Sergio Schiaffino Pérez (born 18 September 1992) is a

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professional

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for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA).

Early life

Schiaffino was born in

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on 18 September 1992. He started playing American football in 1998 in his hometown with Club Águilas and later joined Borregos Salvajes Monterrey youth teams until he was offered a scholarship to play

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with ITESM Monterrey.

College career

Schiaffino played

with the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey from 2012 to 2016 and majored in Industrial Engineering. Schiaffino was part of the Mexican team that won the

2016 World University American Football Championship The 2016 World University American Football Championship was an international college American football tournament that was held from June 1 to June 11, 2016 in Monterrey, Mexico, at Estadio Tecnológico. It was the 2nd World University Championshi ...

Professional career

In 2017, Schiaffino was signed by the Monterrey Steel of the National Arena League. He was named the 2017 season Defensive Rookie of the Year. Schiaffino was signed by the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) ahead of the 2018 season. In 2019, Schiaffino was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the

2019 CFL–LFA Draft The 2019 CFL–LFA Draft took place on January 14, 2019. 27 players were chosen from an invited pool of 51 Mexican players: 34 from the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) (a professional American football league) and 17 seniors from Mexic ...

and made it to the practice roster. In 2020, Schiaffino returned to the Dinos de Saltillo and played with the team for the 2020 season until it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After two seasons in the practice squad, Schiaffino made his CFL debut with the Blue Bombers in September 2021, becoming the first Mexican defensive back to play in the CFL. In 2022, Schiaffino returned to play with the Dinos de Saltillo.

References

External links

Winnipeg Blue Bombers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schiaffino, Sergio 1992 births Living people Mexican players of American football Mexican players of Canadian football American football defensive backs Monterrey Steel players Dinos de Saltillo players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Canadian football defensive backs Sportspeople from Monterrey Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players