Sebastián Driussi (; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for River Plate.

Club career

River Plate

On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Plate as a starter in an

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match against

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, playing 73 minutes in a 1–0 victory. His first league goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Unión de Santa Fé on 8 March 2015.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 8 July 2017, Driussi joined Russian side

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on a four-year deal. The transfer fee was €15 million. He scored his first goal for Zenit on 22 July 2017 in a brace against

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. His second goal came in the same game at stoppage time from a cross by teammate

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which helped them win their second fixture of the season under

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. On 4 May 2019, he scored a late equalizer in an away game against

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that secured the 2018–19 Russian Premier League championship for Zenit. On 26 July 2021, Driussi bought out the remaining year of his contract with Zenit St.Petersburg, and left the club.

Austin FC

Driussi signed with

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club

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on 29 July 2021 as a designated player. He made his debut on 7 August 2021 against

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, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in the 2–0 defeat. Driussi scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 3–1 home victory against the

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. On 16 April 2022, Driussi became the first Austin FC player to score 10 goals for the club in a comeback road win at D.C. United. Driussi was one of 26 players to make the 2022 MLS All-Star team. On 14 February 2023, Driussi signed a three-year contract with Austin FC through the 2025 season, with an option for the 2026 season.

Return to River Plate

On 17 January 2025, Driussi returned to his former club River Plate in a deal worth nearly $10 million.

Career statistics

Honours

River Plate * Argentina Primera Division: 2014 Final *

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: 2015–16 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Suruga Bank Championship The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual intercontinental football match held in Japan, contested by the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. The tournament was previously officially called the ...

Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 * Russian Cup: 2019–20 *

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Argentina U20 *

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Individual *

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* MLS Player of the Month: April 2022, July 2022 *

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References

External links

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Driussi at the Zenit Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Driussi, Sebastian Living people 1996 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine Primera División players Russian Premier League players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Austin FC players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen