Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1995)
Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈɣɾweso]; born 19 April 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Ecuador national team. He is the son of Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez.[1]
_(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 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | FC Augsburg | 47 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Ecuador U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ecuador U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | Ecuador | 40 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:49, 20 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:28, 29 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
He began his career with Independiente del Valle before joining Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC.[2]
Gruezo went on trial for VfB Stuttgart in their pre season friendlies in South Africa.[3] On 30 January 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Stuttgart.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
On 2 July 2019, Gruezo returned to Germany, joining FC Augsburg on a five-year-deal.[7]
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.[8]
International goals
- 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
Club
- As of 10 March 2019[9]
| 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
Club
Barcelona S.C.
- Serie A de Ecuador: 2012
FC Dallas
- US Open Cup: 2016
- Supporters' Shield: 2016
References
Other websites
- Carlos Gruezo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda at ecuafutbol.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 February 2012)