Santiago Arzamendia

Santiago Arzamendia
Personal information
Full name	Santiago Arzamendia Duarte
Date of birth	5 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Wanda, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Estudiantes
Number	15
Youth career
2011–2015	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2021	Cerro Porteño
2021–2024	Cádiz
2023–2024	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)
2024–	Estudiantes
International career‡
2020	Paraguay U23
2019–	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:37, 11 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Santiago Arzamendia Duarte (born 5 May 1998) is professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine club Estudiantes. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Born to Paraguayan parents in Wanda, in the Argentine province of Misiones, Arzamendia moved to Paraguay at age 13 and joined Cerro Porteño after passing the try outs.^[2] He made his debut as a senior for them during the 2015 campaign.

On 8 July 2021, Arzamendia signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Cádiz CF.^[3] On 7 July 2023, he renewed his contract until 2026, being loaned back to his former club Cerro for a year.^[4]

International career

Eligible to play for Argentina or Paraguay, Arzamendia chose the latter in late September 2018.^[2] He made his debut for the Paraguay on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mexico, as a starter.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cerro Porteño	2017	Primera División	13	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	0	0	14	0
	2018	Primera División	32	4	2	0	8^[b]	1	0	0	42	5
	2019	Primera División	26	0	0	0	9^[b]	1	0	0	35	1
	2020	Primera División	18	0	0	0	4^[b]	0	1^[c]	0	23	0
	2021	Primera División	10	2	0	0	6^[b]	0	0	0	16	2
	Total		99	6	2	0	28	0	1	0	125	8
Cádiz	2021–22	La Liga	14	1	3	0	–		–		17	1
	2022–23	La Liga	12	0	1	0	–		–		13	0
	Total		26	1	4	0	0	0	–		29	1
Cerro Porteño	2023	Primera División	19	3	2	0	–		–		21	3
	2024	Primera División	20	0	0	0	6^[b]	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		39	3	2	0	6	0	0	0	47	3
Estudiantes	2024	Primera División	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			171	10	8	0	34	0	1	0	208	12

^ Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance in the Paraguayan Primera División Play-offs

International

As of match played 10 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Paraguay	2019	8
	2021	11
	2022	11
	2024	1
Total		31

Honours

Estudiantes

Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2024^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Primera" (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Santiago Arzamendia, el futbolista que le dijo que no a la selección argentina y jugará en Paraguay" (in Spanish). La Nación. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "Santiago Arzamendia, tercer fichaje 21/22" [Santiago Arzamendia, third 21/22 signing] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "Arzamendia renueva y es cedido al Cerro Porteño" [Arzamendia renews and is loaned to Cerro Porteño] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
^ "El Trofeo es del Pincha | Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (in Spanish). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.

External links

Santiago Arzamendia at National-Football-Teams.com
Santiago Arzamendia at Soccerway

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[6] Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana

[Copa_Libertadores-7] Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

[8] Appearance in the Paraguayan Primera División Play-offs

[CP-1] "Primera" (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[LN-2] "Santiago Arzamendia, el futbolista que le dijo que no a la selección argentina y jugará en Paraguay" (in Spanish). La Nación. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[3] "Santiago Arzamendia, tercer fichaje 21/22" [Santiago Arzamendia, third 21/22 signing] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[4] "Arzamendia renueva y es cedido al Cerro Porteño" [Arzamendia renews and is loaned to Cerro Porteño] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[5] "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.

[9] "El Trofeo es del Pincha | Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (in Spanish). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.

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