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Sergio Araujo
Personal information
Full name Sergio Ezequiel Miquel Dela Vera's Araujo
Date of birth (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Neuquén, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker , Winger
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens (on loan from Las Palmas)
Number 11
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Boca Juniors 19 (1)
2012–2013 → Barcelona B (loan) 34 (7)
2013–2014 → Tigre (loan) 23 (4)
2014–2015 → Las Palmas (loan) 43 (25)
2015– Las Palmas 41 (7)
2017 → AEK Athens (loan) 15 (5)
International career‡
2009–2010 Argentina U17 8 (6)
2011–2012 Argentina U20 10 (4)
2011–2012 Argentina U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2015

Sergio Ezequiel Araujo (born 28 January 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for AEK Athens, on loan from UD Las Palmas, as a striker.

Club career

Boca Juniors

Born in Buenos Aires, Araujo graduated with Boca Juniors' youth setup. He played his first match as a professional on 13 December 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Nicolás Gaitán in a 0–2 home loss against Banfield for the Primera División championship.[1]

Araujo scored his first professional goal on 21 November 2010, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against Arsenal de Sarandí.[2] However, he was mainly used as a backup to Pablo Mouche and Lucas Viatri, appearing sparingly.

On 25 July 2012 Araujo moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year loan deal with FC Barcelona and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[3] He made his debut for the club on 17 August, playing the last 36 minutes of the 4–5 home loss against UD Almería.[4]

Araujo scored his first goals for Barça B on 1 December, netting a brace in a 2–1 away win against CD Lugo.[5] He finished the campaign with seven goals in 34 appearances, but returned to his parent club on 25 June 2013 nonetheless.[6]

On 17 July 2013 Araujo was loaned to Tigre, after being deemed suplus to requirements by manager Carlos Bianchi.[7] He appeared in 19 matches for the club, scoring four goals; he was sent off on 28 September in a 1–0 home win over CA Colón for an aggression against Maximiliano Caire.[8]

Las Palmas

On 19 July 2014 Araujo returned to Spain, joining UD Las Palmas in a season-long loan deal.[9] He made his debut for the Canarians on 23 August, starting and scoring the last in a 2–0 home win against UE Llagostera.[10] Las Palmas came fourth and made the play-offs, in which Araujo opened a 1–1 draw at Real Valladolid in the first leg of the semi-finals; he missed a penalty in added time in the goalless second as his team advanced on the away goals rule. On 21 June 2015, in the final second leg against Real Zaragoza at the Estadio Gran Canaria, he scored an 84th-minute goal that made it 2–0 on the night, 3–3 on aggregate, thus sending Los Amarillos into La Liga via the same rule.[11]

Araujo appeared in 43 matches and scored 25 goals over the season for the Canary Islands outfit, being the club's top goalscorer and the second overall. Despite strong links to a move to Celtic[12] and Real Sociedad[13] the club managed to buy him outright, with the player signing a five-year deal.[14]

On 22 August 2015 Araujo made his La Liga debut, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid.[15] He scored his first goal in the category on 13 September, netting his team's first in a 3–3 draw at Celta de Vigo On 24 September, Araujo scored an equalising goal in the 84th minute in a home game against Real Madrid.[16]

AEK Athens

On 24 January 2017 Araujo joined AEK Athens on loan until the end of the season with an option to extend for a further year. On 1 February 2017, he scored twice in his debut, a 6-0 home win over Levadiakos on 1 February for Greek Cup. On 6 March 2017 he scored his first Super League Greece goal in a 1-1 away draw against rivals Panionios. On 12 March 2017 he scored two of the three goals of AEK in the "double-headed eagle" derby against PAOK.[17]

Araujo will probably return to Las Palmas in July for the pre-season as his future remains wide open. AEK Athens would like to keep the Argentine striker in the squad next season, however they have to agree either a permanent transfer or a renewal of the loan deal with Las Palmas. The spanish club, will demand a fee in the region of €1,5 million to let Araujo join AEK on loan next season as well.[18]

On 13 April 2017, after an assist from Petros Mantalos he opened the score in a 2-1 away Greek Cup semifinals first leg win against champions Olympiacos. [19]

On 31 May 2017, after an assist from Petros Mantalos he scored the second goal of AEK Athens in a 2-1 away Super League Greece win against Panionios and his team qualified in UEFA Champions League.

