![]() Boselli playing for
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Full name | Juan Sebastián Boselli Graf | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 December 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | River Plate | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Uruguay U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 2 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 |
Juan Sebastián Boselli Graf (born 4 December 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club River Plate. [1]
Boselli was born on 4 December 2003 in Montevideo, Uruguay to Pablo Boselli and Erika Graf. Many of his relatives are professional athletes; Pablo is a former padel player who captained the Uruguay national padel team in the 2008 Padel World Championship. He currently works as a football agent. [2] Erika is a professional swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [3] His older brothers, Juan Martín and Juan Manuel, are also professional footballers, the latter of whom has also represented Uruguay on the international stage. [4] Boselli is of paternal Italian descent and holds an Italian passport, [5] whereas his mother is of German heritage.
Boselli is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. [6] He made his professional debut for the club on 7 September 2022 in a Uruguay Cup 1–0 victory against Racing Club de Montevideo. [7] His team subsequently ended up winning the competition. [8]
On 23 August 2023, an agreement was announced by River Plate to sign Boselli. [9] The unveiling was published on River Plate's social media platforms on 29 August. [10] Boselli made his official debut with the club on 9 December against Rosario Central in the semifinals of the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, but would lose on penalties. [11] On 22 December, he was once again called for the starting lineup in a rematch against Rosario Central, this time for the 2023 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional. Boselli played the whole match and was praised for his performance; River eventually won 2-0 for their 71st title. [12]
Boselli is a Uruguayan youth international, most notably being one of the standout players of the Uruguay national under-20 football team in the 2023 South American Youth Championship. [13] [14] He was then a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. [15] [16] In June 2023, Boselli received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba. [17] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament under Marcelo Bielsa. [18]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Other | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Defensor Sporting | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2023 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Defensor Sporting
River Plate
Uruguay U20
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