior for them during the 2015 campaign.

On 8 July 2021, Arzamendia signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Cádiz CF.[3] On 7 July 2023, he renewed his contract until 2026, being loaned back to his former club Cerro for a year.[4]

International career

Eligible to play for Argentina or Paraguay, Arzamendia chose the latter in late September 2018.[2] He made his debut for the Paraguay on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mexico, as a starter.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2017 Primera División 130001[lower-alpha 1]000140
2018 Primera División 324208[lower-alpha 2]100425
2019 Primera División 260009[lower-alpha 2]100351
2020 Primera División 180004[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0230
2021 Primera División 102006[lower-alpha 2]000162
Total 99620280101258
Cádiz 2021–22 La Liga 14130––171
2022–23 La Liga 11010––120
Total 2514000–291
Career total 124760280101599
  1. Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance in the Paraguayan Primera División Play-offs

International
As of match played 23 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201980
2021110
202240
Total220

References
  1. "Primera" (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "Santiago Arzamendia, el futbolista que le dijo que no a la selección argentina y jugará en Paraguay" (in Spanish). La Nación. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. "Santiago Arzamendia, tercer fichaje 21/22" [Santiago Arzamendia, third 21/22 signing] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "Arzamendia renueva y es cedido al Cerro Porteño" [Arzamendia renews and is loaned to Cerro Porteño] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
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