Sebastián Driussi

Sebastián Driussi (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan ˈdɾjusi]; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC, where he serves as captain.

"Driussi" redirects here. For the Italian politician, see Gualtiero Driussi.
Sebastián Driussi
Driussi with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2020
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Driussi[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996[2]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Austin FC
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2013 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 River Plate 67 (21)
2017–2021 Zenit Saint Petersburg 95 (21)
2021– Austin FC 79 (38)
International career‡
2013–2014 Argentina U17 15 (7)
2015 Argentina U20 8 (1)
Medal record
Argentina U20
First placeSouth American U-20 Championship2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2015

Club career

River Plate

On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Plate as a starter in an Argentine Primera División match against Argentinos Juniors, playing 73 minutes in a 1–0 victory.[4] His first league goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Unión de Santa on 8 March 2015.[5]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 8 July 2017, Driussi joined Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-year deal.[6] The transfer fee was €15 million.[7] He scored his first goal for Zenit on 22 July 2017 in a brace against FC Rubin Kazan.[8] His second goal came in the same game at stoppage time from a cross by teammate Domenico Criscito which helped them win their second fixture of the season under Roberto Mancini. On 4 May 2019, he scored a late equalizer in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny that secured the 2018–19 Russian Premier League championship for Zenit.[9][10]

On 26 July 2021, Driussi bought out the remaining year of his contract with Zenit St.Petersburg, and left the club.[11]

Austin FC

Driussi signed with Major League Soccer club Austin FC on 29 July 2021 as a designated player.[12] He made his debut on 7 August 2021 against FC Dallas, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute in the 2–0 defeat.[13] Driussi scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 3–1 home victory against the Portland Timbers.[14] On 16 April 2022, Driussi became the first Austin FC player to score 10 goals for the club in a comeback road win at D.C. United.

Driussi was named one of 26 players to make the 2022 MLS All-Star team.[15] On 14 February 2023, Driussi signed a new 3-year contract with Austin FC through the end of the 2025 season, with an option for the 2026 season.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 October 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 20—30——50
2014 Argentine Primera División 100—0051—151
2015 Argentine Primera División 184—1[lower-alpha 3]0803[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]0284
2016 Argentine Primera División 80—6261—203
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 2917—1[lower-alpha 3]063003620
Total 6721—1122553010628
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 275—10121—406
2018–19 Russian Premier League 2711—11141—4213
2019–20 Russian Premier League 254—20501[lower-alpha 7]0334
2020–21 Russian Premier League 161—00511[lower-alpha 7]0222
2021–22 Russian Premier League 00—00001[lower-alpha 7]010
Total 9521—413633013825
Austin FC 2021[19] MLS 175————175
2022[20] MLS 34223[lower-alpha 8]310——3825
2023[21] MLS 28110000121[lower-alpha 9]03013
Total 7938331012108543
Career total 241803316362107332999
  1. Includes Copa Argentina, Russian Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. Includes Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, UEFA Europa League, and CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in Supercopa Argentina
  4. Appearance(s) in Suruga Bank Championship
  5. Appearance(s) in Supercopa Euroamericana
  6. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  8. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  9. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Honours

River Plate

Argentina U20

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. "Sebastian Driussi forward FC Zenit, biography, photo, video, goal, interview".
  3. Sebastián Driussi at Russian Premier League
  4. "River Plate vs. Argentinos Juniors 1 - 0". Soccerway. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. "River Plate vs. Unión Santa Fe 2 - 2". Soccerway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. "Sebastian Driussi joins Zenit!". en.fc-zenit.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. "Sebastián Driussi set for €15 million move to Zenit". 23 June 2017.
  8. "Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rubin Kazan". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. "Akhmat Grozny v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  10. "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  11. "Sebastian Driussi leaves Zenit". fc-zenit.ru/. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. "Austin FC signs Argentine midfielder Sebastian Driussi". ESPN. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. "FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC". Soccerway.
  14. Craven, Mike (21 August 2021). "At the whistle: Austin FC demolishes Portland in 3-1 win at Q2 Stadium". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  15. austinfc. "Sebastián Driussi Selected to 2022 Major League Soccer All-Star Team | Austin FC". austinfc. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  16. austinfc. "Austin FC, Sebastián Driussi Agree To New Multi-Year Contract | Austin FC". austinfc. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  17. Sebastián Driussi at Soccerway
  18. Sebastián Driussi at Major League Soccer
  19. "2021 Stats". Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  20. "2022 Stats". Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  21. "2023 Stats". Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  22. "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  23. "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
  24. "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  25. ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
  26. "Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
  27. "Austin FC star Sebastián Driussi named Player of the Month for April". Major League Soccer. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  28. "Austin FC star Sebastián Driussi named July Player of the Month". Major League Soccer. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  29. "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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