Sebastián Ignacio Guenzatti Varela (born July 8, 1991) is a Uruguayan

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who plays for

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in the

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Youth career

Guenzatti was born in Uruguay before moving to the United States at 12, where he grew up in the College Point section of

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, and graduated from

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, where he started for the soccer team all four years. Professional aspirations took Guenzatti back to his homeland, where he played with

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's under-19 team, before moving to

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in 2013.

Senior career

Guenzatti moved back to the United States on July 5, 2013, when he signed for NASL club New York Cosmos. Guenzatti made his debut for the Cosmos on August 10, 2013, in a 0–0 draw against Tampa Bay. He scored the game-winning goal in the team's 1-0 win over

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on September 14, 2013, and earned NASL Team of the Week honors for his performance. The Uruguayan scored one goal and recorded one assist in ten matches for the Cosmos during the 2013 season and played 86 minutes during the team's 2013 NASL

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championship game 1-0 victory over the

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. On January 3, 2014, the Cosmos announced that they had signed Guenzatti to a contract extension. During the 2014 Spring season, Guenzatti was tied for second on the team in scoring, recording two goals and two assists in seven matches as the team posted a 6–2–1 (W–L–D) record and finished in second place in the NASL Spring Standings. He earned NASL Team of the Week honors for his Week 7 goal in the team's 1-1 draw with Indy Eleven. He finished the regular season tied for second on the team in scoring with four goals and three assists in 22 appearances (19 starts). He scored the game-winning goal in the team's 1–0 victory over Ottawa Fury FC on July 20, 2014, which earned him NASL Team of the Week honors and he combined with fellow

native

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to score in the team's 3–2 win over the Atlanta Silverbacks on September 13, 2014. In 2015, Guenzatti scored four times in 23 appearances, which included 10 starts. Guenzatti opened the scoring in back-to-back 3–0 wins over the Atlanta Silverbacks (October 7) and FC Edmonton (October 11). He racked up 986 minutes on the field in NASL play. On July 31, 2017, Guenzetti signed with

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side

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. Guenzatti was named team captain ahead of the 2019 season. On January 18, 2022, Guenzatti re-signed with the Rowdies. On October 8, 2022, Guenzetti scored twice in a game against

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, passing his former teammate Georgi Hristov to become the Rowdies all-time scoring leader. On December 13, 2022, Tampa and Guenzetti mutually agreed to terminate his deal to allow him to pursue other opportunities. He subsequently signed with

on the same day.

Career statistics

Honors

New York Cosmos * NASL Spring Championship (1):

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* NASL Fall Championship (2):

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, 2016 * NASL Championship (3):

, 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies * Coastal Cup (1):

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* USL Championship Eastern Conference (1):

Regular Season Title (1):

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References

External links

Cosmos bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guenzatti, Sebastian 1991 births Living people American men's soccer players New York Cosmos (2010) players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Men's association football midfielders North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Footballers from Montevideo American people of Uruguayan descent Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent Uruguayan men's footballers Francis Lewis High School alumni USL Championship players Indy Eleven players