Joaquín Blázquez (born 28 January 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Talleres.[3]

Joaquín Blázquez
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Blázquez[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Luque, Argentina
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Talleres
Number 33
Youth career
2013–2019 Talleres
2019Valencia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Talleres 4 (0)
2019Valencia B (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023Brest (loan) 1 (0)
2024Platense (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Argentina U18
2019 Argentina U20 4 (0)
2020–2021 Argentina U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Club career

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Blázquez was spotted by Talleres scouts in 2013, as he soon joined the Córdoba club.[4] In November 2017, having just signed his first professional contract at the age of sixteen, Blázquez had a week's trial at Premier League outfit Liverpool.[4][5] Months after trialling in England, Blázquez made three appearances at the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores for Talleres.[3] In February 2019, Blázquez completed a loan move to Spain with Valencia B of Segunda División B.[6] He mainly featured for their youth in the División de Honor Juvenil and UEFA Youth League, appearing four times in the latter, but did make the B-team's bench four times.[3][7]

Despite signing for eighteen months and with a purchase option, Blázquez departed Valencia B at the beginning of 2020 after they declined to sign him.[8][9] He soon made the substitute's bench for Talleres' matches in the Primera División against Huracán and Patronato in February and March.[3] Blázquez made his senior debut on 19 December in a Copa de la Liga Profesional home draw versus Atlético Tucumán, after replacing an injured Marcos Díaz after just sixteen minutes; back-up goalkeeper Mauricio Caranta had already been ruled out due to injury.[3][10][11]

On 27 July 2022, Blázquez joined Brest in France on loan, with an option to buy.[12]

International career

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Blázquez represented Argentina at U18, U20 and U23 level.[3] For the U18s, he featured at the 2019 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[13] For the U20s, Blázquez was on the bench for his country's four matches at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[3][14] For the U23s, he went unused for seven games as Argentina won the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia.[3] In November 2018, Blázquez trained against the senior squad ahead of their friendlies with Mexico.[15][16]

Career statistics

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As of 20 December 2020[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Talleres 2018–19 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[nb 1] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Valencia B (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Honours

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Argentina U23[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Joaquín Blázquez at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Joaquín Blázquez at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b "Joaquín Blázquez: "El estudio te abre muchas puertas"". Talleres. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Joaquín Blázquez firmó su primer contrato profesional con Talleres". Talleres. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Valencia sign Argentine goalkeeper Joaquin Blazquez". Football Espana. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Blázquez está feliz en Talleres y prefiere no ilusionarse". Mundo D. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Joaquín Blázquez, el joven portero argentino de Talleres que ha fichado el Valencia CF". Superdeporte. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. ^ "El Valencia no comprará a Blázquez". BeSoccer. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Se lesionó Marcos Díaz y debuta Blázquez en el arco de Talleres". Vía Córdoba. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Otro arquero lesionado: Díaz salió ante Atlético Tucumán y debutó Blázquez". Mundo D. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  12. ^ "JOAQUÍN BLÁZQUEZ, NOUVEAU TY-ZEF !" (in French). Brest. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Joaquín Blázquez, capitán de la Sub 18: "Llevar la cinta es lo más lindo que me tocó hasta ahora"". AFA. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Joaquín Blázquez: "Si somos solidarios, cuando esto pase habremos aprendido algo"". AFA. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Una promesa argentina llega a Valencia: el arquero Joaquín Blázquez". Balón Latino. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Blázquez sigue la huella de Herrera en Talleres y en la selección". Mundo D. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.