Benjamin Cremaschi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 2, 2005 | ||
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played September 12, 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honors
Inter Miami
References
- ^ a b "Superstars, and home-grown talent, kicking South Florida into soccer Big Time". IslanderNews.com.
- ^ "Benjamin Cremaschi | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Inter Miami signs 17-year-old Key Biscayne native Benjamin Cremaschi to three-year deal". Miami Herald.
- ^ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
- ^ mlssoccer. "Benjamin Cremaschi | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Quién es Benjamín Cremaschi, el estadounidense hijo de mendocinos que ilusiona a Argentina". www.mendovoz.com.
- ^ "USMNT U-19's lift Slovenia Nations Cup - SBI Soccer". sbisoccer.com. September 27, 2022.
- ^ "U20 MNT Heads to Texas for Final 2022 Camp | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ "Benjamin Cremaschi Called up to Argentina U-20 National Team". OurSports Central. December 7, 2022.
- ^ mlssoccer. "USMNT calls, Benja Cremaschi answers: "We have high expectations for him" | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Benjamin Cremaschi at Soccerway
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (August 20, 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
External links
- Benjamin Cremaschi at Soccerway
- Inter Miami Profile
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Miami
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American people of Argentine 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)