Claudio Jeremías Echeverri (born 2 January 2006) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for Primera División club River Plate, on loan from club

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. Considered one of the best young players in the world, he is known for his speed, vision, positioning, creativity, and a “devilish” dribbling style, which has earned him the nicknames “El Diablito” or “El Diablo” in his home country.

Club career

River Plate

Born in Resistencia,

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, Echeverri started his career with Deportivo Luján, before trialling with River Plate at the end of 2016, going on to sign officially the following year. He first rose to international attention in the footballing world for his performances at a children's tournament in

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with River. Despite his team finishing third in the tournament, he scored nine goals in six games, stating "The truth is that we are not happy inishing third we wanted to be champions". In October 2022, he scored on his debut for River's reserve team against

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's reserve. He signed his first professional contract with River in December of the same year, with a release clause reportedly worth 25 million dollar. On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper ''

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'' as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. On 22 June 2023, at 17 years, 5 months and 20 days old, he made his professional debut in a league match against Instituto, coming on as a substitute for Ignacio Fernández. He provided an assist during the game, helping River Plate to a 3–1 victory. On 22 December 2023, during a post-match interview after conquering the Trofeo de Campeones with River Plate, Echeverri announced that he would not renew his contract with the club, which expires on 31 December 2024. On 17 March 2024, he scored his first professional goal against

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in a 3-1 Copa de la Liga Profesional victory.

Manchester City

On 25 January 2024, Echeverri agreed to join

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club

on a four-and-a-half-year contract, remaining on loan at River Plate until January 2025.

International career

Echeverri has represented Argentina at both under-17 and under-23 levels. Echeverri scored five goals and assisted thrice for Argentina in the

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, where Argentina ended third and qualified them for the

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in Indonesia. On 24 November 2023, he scored a

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in a 3–0

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victory over

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. He scored five goals and won the Bronze Boot as Argentina lost to eventual winners

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on penalties in the semi-finals before losing to

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in the third place match. He also represented Argentina U-23 in the

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in Venezuela where they qualified for the

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Style of play

A gifted playmaker, Echeverri has been nicknamed El Diablito (English: little devil) after former Bolivian international footballer

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, who was nicknamed El Diablo, as the two share "devilish" dribbling, pace in one-on-one situations, and a powerful shot, as well as a similar last name. He has listed

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and former River player

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as two players he idolises. Unlike Messi, he is right-footed, but they are similar in stature (171 cm) and share that low centre of gravity dribbling style.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

River Plate *

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* Trofeo de Campeones:

* Supercopa Argentina:

Individual *

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Bronze Boot:

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Echeverri, Claudio 2006 births Living people Footballers from Resistencia, Chaco Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Manchester City F.C. players Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina