Juan Sebastián Boselli Graf (born 4 December 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes, on loan from River Plate.[1]
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Full name | Juan Sebastián Boselli Graf | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 December 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Estudiantes (on loan from River Plate) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | River Plate | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | → Estudiantes (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Uruguay U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 16 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 |
Early life
editBoselli was born on 4 December 2003 in Montevideo, Uruguay to Pablo Boselli and Erika Graf. Many of his relatives are professional athletes; Pablo is a former padel player who captained the Uruguay national padel team in the 2008 Padel World Championship. He currently works as a football agent.[2] Erika is a professional swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3] His older brothers, Juan Martín and Juan Manuel, are also professional footballers, the latter of whom has also represented Uruguay on the international stage.[4] Boselli is of paternal Italian descent and holds an Italian passport,[5] whereas his mother is of German heritage.
Club career
editBoselli is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting.[6] He made his professional debut for the club on 7 September 2022 in a Uruguay Cup 1–0 victory against Racing Club de Montevideo.[7] His team subsequently ended up winning the competition.[8]
On 23 August 2023, an agreement was announced by River Plate to sign Boselli.[9] The unveiling was published on River Plate's social media platforms on 29 August.[10] Boselli made his official debut with the club on 9 December against Rosario Central in the semifinals of the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, but would lose on penalties.[11] On 22 December, he was once again called for the starting lineup in a rematch against Rosario Central, this time for the 2023 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional. Boselli played the whole match and was praised for his performance; River eventually won 2–0 for their 71st title.[12]
On 27 August 2024, Boselli joined fellow Argentine club Estudiantes on loan until December 2025.[13]
International career
editBoselli is a Uruguayan youth international, most notably being one of the standout players of the Uruguay national under-20 football team in the 2023 South American Youth Championship.[14][15] He was then a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[16][17] In June 2023, Boselli received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[18] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament under Marcelo Bielsa.[19]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Other | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Defensor Sporting | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2023 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
Honours
editDefensor Sporting
River Plate
Uruguay U20
References
edit- ^ "Boselli es NUEVO REFUERZO de River: por cuánto llega y los DETALLES – TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Inzaurralde, Luis Eduardo. "Boselli: "Un agente no se puede llevar el 50%, 60% o 70% de una negociación; está mal""". El Observador. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Rodríguez, Eduardo Burgos; Castro, Raúl (29 July 2023). "Sebastián Boselli: "¿Mi futuro? Estoy concentrado en Defensor"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Sebastián Boselli: la experiencia que le transmitió su hermano, qué sabe de Irak y las precauciones con el VAR". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ PRZdesign. "Sebastián Boselli". GBG Football Agency. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Berardi, Sofia (7 March 2023). "Boselli: la madurez y la dupla del Sudamericano, la relación con su apellido y el debut en Sudamericana ante Danubio". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting eliminó a Racing de la Copa Uruguay con debuts incluidos: mirá con quién se mide en octavos". EL PAIS. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Sebastián Boselli jugará en River Plate de Argentina, que llegó a un acuerdo con Defensor". FútbolUY. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "River presentó a su sexto y último refuerzo del mercado de pases: los detalles - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Boselli y un debut oficial en River con las luces puestas en él". Olé. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b "River derrotó a Rosario Central y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones". Página 12. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Estudiantes llegó a un acuerdo por Sebastián Boselli". www.infocielo.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Berardi, Sofia (3 January 2023). "Sudamericano: Marcelo Broli dio a conocer la lista final de la selección uruguaya Sub 20". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Cupese, Pablo (2 February 2023). "El récord de la defensa de Uruguay en el Sudamericano Sub 20 que ilusiona a la Celeste en el hexagonal". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Sebastián Boselli at Soccerway
- ^ "Profile of Boselli". Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
External links
edit- Sebastián Boselli at WorldFootball.net