Claudio Echeverri

Claudio Jeremías Echeverri (born 2 January 2006) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a forward for River Plate.

Claudio Echeverri
Personal information
Full name Claudio Jeremías Echeverri[1]
Date of birth (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006
Place of birth Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
Youth career
0000 Deportivo Luján
2017– River Plate
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Argentina U17 5 (3)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2023

Club career

Born in Resistencia, Chaco Province, Echeverri started his career with Deportivo Luján, before trialling with River Plate at the end of 2016, going on to sign officially the following year.[2] He first rose to international attention in the footballing world for his performances at a children's tournament in Venice, Italy with River. Despite his team finishing third in the tournament, he scored nine goals in six games, stating "The truth is that we are not happy [finishing third], we wanted to be champions".[3]

In October 2022, he scored on his debut for River's reserve team against Patronato.[4] He signed his first professional contract with River in December of the same year.[2][5]

International career

Echeverri has represented Argentina at under-17 level.[1]

Style of play

Nicknamed El Diablito (Spanish: little devil)[6] after former Bolivian international footballer Marco Etcheverry, who was nicknamed El Diablo, as the two share "devilish" dribbling, pace in one-on-one situations, and a powerful shot, as well as a similar last name.[2][7][8] He has listed Lionel Messi and former River player Juan Fernando Quintero as two players he idolises,[2] while he has stated that he models his game on Matías Suárez.[5]

References
  1. Claudio Echeverri at WorldFootball.net
  2. "River blindó a su joya: le puso una cláusula de 25 millones de dólares al Diablito Echeverri" [River shielded its jewel: it put a clause of 25 million dollars on Diablito Echeverri]. tn.com.ar (in Spanish). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. "El Diablito Echeverri: la nueva joya de River es un chaqueño de 11 años" [El Diablito Echeverri: River's new jewel is an 11-year-old from Chaco]. clarin.com (in Spanish). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. Hirschbrand, Gastón (26 October 2022). "Cinco cosas que no sabías de "Diablito" Echeverri, la joyita que River Plate blindará" [Five things you didn't know about "Diablito" Echeverri, the jewel that River Plate will shield]. 90min.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. Ruiz, Pascual (28 December 2022). "River blinda a su joya: Claudio Echeverri firma su primer contrato profesional" [River shields its jewel: Claudio Echeverri signs his first professional contract]. ar.marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. "Quién es Claudio Echeverri, el pibe de River que deslumbró en Italia: tiene 11 años y sus goles son furor en las redes sociales" [Who is Claudio Echeverri, the River boy who dazzled in Italy: he is 11 years old and his goals are all the rage on social networks]. lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. "¿Quién es el 'Diablito' Echeverri que destaca en el fútbol argentino?" [Who is the 'Diablito' Echeverri who stands out in Argentine soccer?]. la-razon.com (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. Vázquez, Antonio (28 December 2022). "Quién es Claudio Echeverri, la joya de las juveniles de River que firma primer contrato con una cláusula millonaria" [Who is Claudio Echeverri, the jewel of River's youth who signs the first contract with a million-dollar clause]. goal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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