Santiago Ascacíbar
{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Santiago Ascacíbar
| image = Santiago ascacibar.jpg
| caption = Ascacíbar with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
| fullname = Santiago Lionel Ascacíbar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|02|25}}
| birth_place = La Plata, Argentina
| height = 1.68 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Estudiantes
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2006–2015
| youthclubs1 = Estudiantes
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Estudiantes
| caps1 = 41
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = VfB Stuttgart
| caps2 = 69
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = Hertha BSC
| caps3 = 49
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = → Cremonese (loan)
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = → Estudiantes (loan)
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = Estudiantes
| caps6 = 53
| goals6 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Argentina U20
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Argentina U23
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Argentina
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 17:43, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 27 September 2019 (UTC)
}}
Santiago Lionel Ascacíbar (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Estudiantes. He has also represented the Argentina national team.{{Soccerway|santiago-ascacibar/432202}}
Ascacíbar began his career at hometown club Estudiantes. He then moved to Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart in 2017, developing a reputation as a natural leader alongside criticism for his temperament. He completed a transfer to Hertha BSC in January 2020 after Stuttgart had suffered relegation the previous season, with manager Jürgen Klinsmann describing him as "one of the best defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga". After a loan move to Cremonese in the 2022–23 season, Ascacíbar returned to hometown club Estudiantes in 2023.
Ascacíbar was part of the Argentine team that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He made his senior debut in 2018.
Early years
Ascacíbar was born on 25 February 1997 in La Plata, Argentina, as part of an extended family: son of Mariana Rollero and Javier Ascacíbar, he was raised in Villa Elvira alongside his four brothers.{{cite news |last1=Cabrera |first1=Martin |title=Me dan vergüenza los autógrafos |url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2016-3-3--me-dan-verguenza-los-autografos |work=El Dia |date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831092048/https://www.eldia.com/nota/2016-3-3--me-dan-verguenza-los-autografos |archive-date=31 August 2017 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Randrup |first1=Máximo |title=Santiago Ascacibar, el juvenil de Estudiantes que vive con sus padres, quiere estudiar antropología y es ovacionado por sus hinchas |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/santiago-ascacibar-el-juvenil-de-estudiantes-que-vive-con-sus-padres-y-suena-con-un-titulo-universitario-nid1889803/ |work=LA NACION |date=16 April 2016 |language=es}} His family also took in two of his teammates who for various reasons could not stay in the academy of his youth club Estudiantes; also considering both to be his brothers.{{cite news |last1=Randrup |first1=Máximo |title=Santiago Ascacibar: el pequeño gigante |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/santiago-ascacibar-el-pequeno-gigante-nid1889799/ |work=LA NACION |date=16 April 2016 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Ascacíbar, el mejor compañero |url=http://cielosports.com/nota/64454/ascacibar_el_mejor_companero/ |work=Cielo Sports |date=25 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822223510/http://cielosports.com/nota/64454/ascacibar_el_mejor_companero/ |archive-date=22 August 2017 |language=es}}
Club career
=Estudiantes=
