Exequiel Zeballos

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| name = Exequiel Zeballos

| image =

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| fullname = Oscar Exequiel Zeballos

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|4|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = La Banda, Argentina{{cite news|title=Exequiel Zeballos|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/exequiel-zeballos/|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=World Football}}

| height = 1.70 m{{cite web|url=https://bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/plantel-futbol?jugador=exequiel-zeballos# |title=Exequiel Zaballos |language=es |publisher=Boca Juniors |access-date=27 September 2022}}

| position = Winger{{cite news|title=Quién es Zeballos, el pibe que pide pista en Boca|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/boca-juniors/zeballos-pibe-jugo-argentinos_0_9C4Uy6jS4.html|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Olé|date=8 October 2020}}

| currentclub = Boca Juniors

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Sarmiento (LB)

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Los Dorados (TdRH)

| youthyears3 = 2014–2020

| youthclubs3 = Boca Juniors

| years1 = 2020–

| clubs1 = Boca Juniors

| caps1 = 66

| goals1 = 7

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U16

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam2 = Argentina U17

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 19:15, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

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Oscar Exequiel Zeballos (born 24 April 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Boca Juniors.{{cite news|title=Argentina - E. Zeballos|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/exequiel-zeballos/576918/|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Soccerway}}

Club career

Zeballos arrived at Boca Juniors in 2014, having had stints with Sarmiento de La Banda and Los Dorados de Termas de Río Hondo.{{cite news|title=Exequiel Zeballos se suma a la pretemporada de Boca|url=https://eldeportivohoy.com/futbol/exequiel-zeballos-se-suma-a-la-pretemporada-de-boca/|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=El Deportivo Hoy}}{{cite news|title=Exequiel Zeballos está cumpliendo su sueño: Boca y la selección|url=https://www.elliberal.com.ar/noticia/362723/exequiel-zeballos-esta-cumpliendo-sueno-boca-seleccion|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=El Liberal|date=29 August 2017}} In 2018, Zeballos signed his first professional contract; becoming the youngest Boca player to do so.{{cite news|title=¿Quién es Exequiel Zeballos, la nueva joyita de Boca que podría debutar ante Lanús?|url=https://www.goal.com/es-cl/amp/noticias/exequiel-zeballos-boca-juvenil-debut/f8pqh9ge4sel1n32qy2cida6p|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Goal|date=18 November 2020}} The winger made the breakthrough into the first-team under Miguel Ángel Russo in 2020.{{cite news|title=Exequiel Zeballos no recibe oportunidades en Boca Juniors y mira los millones que podría perder el equipo Xeneize|url=https://www.elfutbolero.com.ar/futbol-argentino/2020/11/28/exequiel-zeballos-no-recibe-oportunidades-en-boca-juniors-mira-los-millones-que-podria-perder-el-equipo-xeneize-2457.html|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=El Futbolero|date=28 November 2020}}{{cite news|title=Boca podría hacer debutar a dos de sus 'joyas' ante Lanús|url=https://bolavip.com/conmebol/Exequiel-Zeballos-y-Cristian-Medina-podrian-ser-titulares-con-Boca-en-el-partido-ante-Lanus-por-Liga-Profesional-de-Futbol-20201118-0100.html|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Bolavip|date=18 November 2020}} He was an unused substitute four times before making his senior bow, including for a Copa Libertadores group stage encounter with Caracas on 22 October. In November, Zeballos made his debut in a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory at home to Newell's Old Boys on 29 November; after replacing Sebastián Villa.

International career

Zeballos represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level.{{cite news|title=Oscar Exequiel Zeballos, la nueva esperanza de Boca Juniors|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/argentina/2018/03/02/5a99c569ca474152658b45e8.html|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Marca|date=2 March 2018}}{{cite news|title=Primer contrato para el juvenil Zeballos|url=https://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/zeballos-contrato18|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Boca Juniors|date=26 December 2018}}{{cite news|title=Cristian Medina y Exequiel Zeballos: ¿quiénes son las joyas que debutarían en Boca frente a Lanús?|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/boca-cristian-medina-exequiel-zeballos-quienes-son-joyas-nid2513846|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=La Nación|date=19 November 2020}} He scored five goals at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship as they won the trophy. Two years later, Zeballos netted a goal at both the South American U-17 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup across eleven total appearances. He scored the sole goal that his team made in regular time for the Maradona Cup against Football club Barcelona.

Career statistics

{{updated|19 January 2023}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Boca Juniors \|2020–21{{#tag:ref\|Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.\|group="nb"}} \|rowspan="1"\|Primera División \|14	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	16	2
2022 \|rowspan="1"\|Primera División \|18	1	6	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	32	4
2023 \|rowspan="1"\|Primera División \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !32	2	6	3	0	0	9	0	3	2	50	7