Sebastián Blanco
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sebastián Marcelo Blanco | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Timbers | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lanús | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Lanús | 128 | (19) |
2011–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | 68 | (10) |
2014–2015 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2015–2017 | San Lorenzo | 40 | (8) |
2017– | Portland Timbers | 103 | (26) |
International career | |||
2009–2010 | Argentina | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2020 |
Sebastián Marcelo Blanco (born 15 March 1988) is an Argentine footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.
Club career
Blanco made his breakthrough into the Lanús first team in 2006. In 2007, he was part of the squad that won the 2007 Apertura championship, the first top flight league title in the club's history. On 30 August 2014, Blanco signed a two-year contract with the option of a third year with Premier League side West Brom.[2]
Blanco signed with the Argentine team San Lorenzo de Almagro for the 2016-2017 season and went on to play 853 minutes for the side.[3]
On February 2, 2017 Blanco was transferred from San Lorenzo to the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Blanco was signed as a Designated Player.[4] His contract as a Designated Player was extended on October 29, 2019.[5]
International career
On 20 May 2009, Blanco made his debut for the Argentine national team in a friendly match against Panama,[6] coming on as a second-half substitute.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 5 May 2010 | Estadio Coloso del Ruca Quimey, Cutral Có, Argentina | Haiti | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Lanús
- San Lorenzo
- Portland Timbers
Individual
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile Sebastián Blanco". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Sebastian Blanco: West Brom sign Argentine winger". BBC Sport. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Player Profile: Sebastian Blanco". Timbers.com. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Despite lengthy signing process, Timbers thrilled to have Sebastian Blanco". MLSSoccer.com. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Portland Timbers sign midfielder Sebastian Blanco to multi-year contract extension". Timbers.com. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Sebastian Blanco: The next star of Argentinean football". IMScouting. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "Dario Zuparic goal clinches MLS Back is Tournament for Portland Timbers". The Guardian. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Portland Timbers star Sebastian Blanco named MLS is Back Player of the Tournament presented by adidas". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Club Atlético Lanús profile (in Spanish)
- Sebastian Marcelo Blanco at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Unofficial website (in Spanish)
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Lomas de Zamora
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- FC Metalist Kharkiv players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Portland Timbers players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Premier League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Argentine football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs