Sebastián Driussi

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Sebastián Driussi

Driussi with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Sebastián Driussi[1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Youth career
2007–2013	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	River Plate	67	(21)
2017–2021	Zenit Saint Petersburg	95	(21)
2021–2025	Austin FC	106	(45)
2025–	River Plate	0	(0)
International career^‡
2013–2014	Argentina U17	15	(7)
2015	Argentina U20	8	(1)
Medal record Argentina U20 South American U-20 Championship 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2015

Sebastián Driussi (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan ˈdɾjusi]; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for River Plate.

Club career

River Plate

On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Plate as a starter in an Argentine Primera División match against Argentinos Juniors, playing 73 minutes in a 1–0 victory.[4] His first league goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Unión de Santa Fé on 8 March 2015.[5]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 8 July 2017, Driussi joined Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-year deal.[6] The transfer fee was €15 million.[7] He scored his first goal for Zenit on 22 July 2017 in a brace against FC Rubin Kazan.[8] His second goal came in the same game at stoppage time from a cross by teammate Domenico Criscito which helped them win their second fixture of the season under Roberto Mancini. On 4 May 2019, he scored a late equalizer in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny that secured the 2018–19 Russian Premier League championship for Zenit.[9][10]

On 26 July 2021, Driussi bought out the remaining year of his contract with Zenit St.Petersburg, and left the club.[11]

Austin FC

Driussi signed with Major League Soccer club Austin FC on 29 July 2021 as a designated player.[12] He made his debut on 7 August 2021 against FC Dallas, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in the 2–0 defeat.[13] Driussi scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 3–1 home victory against the Portland Timbers.[14] On 16 April 2022, Driussi became the first Austin FC player to score 10 goals for the club in a comeback road win at D.C. United.

Driussi was named one of 26 players to make the 2022 MLS All-Star team.[15] On 14 February 2023, Driussi signed a new 3-year contract with Austin FC through the end of the 2025 season, with an option for the 2026 season.[16]

Return to River Plate

On 17 January 2025, Driussi returned to his former club River Plate in a deal worth nearly $10 million.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 October 2024[19][20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2013–14	Argentine Primera División	2	0	3	0	—		—		5	0
	2014	Argentine Primera División	10	0	0	0	5[b]	1	—		15	1
	2015	Argentine Primera División	18	4	0	0	7[c]	0	4[d]	0	27	4
	2016	Argentine Primera División	8	0	6	2	4[e]	0	2[f]	1	20	3
	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	29	17	0	0	6[e]	3	1[g]	0	36	20
	Total		67	21	9	2	22	4	7	1	105	28
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2017–18	Russian Premier League	27	5	1	0	12[h]	1	—		40	6
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	27	11	1	1	14[h]	1	—		42	13
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	25	4	2	0	5[i]	0	1[j]	0	33	4
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	16	1	0	0	5[i]	1	1[j]	0	22	2
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[j]	0	1	0
	Total		95	21	4	1	36	3	3	0	138	25
Austin FC	2021[21]	MLS	17	5	—		—		—		17	5
	2022[22]	MLS	34	22	1	0	—		3[k]	3	38	25
	2023[23]	MLS	28	11	0	0	1[l]	2	1[m]	0	30	13
	2024[24]	MLS	27	7	—		—		3[m]	1	30	8
	Total		106	45	1	0	1	2	7	4	115	51
Career total			268	87	14	3	59	9	17	8	358	107

1. Includes Copa Argentina, Russian Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. One appearance in Supercopa Argentina, one appearance in Suruga Bank Championship, one appearance in Supercopa Euroamericana, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
5. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
6. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
7. Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
8. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
9. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
10. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
11. Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
12. Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
13. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Honours

River Plate

• Argentina Primera Division: 2014 Final
• Copa Argentina: 2015–16
• Copa Libertadores: 2015
• Copa Sudamericana: 2014
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2016
• Suruga Bank Championship: 2015

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20,[25] 2020–21[26]
• Russian Cup: 2019–20[27]
• Russian Super Cup: 2020,[28] 2021[29]

Argentina U20

• South American Youth Football Championship: 2015

Individual

• MLS All-Star: 2022
• MLS Player of the Month: April 2022,[30] July 2022[31]
• MLS Best XI: 2022[32]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
2. "Sebastian Driussi forward FC Zenit, biography, photo, video, goal, interview".
3. Sebastián Driussi at Russian Premier League
4. "River Plate vs. Argentinos Juniors 1 - 0". Soccerway. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
5. "River Plate vs. Unión Santa Fe 2 - 2". Soccerway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
6. "Sebastian Driussi joins Zenit!". en.fc-zenit.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
7. "Sebastián Driussi set for €15 million move to Zenit". 23 June 2017.
8. "Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rubin Kazan". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Akhmat Grozny v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
10. "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
11. "Sebastian Driussi leaves Zenit". fc-zenit.ru/. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
12. "Austin FC signs Argentine midfielder Sebastian Driussi". ESPN. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
13. "FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC". Soccerway.
14. Craven, Mike (21 August 2021). "At the whistle: Austin FC demolishes Portland in 3-1 win at Q2 Stadium". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
15. austinfc. "Sebastián Driussi Selected to 2022 Major League Soccer All-Star Team | Austin FC". austinfc. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
16. austinfc. "Austin FC, Sebastián Driussi Agree To New Multi-Year Contract | Austin FC". austinfc. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
17. "Austin FC transfer Sebastián Driussi to River Plate | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
18. "Austin FC Transfers Sebastián Driussi to River Plate | Austin FC". austinfc.
19. Sebastián Driussi at Soccerway
20. Sebastián Driussi at Major League Soccer
21. "2021 Stats". Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
22. "2022 Stats". Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
23. "2023 Stats". Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
24. "2024 Stats". Austin FC. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
25. "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
26. "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
27. "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
28. ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
29. "Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
30. "Austin FC star Sebastián Driussi named Player of the Month for April". Major League Soccer. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
31. "Austin FC star Sebastián Driussi named July Player of the Month". Major League Soccer. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
32. "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

External links

• El que Se Cogió A Los bostezos jajaja at Soccerway.com
• El que Se Cogió A Los bostezos jajaja at WorldFootball.net
• El que Se Cogió A Los bostezos jajaja at kicker (in German)
• El que Se Cogió A Los bostezos jajaja at FBref.com
• El que Se Cogió A Los bostezos jajaja at Major League Soccer
• Driussi at the Zenit Official Website