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Benjamin Cremaschi
Cremaschi with Inter Miami in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Inter Miami
Number 30
Youth career
2012–2018 Key Biscayne SC
2018–2021 Weston Academy
2021–2022 Inter Miami
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Inter Miami II 17 (5)
2022– Inter Miami 21 (1)
International career
2022 United States U19 3 (2)
2023– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 3, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 12, 2023

Benjamin Cremaschi (Template:Lang-es; born March 2, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

Club career

Youth

Cremaschi began playing soccer with Key Biscayne SC at the age of 6, and at 14 moved to the Weston Academy.[1] He helped the Weston Academy win the 2021 U16 MLS Next Cup, where he won the Golden Ball.

Inter Miami Academy

He moved to the youth sides of Inter Miami in 2021.[2] In 2022, he helped the Inter Miami U17s win the Generation Adidas Cup and earned a MLS NEXT All-Star selection.

Inter Miami II

He also debuted with Inter Miami II in 2022, scoring 5 and assisting one that season in the MLS Next Pro.

Inter Miami

On November 22, 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the senior Inter Miami side on a 3-year contract.[3] He made his professional debut with Inter Miami as a late substitute in a 2–0 Major League Soccer win over CF Montréal on February 25, 2023.[4]

In 2023, Inter Miami won the 2023 Leagues Cup, with the help of Benjamin, which had 2 assist and 1 goal in the competition. [5]

International career

United States U-19

Born in the United States, Cremaschi is of Argentine descent and is thus eligible to represent either country.[6] He was called up to the United States under-19s for their winning campaign at the Slovenia Nations Cup in September 2022.[7] He was called up to a training camp for the United States under-20s in October 2022 to prepare for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

Argentina U-20

On December 7, 2022, he was called up to the Argentina under-20s for a training camp in anticipation of the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[9]

United States

On August 30 2023, Benjamin got called-up to the USMNT 2023 September games, along with his teammate, Drake Callender. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played September 3, 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Miami II 2022 MLS Next Pro 13 5 13 5
2023 MLS Next Pro 4 0 4 0
Total 17 5 17 5
Inter Miami 2023 MLS 21 1 5 0 7[a] 1 33 2
Career total 38 6 5 0 0 0 7 1 50 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played September 12, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors

Inter Miami

References

  1. ^ a b "Superstars, and home-grown talent, kicking South Florida into soccer Big Time". IslanderNews.com.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Cremaschi | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  3. ^ "Inter Miami signs 17-year-old Key Biscayne native Benjamin Cremaschi to three-year deal". Miami Herald.
  4. ^ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ mlssoccer. "Benjamin Cremaschi | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Quién es Benjamín Cremaschi, el estadounidense hijo de mendocinos que ilusiona a Argentina". www.mendovoz.com.
  7. ^ "USMNT U-19's lift Slovenia Nations Cup - SBI Soccer". sbisoccer.com. September 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "U20 MNT Heads to Texas for Final 2022 Camp | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  9. ^ "Benjamin Cremaschi Called up to Argentina U-20 National Team". OurSports Central. December 7, 2022.
  10. ^ mlssoccer. "USMNT calls, Benja Cremaschi answers: "We have high expectations for him" | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  11. ^ Benjamin Cremaschi at Soccerway
  12. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (August 20, 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.