Giorgian de Arrascaeta

Defensor Sporting

Arrascaeta debuted for Defensor Sporting in the Uruguayan Primera División in October 2012, four months after his 18th birthday.^[3] He was a member of the team as it won the 2013 Clausura championship, and played in the Championship play-off, a 3–1 loss to Peñarol.^[3]

Cruzeiro

Arrascaeta's performances for Defensor in its run to the semi-finals of the 2014 Copa Libertadores attracted the Brazilian champions Cruzeiro. On 17 January 2015 Cruzeiro secured de Arrascaeta signing by agreeing to pay €4 million (R$12 million) to acquire 50% of his economic rights.^[4]

In Cruzeiro, Arrascaeta formed a midfield strong, which became known as "La Banda", along with Lucas Romero and Ariel Cabral.^[5] This trio, along with fellow stars Thiago Neves and Robinho helped Cruzeiro to conquer the 2017 Copa do Brasil,the 2018 Campeonato Mineiro, and 2018 Copa do Brasil, with Arrascaeta scoring decisive goals in all three finals.^{[citation needed]}

On 4 February 2018 Cruzeiro won 1–0 against América Mineiro at Mineirão, in a 2018 Campeonato Mineiro match.^[6] Arrascaeta scored the only goal of the match with a volley kick, later that year he received his first nomination to the FIFA Puskás Award for that goal.^[7]

Flamengo

During 2019 preseason Flamengo began to show interest in de Arrascaeta. On 3 January 2019, he didn't show up on training sessions after the summer break trying to force his exit from Cruzeiro.^[8] Claiming to receive thousands of insults, on 7 January 2019, Cruzeiro's and Flamengo's representatives went to Uruguay to resolve the problem: on 8 January, the transfer was completed for a record €15million, or R$63 million, the biggest transfer in Brazilian football history.^[9] On 12 January he was announced as a new player, becoming Flamengo's biggest transfer fee paid at that time, signing a five-year deal.

Against Goiás in the second match under Jorge Jesus management de Arrascaeta scored a hat trick, with all of his goals scored in the first half, in the 6–1 win at Maracanã Stadium on 14 July 2019.^[10]

On 25 August 2019, de Arrascaeta scored with a bicycle kick, after a Rafinha cross, in a 3–0 win against Ceará at Castelão.^[11] With that goal he won the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A goal of the season award and also has been nominated to the FIFA Puskás Award for the second time in his career.^[12][13]

On 23 November 2019, de Arrascaeta assisted Gabriel Barbosa on Flamengo's first goal in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final against the River Plate, that the Flamengo won 2–1.^[14] Less than 24 hours later, Flamengo became champions of the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, with de Arrascaeta scoring 13 goals and giving 14 assists. On 25 February 2022, de Arrascaeta extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 December 2026.^[15] de Arrascaeta finished the 2022 season in high level, as champion of the Copa Libertadores 2022 and the Copa do Brasil 2022 e being named to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year for the second time in his career and to the Bola de Prata for the third time.^[16][17] On 28 February 2023, the second leg of the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana was played at the Maracanã Stadium with a season record attendance of 71,411. Flamengo won 1–0, de Arrascaeta scored the winning goal on the last play of the match on the 96th minute. The score forced extra time which remained scoreless. Ironically de Arrascaeta missed the only penalty kick in the shootout as Independiente del Valle won 5–4 and lifted the trophy for the first time.^[18] On 22 July, in a 1–1 draw against América Mineiro, de Arrascaeta became the first foreign player in Flamengo's history to reach 100 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches.^[19]

On 17 August 2025, de Arrascaeta reached the historic milestone of 100 assists with the Flamengo jersey. The number 10 gave two assists in the 3–1 victory against Internacional, at Beira-Rio, in the Série A.

Club

As of match played 29 April 2026^[2]

International

As of match played 31 March 2026^[32]

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arrascaeta goal.^[32]

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List of international goals scored by Giorgian de Arrascaeta

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 June 2015	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	5	Guatemala	4–0	5–1	Friendly
2	7 June 2018	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	14	Uzbekistan	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3	6 September 2019	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica	24	Costa Rica	1–0	2–1	Friendly
4	2 September 2021	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	31	Peru	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	5 September 2021	Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo, Uruguay	32	Bolivia	1–0	4–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6					4–1
7	1 February 2022	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	35	Venezuela	2–0	4–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	24 March 2022	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	36	Peru	1–0	1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	2 December 2022	Al Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah, Qatar	42	Ghana	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup
10					2–0
11	10 June 2025	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	56	Venezuela	2–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	4 September 2025	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	57	Peru	3–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	18 November 2025	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States	58	United States	1–4	1–5	Friendly

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