Benjamin Cremaschi
American soccer player (born 2005)
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Benjamin Cremaschi (Spanish: Benjamín [beŋxaˈmiŋ kɾeˈmaski]; born March 2, 2005)[2] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Parma, on loan from Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, and the United States national team.
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Cremaschi with Inter Miami in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Cremaschi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 2, 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Parma (on loan from Inter Miami) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Key Biscayne SC | ||
| 2018–2021 | Weston FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Inter Miami | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Inter Miami II | 19 | (5) |
| 2022– | Inter Miami | 72 | (7) |
| 2025– | → Parma (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | United States U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | United States U20 | 12 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | United States U23 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | United States | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 13, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 9, 2025 | |||
Youth soccer
Club career
Inter Miami
In 2021, Cremaschi joined Inter Miami's academy.[4] In 2022, he helped the Inter Miami U17s win the Generation Adidas Cup and earned a MLS Next All-Star selection. In 2022, Cremaschi also made his debut with Inter Miami II, scoring 5 and assisting one in the 2022 MLS Next Pro season.
On November 22, 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the senior Inter Miami side.[5] He made his professional debut with Inter Miami on February 25, 2023 as a late substitute in a 2–0 Major League Soccer win over CF Montréal.[6] In 2023, Inter Miami won the 2023 Leagues Cup, where Cremaschi played a part with 2 assists and 1 goal.[7]
On August 16, 2025, Cremaschi expressed dissatisfaction with his playing time and being put into positions he is less comfortable with by coach Javier Mascherano, saying in a pre-match interview "I go to the games and I have no idea where I'm going to play". Mascherano publicly responded to Cremaschi's statements, stating that he hadn't heard any personal complaints from Cremaschi, he was open to Cremaschi privately confiding in him, and that players sometimes had to play in positions that they may not like in order to get playing time.[8]
Loan to Parma
On September 2, 2025, Cremaschi was loaned to Serie A club Parma through June 2026 with an option to buy.[9] Cremaschi would make his debut for the club getting subbed into a 2–1 loss against Roma on October 29.[10]
International career
Born in the United States to Argentine parents, Cremaschi is eligible to represent both countries. He also holds Italian citizenship.[11][12] He was called up to the United States under-19s for their winning campaign at the Slovenia Nations Cup in September 2022.[13] In October of the same year, he was called up to a training camp for the United States under-20s to prepare for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[14] 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 but did not make the final roster. Then head coach Javier Mascherano pushed him toward the U.S. pathway.[15][16]
On August 30, 2023, Cremaschi was called up to the U.S. senior national team for the September window.[17] He made his debut for the senior team on September 13, coming in as a substitute in the 71st minute in a friendly match against Oman.
On October 8, 2023, Cremaschi was called up to the United States under-23 team ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.[18]
On July 8, 2024, Cremaschi was selected as the youngest member of the United States men's Olympic soccer team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where the group stage opponents will include France, New Zealand, and Guinea on July 24, 27, and 30th, respectively. Since 1992, the Olympic men's soccer competition is contested not by the senior national teams, but rather by the U23 teams, of which the 18 members must include at least 15 players under age 23 as of January 1 of the Olympic year. At most, three overage players can be added to each country's under-23 Olympic squad. As the only member of the 2024 US Olympic selection who was born in 2005, Cremaschi was the sole player who will remain under-23 age-eligible for the 2028 Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles.[19]
Personal life
Benjamin is the son of the Argentine former rugby international Pablo Cremaschi.[20]
During the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, it was stated that Benjamin is the grandson of the former Chile international footballer Atilio Cremaschi. Despite the fact that he is not of Chilean descent, Benjamin and Atilio share common ancestors, an Italian family who came to South America around the year 1900, according to Atilio Cremaschi Jr.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played March 13, 2026[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | ||||
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||||
| Inter Miami | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 1 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 4 | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 1 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 107 | 8 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 135 | 13 | ||
- Includes U.S. Open Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Two appearances in Leagues Cup, three appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Four appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, five appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played January 22, 2025[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honors
Inter Miami
Individual
