Iván Erquiaga (born 26 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Latvian Higher League club Riga FC.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Erquiaga | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vivoratá, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Riga FC | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensores de Vivoratá | |||
| Los Patos de Balcarce | |||
| Aldosivi | |||
| 2015–2018 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Estudiantes | 30 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Huracan (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Quilmes | 52 | (0) |
| 2024– | Riga FC | 26 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editErquiaga started his footballing career with spells at Defensores de Vivoratá, Los Patos de Balcarce and Aldosivi; prior to joining Estudiantes in 2015.[3][4][5] He was first an unused substitute for an Argentine Primera División fixture with Belgrano on 20 April 2018, prior to making his professional debut on 14 May during a 1–1 draw away to Rosario Central.[2][6] Erquiaga's next appearance coincided with his continental bow when he was selected for a Copa Libertadores encounter against Grêmio in August.[2][7][8]
On 17 February 2021, Erquiaga joined Huracan on a one-year loan with a purchase option of 1,200,000 dollars for 80% of his pass.[9] Erquiaga made a total of six appearances for Huracan, before returning to Estudiantes. In January 2022, Erquiaga joined Quilmes on a deal until the end of 2023.[10]
On 12 January 2024, Latvian club Riga FC announced the signing of Erquiaga.[11]
International career
editErquiaga has previously been selected by the Argentina U20s for training.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of 12 October 2018.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2017–18 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Two appearances in the 2018 Copa Libertadores
References
edit- ^ a b Iván Erquiaga at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - I. Erquiaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Erquiaga, de Los Patos a la Copa Libertadores: Es un gran jugador". Minuto Balcarce. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Por qué Erquiaga es único en el mundo?". Olé. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Del semillero: Erquiaga firmó su primer contrato". Estudiantes. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de IVAN ERQUIAGA". BDFA. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Quien es Iván Erquiaga?". El Dia. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Estudiantes me cambió la vida para bien". Estudiantes. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Iván Erquiaga es el segundo refuerzo del Globo, cahuracan.com, 17 February 2021
- ^ Iván Erquiaga es el segundo refuerzo de Quilmes, grupolaprovincia.com, 7 January 2022
- ^ ARGENTINIAN ERQUIAGA HAS JOINED THE CLUB, rigafc.lv/en, 12 January 2024
- ^ "Beccacece convocó al vivoratense Iván Erquiaga para el seleccionado argentino Sub 20". La Gazeta Marchiquita. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
External links
edit- Iván Erquiaga at Soccerway