Diego Arismendi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Diego Arismendi Ciapparetta | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Club Nacional | 55 | (2) |
| 2009– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Barnsley (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Uruguay | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:12, 5 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Hugo Diego Arismendi Ciapparetta[1] (born 25 January 1988) is a Uruguayan footballer playing for English Premier League side Stoke City. He also plays for the Uruguayan national team. He completed a £2.6 million deal on 31 August 2009 from Nacional.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Stoke City
On 29 August 2009 it was reported that Arismendi had agreed personal terms and passed a medical with Stoke City. It was then announced late on the 31 August 2009 that he had signed for a fee of £2.6 million possibly rising to £4.8 million. [2] Arismendi made his Stoke debut in a 4–3 win over Blackpool in the League Cup on 22 September 2009. He was substituted at half-time due to an injury.[3]
On the 2 March 2010 Arismendi joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan linking up with fellow country man Gus Poyet.[4] His time on the south coast was overshadowed by injury as he endured a miserable time which ended with a red card against MK Dons in his final game for the club. On 12 July 2010 Arismendi joined championship side Barnsley on a season long loan.[5] He scored his first goal in English football against Leeds United in a 5–2 win for Barnsley.[6]
[edit] International career
He received his first international cap in a friendly match against Norway on 28 May 2008 followed up by his second in a World Cup qualifer against Bolivia both games finished 2–2.
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 21 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09 | 24 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 55 | 2 | – | – | 23 | 2 | 78 | 4 | |||
| Stoke City | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2010–11 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Career total | 92 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 122 | 5 | |
[edit] Personal life
Since moving to England, Arismendi has been branded a 'noise pest' after forcing his neighbour to move due to hosting late night parties.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2009 and 30/09/2009". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/RegList_September09.ashx/RegList_September09.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Uruguayan Star Joins Potters". Stoke City FC. 31 August 2009. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1783834,00.html. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Stoke City 4–3 Blackpool". Stoke City FC (Stoke City). http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1981584,00.html. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Diego Joins Brighton". Stoke City FC (Stoke City). 22 September 2009. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~50800,00.html. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ "Arismendi's Loan Move To Barnsley". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2089872,00.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Barnsley 5–2 Leeds". BBC Sport. 14 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8989249.stm. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Premiership footballer Diego Arismendi's late night parties 'forced neighbour to move out'". Telegraph (London). 19 February 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7263104/Premiership-footballer-Diego-Arismendis-late-night-parties-forced-neighbour-to-move-out.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Diego Arismendi career stats at Soccerbase
- Diego Arismendi profile at stokecityfc.com
- Diego Arismendi at ESPN Soccernet
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Montevideo
- Uruguayan people of Basque descent
- Uruguayan people of Italian descent
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguay international footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
