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Juan Sforza
Juan Sebastián Sforza (born 14 February 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Vasco da Gama.[1][2] Club career Sforza began his career at the age of eight with Santa Teresita, before moving over to Unión de Álvarez and then Sarmiento.[3][4][2] He soon penned terms with Fundación Messi, an academy set up by Lionel Messi; Lionel's brother, Matías, became one of Sforza's agents in 2019.[3][5] In 2015, Sforza joined Newell's Old Boys.[6] He progressed through their academy for the next five years, notably captaining their reserves.[3] Sforza signed his first professional contract on 13 March 2019.[7] His breakthrough into the first-team wouldn't arrive for another twelve months, though would do so in late-2020 under manager Frank Darío Kudelka.[6] Sforza's senior debut arrived on 19 December 2020 in a Copa de la Liga Profesional win away to Godoy Cruz, as the midfielder replaced Julián Fernández with four minutes remaining.[1] He had previously been an unused substitute five times in that competition.[1] His first career goal arrived soon after during a victory over Central Córdoba on 28 December.[1] International careerSforza represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level; as captain of both.[3] He was a part of the squad that won the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil, as he netted goals against invitees Czech Republic and, in the semi-finals, Peru.[3] After appearing for the U17s in a friendly with the United States in 2018, the midfielder was selected by Pablo Aimar in 2019 for the South American U-17 Championship in Peru and FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[1][3] He scored once, versus Uruguay, in eight appearances at the former as they won the trophy, before featuring four times at latter as they reached the round of sixteen.[1] Personal lifeBorn in Argentina, Sforza is of Italian descent.[8] Career statistics
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