Sebastián Boselli
Boselli playing for Uruguay at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final
Personal information
Full name Juan Sebastián Boselli Graf
Date of birth (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 2
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Defensor Sporting 15 (0)
2023– River Plate 2 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Uruguay U20 27 (0)
2024– Uruguay U23 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024

Juan Sebastián Boselli Graf (born 4 December 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.[1]

Early life

Boselli was born on 4 December 2003 in Montevideo, Uruguay to Pablo Boselli and Erika Graf. Many of his relatives are professional athletes; Pablo is a former padel player who captained the Uruguay national padel team in the 2008 Padel World Championship. He currently works as a football agent.[2] Erika is a professional swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3] His older brothers, Juan Martín and Juan Manuel, are also professional footballers, the latter of whom has also represented Uruguay on the international stage.[4] Boselli is of paternal Italian descent and holds an Italian passport,[5] whereas his mother is of German heritage.

Club career

Boselli is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting.[6] He made his professional debut for the club on 7 September 2022 in a Uruguay Cup 1–0 victory against Racing Club de Montevideo.[7] His team subsequently ended up winning the competition.[8]

On 23 August 2023, an agreement was announced by River Plate to sign Boselli.[9] The unveiling was published on River Plate's social media platforms on 29 August.[10] Boselli made his official debut with the club on 9 December against Rosario Central in the semifinals of the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, but would lose on penalties.[11] On 22 December, he was once again called for the starting lineup in a rematch against Rosario Central, this time for the 2023 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional. Boselli played the whole match and was praised for his performance; River eventually won 2-0 for their 71st title.[12]

International career

Boselli is a Uruguayan youth international, most notably being one of the standout players of the Uruguay national under-20 football team in the 2023 South American Youth Championship.[13][14] He was then a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[15][16] In June 2023, Boselli received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[17] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament under Marcelo Bielsa.[18]

Career statistics

As of 13 November 2022[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherOther
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting 2022 Uruguayan Primera División 1040——50
2023 Uruguayan Primera División 90—1[lower-alpha 1]0—100
Career total 100400010150
  1. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.

Honours

Defensor Sporting

River Plate

Uruguay U20

References

  1. ↑ "Boselli es NUEVO REFUERZO de River: por cuánto llega y los DETALLES - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ↑ Inzaurralde, Luis Eduardo. "Boselli: "Un agente no se puede llevar el 50%, 60% o 70% de una negociación; está mal""". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. ↑ Rodríguez, Eduardo Burgos; Castro, Raúl (2023-07-29). "Sebastián Boselli: "¿Mi futuro? Estoy concentrado en Defensor"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Sebastián Boselli: la experiencia que le transmitió su hermano, qué sabe de Irak y las precauciones con el VAR". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  5. ↑ PRZdesign. "Sebastián Boselli". GBG Football Agency. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  6. ↑ https://www.elpais.com.uy/autor/sofia-berardi (2023-03-07). "Boselli: la madurez y la dupla del Sudamericano, la relación con su apellido y el debut en Sudamericana ante Danubio". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  7. ↑ "Defensor Sporting eliminó a Racing de la Copa Uruguay con debuts incluidos: mirá con quién se mide en octavos". EL PAIS. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  8. 1 2 "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sebastián Boselli jugará en River Plate de Argentina, que llegó a un acuerdo con Defensor". FútbolUY. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "River presentó a su sexto y último refuerzo del mercado de pases: los detalles - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  11. ↑ "Boselli y un debut oficial en River con las luces puestas en él". Olé. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. 1 2 "River derrotó a Rosario Central y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones". Página 12. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. ↑ https://www.elpais.com.uy/autor/sofia-berardi (2023-01-03). "Sudamericano: Marcelo Broli dio a conocer la lista final de la selección uruguaya Sub 20". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  14. ↑ https://www.elpais.com.uy/autor/pablo-cupese (2023-02-02). "El récord de la defensa de Uruguay en el Sudamericano Sub 20 que ilusiona a la Celeste en el hexagonal". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  15. 1 2 "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  16. 1 2 Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  19. ↑ Sebastián Boselli at Soccerway
  20. ↑ "Profile of Boselli". Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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