Ascacíbar arrived at Estudiantes in 2006 at the age of 8, after performing a trial in which coach Omar Rulli –father of goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli – was surprised by his tenacity, describing Ascacíbar as "a fan of practice, very obsessive from a young age to improve his technique, as well as with his daily work".{{cite news |title=Ascacíbar es un obsesivo desde chiquito |url=https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/ascacibar-es-un-obsesivo-desde-chiquito-72975 |work=Diario Hoy |date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709040120/https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/ascacibar-es-un-obsesivo-desde-chiquito-72975 |archive-date=9 July 2018}} Denoting his skill as a central midfielder from early on, and a strong presence on the pitch rarely seen among academy players, Rusito ("The Little Russian"), as he was nicknamed since childhood due to his blond hair and blue eyes, quickly became a key player in his age class.{{cite news |last1=Plotycia |first1=Gonzalo |title=Ascacibar y Grasso: voces de ganadores {{!}} Inferiores Platenses |url=http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/ascacibar-y-grasso-voces-de-ganadores |work=Inferiores Platenses |date=22 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622023722/http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/ascacibar-y-grasso-voces-de-ganadores |archive-date=22 June 2019 |language=es}}
After recording impressive performances in his first four years in AFA youth divisions, the team's youth football coordinator Hermes Desio promoted him to the reserves for the first time in late 2014, and Ascacíbar made his debut in a match against the reserves of Rosario Central away at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito.{{cite news |last1=Bonafini |first1=Blas |title=De Villa Elvira a Río de Janeiro: Ascacibar irá a los Juegos Olímpicos |url=http://www.todojuveniles.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3564:de-villa-elvira-a-rio-de-janeiro-ascacibar-ira-a-los-juegos-olimpicos&catid=51:sub-20 |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=Todo Juveniles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118052645/http://www.todojuveniles.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3564:de-villa-elvira-a-rio-de-janeiro-ascacibar-ira-a-los-juegos-olimpicos&catid=51:sub-20 |archive-date=18 January 2017 |language=es}}
Already in early 2015, he represented Estudiantes at the Frenz International Cup in Malaysia and Indonesia with a team consisting of players born in 1997 and 1998. Although Estudiantes lost the final to Brazilian club Internacional, the organisers chose him as the best player of the tournament.{{cite web |last1=Segura |first1=Lautaro |title=Estamos tranquilos porque dejamos todo {{!}} Inferiores Platenses |url=http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/estamos-tranquilos-porque-dejamos-todo |website=Inferiores Platenses |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318104322/http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/estamos-tranquilos-porque-dejamos-todo |archive-date=18 March 2022 |language=es |date=2 July 2015 |url-status=live}} Once back in Argentina, Nelson Vivas, manager of the first team, made him the starting central midfielder of the reserves.{{cite web |title=Orgullo albirrojo: Ascacibar jugará en Río 2016 {{!}} Estudiantes de La Plata |url=https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/orgullo-albirrojo-ascacibar-jugara-en-rio-2016/ |website=Estudiantes de La Plata |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118052705/http://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/orgullo-albirrojo-ascacibar-jugara-en-rio-2016/ |archive-date=18 January 2017 |language=es |date=6 July 2016 |url-status=live}}
That same year, and on the recommendation of former international Juan Sebastián Verón who was now president of the club, Ascacíbar finished his secondary studies at the Colegio de Estudiantes and enrolled in Anthropology at the National University of La Plata, despite not being able to regularly attend classes due to his professional debut with the first team.16In this sense, Ascacibar was seen as the antithesis of the typical professional footballer: he still lived with his parents and siblings and lead a life away from lavishness, valuing an education.{{cite web |last1=Mejido |first1=Gonza |title=Ascacibar: El clásico siempre tiene un plus especial y el jugador de Estudiantes lo sabe muy bien |url=http://infofutbolweb.com.ar/2016/04/13/ascacibar-el-clasico-siempre-tiene-un-plus-especial-y-el-jugador-de-estudiantes-lo-sabe-muy-bien/ |website=Info Futbol |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053955/http://infofutbolweb.com.ar/2016/04/13/ascacibar-el-clasico-siempre-tiene-un-plus-especial-y-el-jugador-de-estudiantes-lo-sabe-muy-bien/ |archive-date=18 January 2017 |language=es |date=13 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}
