Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sebastián Driussi [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 February 1996||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Austin FC | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | River Plate | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013–2017 | River Plate | 67 | (21) |
2017–2021 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 95 | (21) |
2021– | Austin FC | 85 | (40) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Argentina U17 | 15 | (7) |
2015 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2015 |
Sebastián Driussi (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan ˈdɾjusi]; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC, where he serves as captain.
On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Plate as a starter in an Argentine Primera División match against Argentinos Juniors, playing 73 minutes in a 1–0 victory. [4] His first league goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Unión de Santa on 8 March 2015. [5]
On 8 July 2017, Driussi joined Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-year deal. [6] The transfer fee was €15 million. [7] He scored his first goal for Zenit on 22 July 2017 in a brace against FC Rubin Kazan. [8] His second goal came in the same game at stoppage time from a cross by teammate Domenico Criscito which helped them win their second fixture of the season under Roberto Mancini. On 4 May 2019, he scored a late equalizer in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny that secured the 2018–19 Russian Premier League championship for Zenit. [9] [10]
On 26 July 2021, Driussi bought out the remaining year of his contract with Zenit St.Petersburg, and left the club. [11]
Driussi signed with Major League Soccer club Austin FC on 29 July 2021 as a designated player. [12] He made his debut on 7 August 2021 against FC Dallas, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute in the 2–0 defeat. [13] Driussi scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 3–1 home victory against the Portland Timbers. [14] On 16 April 2022, Driussi became the first Austin FC player to score 10 goals for the club in a comeback road win at D.C. United.
Driussi was named one of 26 players to make the 2022 MLS All-Star team. [15] On 14 February 2023, Driussi signed a new 3-year contract with Austin FC through the end of the 2025 season, with an option for the 2026 season. [16]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
River Plate | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2014 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2015 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 4 | 1 [c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 [d] [e] [f] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
2016 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 17 | 1 [c] | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 | |
Total | 67 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 28 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 40 | 6 | |
2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 42 | 13 | ||
2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 [g] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 [g] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [g] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 95 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 25 | ||
Austin FC | 2021 [19] | MLS | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
2022 [20] | MLS | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [h] | 3 | 38 | 25 | ||
2023 [21] | MLS | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 [i] | 0 | 30 | 13 | |
2024 [22] | MLS | 6 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
Total | 85 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 91 | 45 | ||
Career total | 247 | 82 | 16 | 3 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 336 | 101 |
River Plate
Argentina U20
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Individual