Claudio Nicolás Bravo (born 13 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claudio Nicolás Bravo | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 25)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back[3] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Portland Timbers | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Banfield | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Banfield | 49 | (0) |
2020– | Portland Timbers | 49 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020–2021 | Argentina U23 | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021 |
After starting out at a local team in Villa Rita, Lomas de Zamora, Bravo later joined the academy of Banfield; having previously had trials with Vélez Sarsfield, Lanús and Los Andes.[4] At senior level, he was an unused substitute once during the 2016 Primera División season, which preceded his professional debut arriving on 24 September 2017 as Banfield put four unanswered goals past Rosario Central away from home.[1][5] Eight further appearances followed in 2017–18.[1] He featured in continental football for the first time in July 2018, playing the full duration of a second stage first leg loss to Boston River.[1][6] He was sent off in his last match for the club on 4 December 2020 versus Rosario Central.[1]
On 17 December 2020, Bravo joined Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers for an undisclosed fee.[7]
In November 2015, Bravo was selected to train with the Argentina U20s under manager Humberto Grondona.[8] September 2019 saw Bravo receive a call-up to the U23s for a friendly with Bolivia.[9] For the latter, Bravo appeared six times at the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament; which they won.[1][10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Banfield | 2016 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2020–21[nb 1] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
Portland Timbers | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
Total | 49 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
Career total | 98 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 |
Argentina U23[1]
Portland Timbers – current squad | |
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Argentina men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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