{{blockquote|You have to have a clear mind on your goals and then it's up to you to reach those goals. If you want to have luxury cars and women, you're going to have them; if you don't want to have them, you're not going to have them. No one puts a gun to your head and says 'do it'. But you don't have to judge that either, because everyone is responsible for what they do and everyone is free in their life to do what they want.|source=Santiago Ascacíbar in 2017.{{cite news |last1=Tamagni |first1=Roi |title=De antropólogo a futbolista: la historia de Ascacibar, el 5 que todos quieren en la Selección |url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2017/01/15/de-antropologo-a-futbolista-la-historia-de-ascacibar-el-5-que-todos-quieren-en-la-seleccion/ |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=infobae |date=15 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806104517/http://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2017/01/15/de-antropologo-a-futbolista-la-historia-de-ascacibar-el-5-que-todos-quieren-en-la-seleccion/ |archive-date=6 August 2017 |language=es-ES}}}}
On 8 February 2016, Ascacíbar made his professional debut for Estudiantes, playing the entire match against Lanús in the Argentine Primera División which ended in a 1–0 loss.{{cite news |title=Torneo de Primera División 2016: Lanús venció a Estudiantes en Sarandí - TyC Sports |url=https://www.tycsports.com/futbol/torneo-de-primera-division-2016-lanus-vencio-estudiantes-en-sarandi.html |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=TyC Sports |date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101212621/https://www.tycsports.com/futbol/torneo-de-primera-division-2016-lanus-vencio-estudiantes-en-sarandi.html |archive-date=1 January 2020 |language=es}} Over the course of the season, his performances with the first team improved and he became a starter for the team.{{cite news |last1=Ochoa |first1=Pablo |title=Resumen Estudiantes de La Plata VAVEL: Ascacibar, el pibe que se convirtió importante |url=https://www.vavel.com/ar/futbol-argentino/2016/05/26/estudiantes/652013-paso-de-ser-un-pibe-a-ser-importante.html |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=VAVEL |date=26 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509083602/https://www.vavel.com/ar/futbol-argentino/2016/05/26/estudiantes/652013-paso-de-ser-un-pibe-a-ser-importante.html |archive-date=9 May 2021 |language=es-ar}}{{cite news |title=Ascacibar fue el debutante que más minutos jugó el torneo pasado |url=https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/ascacibar-fue-el-debutante-que-mas-minutos-jugo-el-torneo-pasado-n266291 |work=Diario Popular |date=29 August 2016 |language=es-AR}} In his first full season as a first-team player, he appeared in all games and was the player who recovered the most balls.{{cite news |title=Ascacibar, un gran recuperador y pasador {{!}} Estudiantes de La Plata |url=https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/ascacibar-un-gran-recuperador-y-pasador/ |website=Estudiantes de La Plata |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908163125/http://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/ascacibar-un-gran-recuperador-y-pasador/ |archive-date=8 September 2017 |language=es |date=6 June 2016 |url-status=live}} At the end of the season, he was awarded the Olimpia Award in the category Best Player of Local Football.{{cite web |title=Ascacibar, ternado en los Premios Olimpia {{!}} Estudiantes de La Plata |url=https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/ascacibar-ternado-en-los-premios-olimpia/ |website=Estudiantes de La Plata |access-date=5 April 2022 |language=es |date=2 December 2016}}
His final appearance for the club came on 3 August 2017 in a 2–0 victory against Nacional Potosí in the Copa Sudamericana. When he was subbed off, he received a standing ovation at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.{{cite news |title=Ascacibar y una emotiva despedida del Pincha – TyC Sports |url=https://www.tycsports.com/futbol/ascacibar-y-una-emotiva-despedida-del-pincha.html |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=TyC Sports |language=es}}
=VfB Stuttgart=
On 22 August 2017, Ascacíbar signed a five-year deal with VfB Stuttgart.{{cite news|title=VfB holt Ascacibar "aus tiefster Überzeugung"|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfb-holt-ascacibar-aus-tiefster-ueberzeugung-704499/artikel|access-date=22 August 2017|work=kicker Online|date=22 August 2017|language=German}}{{cite web|title=Stuttgart seal deal for Argentina ace Ascacibar|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/stuttgart-sign-santiago-ascacibar-from-estudiantes-de-la-plata-457429.jsp|website=Bundesliga|accessdate=22 August 2017|date=22 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2017/verpflichtung-santiago-ascacibar-/|title=VfB sign Santiago Ascacíbar|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=22 August 2017|access-date=22 August 2017}} He made his debut on 10 September, coming off the bench in the 62nd minute for Orel Mangala in a 3–1 away defeat against Schalke 04.{{cite news |title=Burgstaller sticht: Stuttgart verschläft den Wiederanpfiff |url=https://www.kicker.de/schalke-gegen-stuttgart-2017-bundesliga-3827610/analyse |work=kicker |date=10 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215193101/https://www.kicker.de/schalke-gegen-stuttgart-2017-bundesliga-3827610/analyse |archive-date=15 February 2021 |language=de-DE}}
