Benjamin Cremaschi ( es, Benjamín ; born March 2, 2005) is an American professional

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player who plays as a midfielder for

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club

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and the

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Club career

Early career

Cremaschi began playing soccer with Key Biscayne SC at the age of 6, and at 14 moved to the Weston FC. He helped the Weston Academy win the 2021 U16 MLS Next Cup, where he won the Golden Ball.

Inter Miami

In 2021, Cremaschi joined

's academy. In 2022, he helped the Inter Miami U17s win the Generation Adidas Cup and earned a MLS Next All-Star selection. In 2022, Cremaschi also made his debut with

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, scoring 5 and assisting one in the

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. On November 22, 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the senior Inter Miami side. He made his professional debut with Inter Miami as a late substitute in a 2–0

win over

CF Montréal CF Montréal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact (french: Impact de Montréal, links=no), ...

on February 25, 2023. In 2023, Inter Miami won the

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, where Cremaschi played a part with 2 assists and 1 goal.

International career

Born in the United States, Cremaschi was born to Argentine parents and is thus eligible to represent either country. He was called up to the United States under-19s for their winning campaign at the Slovenia Nations Cup in September 2022. In October of the same year, he was called up to a training camp for the United States under-20s to prepare for the

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. On December 7, 2022, he was called up to the Argentina under-20s for a training camp in anticipation of the

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. On August 30, 2023, Cremaschi got called up to the USMNT 2023 September games, along with his teammate

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. On September 13, 2023, he made his debut for the USMNT, coming on a substitute in the 71st minute in a friendly match against Oman. On October 8, 2023, Cremaschi was called up to the United States men's national under-23 soccer team ahead of friendlies against Mexico and

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. On July 8, 2024, Cremaschi was selected as the youngest member of the United States men's Olympic soccer team for the

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in Paris, where the group stage opponents will include France, New Zealand, and Guinea on July 24, 27, and 30th, respectively. Since 1992, the Olympic mens soccer competition is contested not by the senior national teams but rather by the U23 teams, of which the 18 members must include at least 15 players under age 23 as of January 1 of the Olympic year. At most 3 overage players can be added to each country's U23 Olympic squad. As the only member of the current US Olympic selection who was born in 2005, Cremaschi is the sole player who will remain U23 age-eligible for the

2028 Summer Olympics The 2028 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, also known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28) is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from July 14 to July 30, 2028, in and around Los Angeles, Cali ...

to be held in Los Angeles.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Inter Miami *

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* Leagues Cup:

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References

External links

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Inter Miami Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cremaschi, Benjamin 2005 births Living people Soccer players from Miami American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's international soccer players American people of Italian descent American people of Argentine descent Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine people of American descent Men's association football midfielders Inter Miami CF players Inter Miami CF II players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Homegrown Players (MLS) United States men's under-23 international soccer players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for the United States 21st-century American sportsmen