Benjamín Kuscevic
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Universidad Católica | ||
2014–2015 | → Real Madrid (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2020 | Universidad Católica | 66 | (3) |
2020– | Palmeiras | 25 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Chile | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:14, 17 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018 |
Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo (Croatian pronunciation: [běːɲamin kûʃtʃeʋitɕ xaramîʎo];[1][2] born 2 May 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Palmeiras as a centre-back.
Career[]
Universidad Católica[]
Kuscevic joined Universidad Católica's youth setup in 2011, from Unión Española. After progressing through the youth setup, he signed a professional contract with the club in 2013. Kuscevic made his first team debut on 18 May 2014, in a match against Curicó Unido for the 2014–15 Copa Chile.[3]
Loan to Real Madrid[]
On 29 August 2014, Kuscevic moved on loan to Real Madrid, for one year.[4][5] The move was made official on 2 September, and he was initially assigned in the Juvenil A squad.
Return to Católica[]
In June 2015, Kuscevic returned to Católica and was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Mario Salas. In his first division debut, he played the full game in a 4–2 win against Universidad de Concepción on 6 February 2016.[6]
Palmeiras[]
On 4 November 2020, Kuscevic signed a five-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Palmeiras.[7]
International career[]
Kuscevic is eligible to play for either the Croatia or Chile national teams, due to his Croatian origins. After representing Chile at under-17 level,[8] he was called to the full squad for friendlies against Serbia and Poland, but did not feature in either match.
Kuscevic made his full international debut on 20 November 2018, in a friendly against Honduras, after coming on as a late substitute for Gary Medel.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 3 March 2022.[10]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad Católica | 2014-15 | Primera División | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2015-16 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2016-17 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
2017 | Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 10 | 2 | |||
Primera División | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||||
2019 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
2020 | Primera División | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 6 | ||
Palmeiras | 2020 | Série A | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2021 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Total | 88 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 6 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ 4 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 1 in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana
International[]
- As of 1 February 2022.[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Chile | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Universidad Católica
- Palmeiras
References[]
- ^ "Bénjamin". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "kȕš2". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEBUTÓ CON UN TRIUNFO ANTE CURICÓ UNIDO". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Real Madrid seal Varela loan". ESPN.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Cappelli, Dino; @dinocappelli (9 February 2016). "Kuscevic, un juvenil chileno que prefiere la UC antes que Real Madrid". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Recuperó el liderato: U. Católica derrotó a la U.de Conce en el CAP". Prensafútbol. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Palmeiras contrata zagueiro chileno Kuscevic, ex-Universidad Católica-CHI" [Palmeiras sign Chilean stopper Kuscevic, formerly of Universidad Católica-CHI] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Chile Sub-17 tiene nómina para el Sudamericano". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Chile v Honduras game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
- ^ Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
External links[]
- Profile at Real Madrid
- Benjamín Kuscevic at National-Football-Teams.com
- Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Chile youth international footballers
- Chile under-20 international footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- 2015 South American Youth Football Championship players
- People from Santiago
- Chilean people of Croatian descent
- Association football central defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Chilean football defender stubs