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
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 19
Youth career
0000 Deportivo Luján
2017–2023 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– River Plate 5 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Argentina U17 20 (12)
2024– Argentina U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:43, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Claudio Jeremías Echeverri (born 2 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.

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] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[6]

On 22 December 2023, during a post-match interview after conquering the Trofeo de Campeones with River Plate, Echeverri announced that he would not renew his contract with the club, which expires on 31 December 2024.[7]

International career

Echeverri has represented Argentina at under-17 level.[1] On 24 November 2023, in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over rivals Brazil.[8]

Style of play

Nicknamed El Diablito (Spanish: little devil)[9] 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][10][11] 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 December 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa Argentina Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2023 Argentine Primera División 5000001[lower-alpha 1]060
Career total 5000001060

Honours

River Plate

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Claudio Echeverri at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 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). Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Sanderson, Tom (23 December 2023). "'New Messi' FC Barcelona Target Claudio Echeverri Confirms He Won't Renew River Plate Contract". Forbes. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Argentina venció 3–0 a Brasil y se metió en las semifinales del Mundial Sub 17" [Argentina beat Brazil 3–0 and reach the semifinals of the Under 17 World Cup] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "¿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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Claudio Echeverri at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup awards". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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