Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1995)
Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈɣɾweso]; born 19 April 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or central defender for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes and the Ecuador national team. He is the son of Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez.[2]
_(cropped).jpg) Gruezo with Ecuador in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 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) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Dallas | 98 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | FC Augsburg | 69 | (0) |
| 2023– | San Jose Earthquakes | 47 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Ecuador U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ecuador U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | Ecuador | 63 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2024 | |||
Club career
changeHe began his career with Independiente del Valle before joining Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC.[3]
Gruezo went on trial for VfB Stuttgart in their pre season friendlies in South Africa.[4] On 30 January 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Stuttgart.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
On 2 July 2019, Gruezo returned to Germany, joining FC Augsburg on a five-year-deal.[8]
International career
changeHe 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.[9]
International goals
change- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 November 2020 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |  Bolivia
|
3–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of 10 March 2019[10]
| 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 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 186 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6 | |
Honours
changeClub
changeBarcelona S.C.
- Serie A de Ecuador: 2012
FC Dallas
- US Open Cup: 2016
- Supporters' Shield: 2016
References
change- ↑ "Carlos Gruezo". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "El debut de Gruezo emocionó a su padre". El Comercio.
- ↑ "Carlos GRUEZO". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ↑ "VfB Stuttgart 1893 e.V. - 2014 begins with a win". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ "Gruezo makes the move to VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 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. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "FCA verpflichtet Gruezo" (in German). FC Augsburg. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "Ecuador squad for 2014 World Cup: the 23 chosen by Reinaldo Rueda". The Guardian. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ↑ Carlos Gruezo at Soccerway
Other websites
change- Carlos Gruezo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda at ecuafutbol.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 February 2012)