In August 2018, Ascacíbar extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2023.{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2018/vfb-verlaengert-vorzeitig-mit-santiago-ascacibar-bis-2023/|title=VfB secure Santiago Ascacibar until 2023|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=9 August 2018|access-date=9 August 2018}} At the end of the season, the club suffered relegation to the 2. Bundesliga.{{cite news |last1=Muth |first1=Carsten |title=VfB Stuttgart: Der Abstieg 2019 ist ein Desaster – ein Kommentar |url=https://www.swp.de/sport/vfb-stuttgart-der-abstieg-2019-ist-ein-desaster-31159925.html |work=Südwest Presse |date=28 May 2019 |language=de}}
He scored his first goal for Stuttgart against Dynamo Dresden on 3 November 2019 in the 2. Bundesliga, slotting home from short distance in an eventual 3–1 victory at Mercedes-Benz Arena.{{cite news |title=3:1 - Blitz-Eigentor bringt Stuttgart früh auf Kurs |url=https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-dresden-2019-bundesliga-4589045/analyse |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=kicker |date=3 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327205305/https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-dresden-2019-bundesliga-4589045/analyse |archive-date=27 March 2022 |language=de-DE}} This came after a period, where Ascacíbar had been suspended by the team due to his demands of being the starting defensive midfielder. Manager Tim Walter afterwards called him a "temperamental boy" who could sometimes "get carried away".{{cite news |title=Walter: Manchmal gehen Ascacibar halt die Gäule durch |url=https://www.kicker.de/walter_manchmal_gehen_ascacibar_halt_die_gaeule_durch_-759252/artikel |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=kicker |date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411121623/https://www.kicker.de/walter_manchmal_gehen_ascacibar_halt_die_gaeule_durch_-759252/artikel |archive-date=11 April 2021 |language=de-DE}}
=Hertha BSC=
On 1 January 2020, Ascacíbar signed a long-term contract with Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/jurgen-klinsmann-s-hertha-berlin-sign-santiago-ascacibar-from-stuttgart-9040|title=Jürgen Klinsmann's Hertha Berlin sign Santiago Ascacibar from VfB Stuttgart|website=Bundesliga|date=1 January 2020}} He made his debut for the club on 19 January in a 4–0 home loss to Bayern Munich. Despite the defeat, Hertha manager Jürgen Klinsmann praised Ascacíbar, calling him "one of the best Number 6 in the Bundesliga".{{cite news |title=Klinsmann adelt Ascacibar: Einer der besten Sechser in der Bundesliga |url=https://www.kicker.de/klinsmann-adelt-ascacibar-einer-der-besten-sechser-in-der-bundesliga-1000002049349/video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405162714/https://www.kicker.de/klinsmann-adelt-ascacibar-einer-der-besten-sechser-in-der-bundesliga-1000002049349/video |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2022 |work=kicker |date=20 January 2020 |language=de-DE}} In May 2020, however, following the upheaval of the COVID-19 suspension of German football, he suffered a foot injury that kept him out for several weeks.{{cite news |title=Ascacibar fällt wochenlang aus |url=https://www.kicker.de/ascacibar_faellt_wochenlang_aus-776063/artikel |work=kicker |date=23 May 2020 |language=de-DE}} Several injuries would keep him sidelined the following months, and he failed to make any more appearances in 2020.{{cite news |title=Ascacibar: Wieder der Mittelfuß |url=https://www.kicker.de/ascacibar_wieder_der_mittelfuss-782912/artikel |work=kicker |date=27 August 2020 |language=de-DE}}{{cite news |title=Pechvogel Ascacibar bricht ab: Für ihn ist es eine Katastrophe |url=https://www.kicker.de/pechvogel-ascacibar-bricht-ab-fuer-ihn-ist-es-eine-katastrophe-786981/artikel |work=kicker |date=12 October 2020 |language=de-DE}}
Ascacíbar returned to the pitch on 30 January 2021 under new manager Pál Dárdai, playing 89 minutes of the 3–1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.{{cite news |title=Für Dardai ist "eigentlich alles okay, nur das Ergebnis nicht" |url=https://www.kicker.de/fuer-dardai-ist-eigentlich-alles-okay-nur-das-ergebnis-nicht-796103/artikel |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=kicker |date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130191314/https://www.kicker.de/fuer-dardai-ist-eigentlich-alles-okay-nur-das-ergebnis-nicht-796103/artikel |archive-date=30 January 2021 |language=de-DE}} In a Berliner Derby against Union Berlin on 4 April, Ascacíbar was shown a yellow card after a verbal altercation with opposing player Nico Schlotterbeck, which prompted a subsequent investigation by the German Football Association (DFB).{{cite news |title=Krass sportwidriges Verhalten: DFB ermittelt gegen Ascacibar |url=https://www.kicker.de/krass-sportwidriges-verhalten-dfb-ermittelt-gegen-ascacibar-801654/artikel |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=kicker |date=7 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423103101/https://www.kicker.de/krass-sportwidriges-verhalten-dfb-ermittelt-gegen-ascacibar-801654/artikel |archive-date=23 April 2021 |language=de-DE}} The investigation was, however, discontinued on 8 April after the conditions for blatantly anti-sports conduct were not met.{{cite web |title=Verfahren gegen Ascacibar eingestellt |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/verfahren-gegen-ascacibar-eingestellt-226312/ |website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422110906/https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/verfahren-gegen-ascacibar-eingestellt-226312/ |archive-date=22 April 2021 |language=de |date=8 April 2022 |url-status=live}} In the following game, on 10 April, Ascacíbar was also the centre of attention. Despite scoring the opening goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach in an eventual 2–2 draw, he sneered when substituted off in the second half, which coach Dárdai criticised afterwards.{{cite news |title=Dardai rügt Ascacibar: "Soll ich mich bei ihm bedanken?" |url=https://www.kicker.de/dardai-ruegt-ascacibar-soll-ich-mich-bei-ihm-bedanken-801966/artikel |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=kicker |date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411091752/https://www.kicker.de/dardai-ruegt-ascacibar-soll-ich-mich-bei-ihm-bedanken-801966/artikel |archive-date=11 April 2021 |language=de-DE}}
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, in a pre-season friendly against Liverpool, Ascacíbar suffered a concussion after colliding with opposing goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher after scoring the opening goal in a 4–3 victory.{{cite news |last1=Heise |first1=Wolfgang |title=Gehirnerschütterung! Herthas Santi Ascacibar erhält Sportverbot |url=https://www.berliner-kurier.de/hertha/gehirnerschuetterung-herthas-santi-ascacibar-erhaelt-sportverbot-li.174083 |access-date=5 April 2022 |work=Berliner Kurier |date=30 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106162027/http://www.berliner-kurier.de/hertha/gehirnerschuetterung-herthas-santi-ascacibar-erhaelt-sportverbot-li.174083 |archive-date=6 November 2021 |language=de-DE}}{{cite web |title=3-0 win in friendly called early {{!}} Hertha BSC |url=https://www.herthabsc.com/en/news/2021/07/bscgfk-report |website=Hertha BSC |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801062417/https://www.herthabsc.com/en/news/2021/07/bscgfk-report |archive-date=1 August 2021 |date=31 July 2021 |url-status=live}} He returned to the pitch for the first competitive game of the season, playing the entire DFB-Pokal match against SV Meppen.{{cite web |title=Meppen vs. Hertha Berlin – 8 August 2021 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/08/germany/dfb-pokal/sv-meppen-1912/hertha-bsc-berlin/3538164/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=5 April 2022}}
==Loan to Cremonese==
On 23 July 2022, Ascacíbar joined Serie A club Cremonese on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Cremonese|url=https://www.uscremonese.it/ascacibar-nuovo-calciatore-della-cremonese/|title=ASCACIBAR NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE|date=23 July 2022|access-date=22 July 2022|language=it}} On 14 August he made his debut for the club in Cremonese's 3–2 Serie A loss to Fiorentina.{{cite news |last1=Giuliani |first1=Marco |title=Fiorentina-Cremonese 3-2: vittoria viola all'ultimo respiro |url=https://www.firenzetoday.it/sport/calcio/fiorentina-cremonese-3-2--tabellino-serie-a-14-agosto-2022.html |access-date=26 November 2022 |work=FirenzeToday |date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814213425/https://www.firenzetoday.it/sport/calcio/fiorentina-cremonese-3-2--tabellino-serie-a-14-agosto-2022.html |archive-date=14 August 2022 |language=it}}
