Sebastián Blanco

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Sebastián Blanco
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Personal information
Full name Sebastián Marcelo Blanco
Date of birth (1988-03-15) 15 March 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 10
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Lanús 128 (19)
2011–2014 Metalist Kharkiv 68 (10)
2014–2015 West Bromwich Albion 3 (0)
2015 → San Lorenzo (loan) 15 (1)
2015–2017 San Lorenzo 40 (8)
2017– Portland Timbers 130 (33)
National team
2009–2010 Argentina 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:12, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Sebastián Marcelo Blanco (born 15 March 1988) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers.

Club career[]

Blanco made his breakthrough into the Lanús first team in 2006. In 2007, he was part of the squad that won the 2007 Apertura championship, the first top flight league title in the club's history. On 30 August 2014, Blanco signed a two-year contract with the option of a third year with Premier League side West Brom.[2]

Blanco signed with the Argentine team San Lorenzo de Almagro for the 2016–17 season and went on to play 853 minutes for the side.[3]

On 2 February 2017 Blanco was transferred from San Lorenzo to the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Blanco was signed as a Designated Player.[4] His contract as a Designated Player was extended on 29 October 2019.[5]

International career[]

On 20 May 2009, Blanco made his debut for the Argentine national team in a friendly match against Panama,[6] coming on as a second-half substitute.

Career statistics[]

International[]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 5 May 2010 , Cutral Có, Argentina  Haiti 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Lanús
San Lorenzo
Portland Timbers

Individual

  • MLS is Back Tournament Player of the Tournament: 2020[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile Sebastián Blanco". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Sebastian Blanco: West Brom sign Argentine winger". BBC Sport. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Sebastian Blanco". Timbers.com. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Despite lengthy signing process, Timbers thrilled to have Sebastian Blanco". MLSSoccer.com. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Portland Timbers sign midfielder Sebastian Blanco to multi-year contract extension". Timbers.com. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Blanco: The next star of Argentinean football". IMScouting. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Dario Zuparic goal clinches MLS Back is Tournament for Portland Timbers". The Guardian. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Portland Timbers star Sebastian Blanco named MLS is Back Player of the Tournament presented by adidas". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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