Federico Versaci (born 16 February 2002) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Tristán Suárez on loan from

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Club career

Versaci joined the Vélez Sarsfield academy at the age of five. He remained there for the entirety of his youth career, eventually making the move into senior football towards the end of 2020 under manager

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. In November, he made the substitute's bench for a

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win over

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and a

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defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima; both at home. Versaci's professional debut soon arrived on 5 December in a fixture away to Patronato in the latter competition, as the player replaced Mauro Pittón with ten minutes remaining of a goalless draw. On 8 July 2022, Versaci moved to

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

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International career

Versaci represented Argentina at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil. He scored once, a penalty against

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, as they won the trophy. In March 2018, Versaci received a call-up from the U17s for a friendly with

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. He played in the match, though departed prematurely after suffering a

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injury; which kept him out of action for almost a year. Further U17 calls arrived in 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

;Argentina U15 * South American U-15 Championship:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Versaci, Federico 2002 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Living people Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen