Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo (Croatian pronunciation: [běːɲamin kûʃtʃeʋitɕ xaramîʎo];[1][2] born 2 May 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza, on loan from Coritiba.
![]() Kuščević with Universidad Católica in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Fortaleza (on loan from Coritiba) | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Universidad Católica | ||
2014–2015 | → Real Madrid (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2020 | Universidad Católica | 66 | (3) |
2020–2023 | Palmeiras | 27 | (0) |
2023– | Coritiba | 23 | (0) |
2024– | → Fortaleza (loan) | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Chile | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:14, 17 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Career
editUniversidad Católica
editKuscevic joined Universidad Católica's youth setup in 2011, from Unión Española. After progressing through the youth setup, he signed a professional contract with the club in 2013. Kuscevic made his first team debut on 18 May 2014, in a match against Curicó Unido for the 2014–15 Copa Chile.[3]
Loan to Real Madrid
editOn 29 August 2014, Kuscevic moved on loan to Real Madrid, for one year.[4][5] The move was made official on 2 September, and he was initially assigned in the Juvenil A squad.
Return to Católica
editIn June 2015, Kuscevic returned to Católica and was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Mario Salas. In his first division debut, he played the full game in a 4–2 win against Universidad de Concepción on 6 February 2016.[6]
Palmeiras
editOn 4 November 2020, Kuscevic signed a five-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Palmeiras.[7]
Coritiba
editOn 10 February 2023, Kuscevic moved to Coritiba from Palmeiras on a R$3m transfer deal. He signed a three-year contract until 31 December 2026.[8][9]
International career
editKuscevic is eligible to play for either the Croatia or Chile national teams, due to his Croatian origins. After representing Chile at under-17 level,[10] he was called to the full squad for friendlies against Serbia and Poland, but did not feature in either match.
Kuscevic made his full international debut on 20 November 2018, in a friendly against Honduras, after coming on as a late substitute for Gary Medel.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 10 February 2023[12]
Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad Católica | 2014–15 | Chilean Primera División | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | Chilean Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
2017 | Chilean Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 10 | 2 | |||
2018 | Chilean Primera División | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
2019 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
2020 | Chilean Primera División | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 6 | ||
Palmeiras | 2020 | Série A | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2021 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2022 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2023 | Série A | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
Coritiba | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
Total | 93 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 175 | 8 |
- ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa de Chile
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
International
edit- As of 11 June 2024.[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
editUniversidad Católica
Palmeiras
- Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2022
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2022
- Copa do Brasil: 2020
- Campeonato Paulista: 2022
Fortaleza
References
edit- ^ "Bénjamin". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "kȕš2". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEBUTÓ CON UN TRIUNFO ANTE CURICÓ UNIDO". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Real Madrid seal Varela loan". ESPN.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Cappelli, Dino; @dinocappelli (9 February 2016). "Kuscevic, un juvenil chileno que prefiere la UC antes que Real Madrid". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Recuperó el liderato: U. Católica derrotó a la U.de Conce en el CAP". Prensafútbol. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Palmeiras contrata zagueiro chileno Kuscevic, ex-Universidad Católica-CHI" [Palmeiras sign Chilean stopper Kuscevic, formerly of Universidad Católica-CHI] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Kuscevic é o novo reforço do Coritiba" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba official website. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Coritiba anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Kuscevic, do Palmeiras" (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Chile Sub-17 tiene nómina para el Sudamericano". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Chile v Honduras game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
- ^ Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at Real Madrid
- Benjamín Kuscevic at National-Football-Teams.com
- Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway