Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Deportiva Juvenil | |||
| 2008 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2009 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 2010 | Independiente DV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Independiente DV | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Barcelona SC | 77 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | VfB Stuttgart | 18 | (1) |
| 2016– | FC Dallas | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Ecuador U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ecuador U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | Ecuador | 17 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:06, 8 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkarlos ˈɣɾweso]; born 19 April 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. He is the son of Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez.
He is described by FIFA's official website as "a technically adept holding midfielder and a precise passer of the ball".[1]
Club career
He began his career with Independiente del Valle before joining Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC.[1]
Gruezo went on trial for VfB Stuttgart in their pre season friendlies in South Africa.[2] On 30 January 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Stuttgart.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 victory over Freiburg on 28 November 2014, becoming the first Ecuadorian to score in the Bundesliga.[4] In 2015 however, he lost his spot in the starting lineup and only had a few more appearances for Stuttgart.
He moved to FC Dallas on 23 January 2016.[5]
Club Statistics
- As of 24 September 2014[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barcelona | 2012 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 2013 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| FC Dallas | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4 | |
International career
He played for Ecuador at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the 2013 South American Youth Championship.
Gruezo made his debut for the Ecuador national football team on 17 May 2014, coming in as a second-half substitute for Christian Noboa against the Netherlands. On 6 June, he was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Honours
Club
- Barcelona Sporting Club
- Serie A de Ecuador: 2012
- FC Dallas
- US Open Cup: 2016
- Supporters' Shield: 2016
References
- 1 2 "Carlos GRUEZO". FIFA. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2014/testspiel-vasco-da-gama-vfb/page/2792-1-1-.html?f2
- ↑ "Gruezo makes the move to VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ↑ "STUTTGART RISE ON STEVENS' RETURN". bundesliga.com. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Carlos Gruezo wechselt in die USA" [Carlos Gruezo goes to the USA]. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Ecuador squad for 2014 World Cup: the 23 chosen by Reinaldo Rueda". The Guardian. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
- Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda at fifa.com
- Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda at ecuafutbol.org
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