Benjamín Kuscevic
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Universidad Católica | ||
2014–2015 | → Real Madrid (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | Universidad Católica | 66 | (3) |
2020– | Palmeiras | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018 |
Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [běːɲamin kûʃtʃeʋitɕ xaramîʎo];[1][2] born 2 May 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Palmeiras as a central defender.
Career
Universidad Católica
He arrived at Universidad Católica in 2011, at the age of 15 years, from Union Española, entering through a massive test, after integrating at U-15. UC Cup champion U17 2013 being a starter in the tournament will be crowned. Thanks to their good performances is nominated for the U-17s.[3] That same year signed a professional contract with the club. He debuted on 18 May 2014, in a match against Curicó Unido for the 2014–15 Copa Chile.[4]
Real Madrid
The August 29, 2014 is on loan for one year at Real Madrid.[5][6] and September 2 and confirmed he will play in the first youth team.
Return to Católica
In June 2016, back to Católica and it is considered by the DT Mario Salas to the first team. His first division debut was against playing the full 90 minutes of the game in the win for 4–2 against Universidad de Concepción.[7]
Palmeiras
In November 2020, Benjamín signed with Palmeiras from Brazil to compete in the 2020/2021 season.
International career
Because of his Croatian origins, he is eligible to play for either Croatia or Chile. He was called to the Chilean squad for friendlies against Serbia and Poland, although he made no appearance. He made his debut for the team on 20 November 2018 in a friendly against Honduras, as an added-time substitute for Gary Medel.[8]
Honors
Club
- Universidad Católica
- Primera División de Chile (4): 2016–C, 2016–A, 2018, 2019
- Supercopa de Chile (2): 2016, 2019
- Palmeiras
References
- ^ "Bénjamin". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "kȕš2". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chile Sub-17 tiene nómina para el Sudamericano". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEBUTÓ CON UN TRIUNFO ANTE CURICÓ UNIDO". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Real Madrid seal Varela loan". ESPN.com. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ Cappelli, Dino; @dinocappelli (2016-02-09). "Kuscevic, un juvenil chileno que prefiere la UC antes que Real Madrid". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Recuperó el liderato: U. Católica derrotó a la U.de Conce en el CAP". Prensafútbol. 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Chile v Honduras game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
External links
- Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway
- Profile at Real Madrid
- Benjamín Kuscevic at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Chile youth international footballers
- Chile under-20 international footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- 2015 South American Youth Football Championship players
- People from Santiago
- Chilean people of Croatian descent
- Association football central defenders
- Chilean football defender stubs