Xavier Arreaga
![]() Arreaga with Barcelona in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Xavier Ricardo Arreaga Bermello[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 September 1994||
Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | Unión Española de Guayaquil | ||
2012 | Halley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Halley | 12 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Manta | 55 | (3) |
2015–2019 | Barcelona SC | 79 | (8) |
2019–2024 | Seattle Sounders FC | 101 | (3) |
2023 | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2024– | New England Revolution | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Ecuador | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022 |
Xavier Ricardo Arreaga Bermello (born 28 September 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the Ecuador national team.[2]
Career
Arreaga made his debut for Ecuador on 20 November 2018 in a match against Panama.[3]
After four seasons with Barcelona S.C. in the Ecuadorian Serie A, Arreaga was signed by the Sounders on 7 May 2019.[4] He joined the team later that month as a replacement for retiring defender Chad Marshall and made his debut on 26 May 2019 against Sporting Kansas City.[5]
On April 23, 2024, Arreaga was traded to the New England Revolution in return for a 2025 international roster spot and $75,000 in General Allocation Money "if certain performance metrics are met."[6] He made his first appearance, and first start, for the Revolution on April 27, 2024, in a 4-1 loss to Inter Miami CF.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 May 2021
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manta | 2014[2] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2015[8] | Ecuadorian Serie B | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 3 | |||
Total | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
Barcelona SC | 2016[2] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | |
2017[2] | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
2018[2] | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
2019[2] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 79 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 9 | ||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2019[9] | MLS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
2020[9] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2021[9] | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
Total | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 3 | ||
Career total | 188 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 207 | 15 |
3 leagues cup 2021
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
International
- As of 28 March 2023[10]
Ecuador | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 1 |
2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 4 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 20 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
4–0 | 6–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Barcelona S.C.
- Ecuadorian Serie A: 2016
Seattle Sounders FC
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2022[12]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Xavier Arreaga at Soccerway
- ^ "Ecuador ganó 2–1 a Panama en amistoso preparatorio en el Capwell" (in Spanish). El Universo. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Sounders FC completes deadline day haul by adding Xavier Arreaga and Joevin Jones to roster" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (23 May 2019). "On heels of Chad Marshall's retirement, Ecuadorian defender Xavier Arreaga joins Sounders". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "New England Revolution acquire Xavier Arreaga from Seattle Sounders". 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Recap : Record crowd of 65,612 fills Gillette Stadium, but Revs suffer 4-1 loss to Inter Miami CF". 28 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Xavier Arreaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c Xavier Arreaga at Major League Soccer
- ^ Xavier Arreaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Lodeiro, Dinenno headline 2022 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
External links
- Xavier Arreaga profile at Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Guayaquil
- Ecuadorian people of Basque descent
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Ecuadorian Serie B players
- Manta F.C. footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- New England Revolution players
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Ecuadorian football defender stubs