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Juan Sebastián Sforza (born 14 February 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newell's Old Boys.[1][4]

Juan Sebastián Sforza

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth	Coronel Domínguez, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team	Newell's Old Boys
Number	13
Youth career
	Santa Teresita
	Unión de Álvarez
	Sarmiento
	Fundación Messi
2015–2020	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Newell's Old Boys	43	(2)
National team
	Argentina U15
2018–2019	Argentina U17	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:54, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Sforza began his career at the age of eight with Santa Teresita, before moving over to Unión de Álvarez and then Sarmiento.[3][5][4] He soon penned terms with Fundación Messi, an academy set up by Lionel Messi; Lionel's brother, Matías, became one of Sforza's agents in 2019.[3][6] In 2015, Sforza joined Newell's Old Boys.[7] He progressed through their academy for the next five years, notably captaining their reserves.[3] Sforza signed his first professional contract on 13 March 2019.[8] His breakthrough into the first-team wouldn't arrive for another twelve months, though would do so in late-2020 under manager Frank Darío Kudelka.[7]

Sforza's senior debut arrived on 19 December 2020 in a Copa de la Liga Profesional win away to Godoy Cruz, as the midfielder replaced Julián Fernández with four minutes remaining.[1] He had previously been an unused substitute five times in that competition.[1] His first career goal arrived soon after during a victory over Central Córdoba on 28 December.[1]

International career

Sforza represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level; as captain of both.[3] He was a part of the squad that won the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil, as he netted goals against invitees Czech Republic and, in the semi-finals, Peru.[3] After appearing for the U17s in a friendly with the United States in 2018, the midfielder was selected by Pablo Aimar in 2019 for the South American U-17 Championship in Peru and FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[1][3] He scored once, versus Uruguay, in eight appearances at the former as they won the trophy, before featuring four times at latter as they reached the round of sixteen.[1]

Career statistics

As of 28 December 2020.[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newell's Old Boys	2020–21[nb 1]	Primera División	2	1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	1
Career total			2	1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	1

Honours

Argentina U15[3]

• South American U-15 Championship: 2017

Argentina U17[1]

• South American U-17 Championship: 2019

Notes

References

External links

• Juan Sebastián Sforza at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Juan Sebastián Sforza

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[fr] Juan Sforza

Juan Sforza, né le 14 février 2002 à Rosario en Argentine, est un footballeur argentin qui évolue au poste de milieu central au Newell's Old Boys.

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[it] Juan Sforza

Juan Sebastián Sforza (Rosario, 14 febbraio 2002) è un calciatore argentino, centrocampista del Newell's Old Boys.

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[ru] Сфорса, Хуан

Хуан Себастьян Сфорса (исп. Juan Sebastián Sforza; 14 февраля 2002) — аргентинский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Ньюэллс Олд Бойз».

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