Damián Escudero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damián Ariel Escudero | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Vasco Gama | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Vélez Sarsfield | 84 | (18) |
| 2008–2010 | Villarreal | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Valladolid (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Boca Juniors | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Grêmio (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Vitória (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória | 37 | (11) |
| 2016 | Puebla | 27 | (3) |
| 2017– | Vasco Gama | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2017. |
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Damián Ariel Escudero (born 20 April 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club CR Vasco da Gama as a left midfielder.
He is often nicknamed Pichi, the same used by his father Osvaldo Escudero who was also a football player.
A product of Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield's youth system, Escudero made his first-team debut in a 0–1 away defeat against Newell's Old Boys on 4 March 2006. He found himself at the centre of a controversy at the end of the year, when the club refused to release him along Mauro Zárate for the 2007 South American Youth Championship.
When the 2007 edition of the Copa Libertadores started, Escudero showed why the club was so keen in retaining his services, quickly becoming a dynamic part in the team's offensive movements. He helped Vélez reach the round-of-16 in the tournament, scoring four goals.
Escudero had an irregular 2007–08 season, during which his team failed to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana. However, he did net three times in the Clausura, including once against Boca Juniors.
For 2008–09, Escudero was bought by La Liga side Villarreal CF in a US$12,000,000 move. However, he was quickly loaned to Real Valladolid because his club's non-EU quota was already full, appearing rarely throughout the campaign due to injury.
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