=Return to Estudiantes=
On 18 January 2023, Ascacíbar returned to Estudiantes on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Hertha BSC|url=https://www.herthabsc.com/de/nachrichten/2023/01/leihe-ascacibar-2223|title=SANTIAGO ASCACÍBAR KEHRT ZURÜCK IN SEINE HEIMAT|date=18 January 2023|access-date=18 January 2023|language=de}} On 26 May 2023, Hertha announced that the transfer was made permanent.{{cite web|publisher=Hertha BSC|url=https://www.herthabsc.com/de/nachrichten/2023/05/transfermeldung-ascacibar--alderete|title=Ascacíbar und Alderete verlassen Hertha BSC|date=26 May 2023|language=de}}
International career
He represented Argentina in the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut for Argentina on 8 September 2018 in a 3–0 international friendly against the Guatemala national football team.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/08/world/friendlies/argentina/guatemala/2805437/|title=Argentina vs. Guatemala - 8 September 2018 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}} With the U20 team, Argentina finished in 4th place at the 2017 South American Youth Championship, thus qualifying to the 2017 U20 FIFA World Cup. As the case at the Olympics which was held a year prior, Argentina did not make it past the group stage.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|9 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sofascore.com/player/santiago-ascacibar/830667|title=Santiago Ascacibar|publisher=SofaScore|accessdate=24 June 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | ||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Estudiantes
|2016 |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Primera División |24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!41||0||1||0||8||0||colspan="2"|—||50||0 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Stuttgart
|29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |
| 2018–19
|Bundesliga |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2019–20
|rowspan="1"|2. Bundesliga |13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!69||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||74||1 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Hertha
|Bundesliga |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!49||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||53||1 | ||||||||
| Cremonese (loan)
|13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |
| Estudiantes (loan)
|2023 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!172||2||9||0||8||0||2||0||191||2 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 20 November 2018}}{{NFT player |id=71804 |name=Santiago Ascacíbar |access-date=1 August 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Argentina
|2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Estudiantes
- Copa Argentina: 2023{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=Estudiantes de La Plata campeón de la Copa Argentina 2023: así fue el camino al título |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/estudiantes-de-la-plata-campeon-de-la-copa-argentina-2023-el-camino-al-titulo-nid13122023/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2024{{Cite web |date=5 May 2024 |title=¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN! Venció a Vélez por penales y se consagró en la Copa de la Liga 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/13604463/velez-estudiantes-final-campeon-penales-copa-de-la-liga-2024 |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=ESPN.com.ar |language=es}}
- Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2024{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-12-22 |title=El Trofeo es del Pincha {{!}} Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA |url=https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/trofeo-de-campeones/2024/12/21/los-numeros-del-gran-campeon/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |language=es-AR}}
References
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External links
- {{COA profile|2393|Santiago Ascacíbar}}
- {{FIFA player|395411}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220217213719/https://www.herthabsc.com/de/mannschaften/hertha-bsc/santiago-ascacibar Santiago Ascacíbar] at Hertha BSC
- {{NFT|71804}}
{{Estudiantes de La Plata squad}}
{{Argentina men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ascacibar, Santiago}}
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