International career

In 2009 Araujo represented Argentina at the South American U-17 Championship. He scored three goals in five appearances as side eventually finished second and qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Araujo also appeared in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria, scoring a 59th-minute winner against Honduras in Argentina's opening game,[20] as well as a 58th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory against Germany in Argentina's second game.[21] Argentina progressed to the round of 16, where he scored to put them 2–0 ahead of Colombia. However, Colombia would end up winning the game 3–2.[22]

Araujo represented the Argentina U-23 national team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. He scored in Argentina's opening 1-1 draw with Brazil, but was sent off in the 85th minute.[23] Argentina reached the final, where they lost 1-0 against hosts Mexico.

Honours

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ^ Un sueño hecho realidad (A dream come true); ESPN Deportes, 13 December 2009 Template:Es icon
  2. ^ Ya sin Borghi, Boca volvió al triunfo frente a Arsenal (Already without Borghi, Boca returned to winning ways against Arsenal); ESPN Deportes, 21 November 2010 Template:Es icon
  3. ^ Barça B close two-year loan deal for Sergio Araujo; Barcelona's official website, 25 July 2012
  4. ^ Festival goleador para abrir la Liga Adelante (Goalscoring party to kickstart Liga Adelante); Marca, 17 August 2012 Template:Es icon
  5. ^ Un doblete de Araujo desmonta la muralla lucense (An Araujo's double dismounts the lucense wall); Marca, 1 December 2012 Template:Es icon
  6. ^ FC Barcelona will not renew Sergio Araujo's loan deal, player set to return to Boca Juniors; Barcelona's official website, 25 June 2013
  7. ^ Sergio Araujo, cedido a Tigre (Sergio Araujo, loaned to Tigre); Sport, 17 July 2013 Template:Es icon
  8. ^ "Tigre superó a Colón con gol de Leone y levanta cabeza en Victoria" (in Spanish). La Nación. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ La UD acuerda con Boca Juniors la cesión del delantero Araujo (UD agrees with Boca Juniors the loan of forward Araujo) Archived 2014-07-22 at the Wayback Machine; Las Palmas' official website, 19 July 2014 Template:Es icon
  10. ^ Aráujo brilla con un golazo en el estreno de Las Palmas (Araújo shines with a great goal in Las Palmas' debut); Marca, 23 August 2014 Template:Es icon
  11. ^ "Las Palmas supera el trauma y vuelve a Primera tras arrollar al Zaragoza" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Celtic weigh up summer move for Sergio Araujo; The Scotsman, 17 April 2015
  13. ^ La Real Sociedad sigue a Araujo (Real Sociedad tracks Araujo); La Provincia, 18 March 2015 Template:Es icon
  14. ^ El presidente confirma el pago a Boca por Araujo (President confirms the payout to Boca for Araujo); Las Palmas' official website, 24 June 2015 Template:Es icon
  15. ^ Al Atlético le falta (Atlético lacks something); Marca, 22 August 2015 Template:Es icon
  16. ^ Un 10 para Las Palmas (A 10 to Las Palmas); Marca, 13 September 2015 Template:Es icon
  17. ^ "Μέγας τρι-Αραούχο και θαυμαστά τα έργα του!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  18. ^ "«Ο Αραούχο δεν θα μείνει στην ΑΕΚ», λένε στη Λας Πάλμας" (in Greek). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 1 - 2" (in Greek). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  20. ^ Honduras 0–1 Argentina; FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 February 2015
  21. ^ Argentina 2–1 Germany; FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 February 2015
  22. ^ Argentina 2–3 Colombia; FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 February 2015
  23. ^ Brasil empata com a Argentina na estreia do futebol (Brasil draws with Argentina in the debut of football); Veja, 19 October 2011 Template:Pt icon
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