Sebastián Ignacio Guenzatti Varela (born July 8, 1991) is a Uruguayan

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who currently plays for

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Youth career

Guenzatti was born in Uruguay before moving to the United States at age 12, where he grew up in the

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section of

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, and graduated from

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, where he started for the soccer team all four years. Professional aspirations took Guenzatti back to his homeland, where he played with

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's under-19 team, before moving to

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in 2013.

Senior career

New York Cosmos

Guenzatti moved back to the United States on July 5, 2013, when he signed for NASL club

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. He made his debut for the Cosmos on August 10, 2013, in a 0–0 draw against Tampa Bay. Guenzatti scored the game-winning goal in the team's 1–0 win over

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on September 14, 2013, and earned NASL Team of the Week honors for his performance. He scored one goal and recorded one assist in ten matches for the Cosmos during the 2013 season and played 86 minutes during the team's 2013 NASL

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championship game 1–0 victory over the

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. On January 3, 2014, the Cosmos announced that they had signed Guenzatti to a contract extension. During the 2014 Spring season, Guenzatti was tied for second on the team in scoring, recording two goals and two assists in seven matches as the team posted a 6–2–1 (W–L–D) record and finished in second place in the NASL Spring Standings. He earned NASL Team of the Week honors for his Week 7 goal in the team's 1–1 draw with

Indy Eleven Indy Eleven is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2014, b ...

. Guenzatti finished the regular season tied for second on the team in scoring with four goals and three assists in 22 appearances (19 starts). He scored the game-winning goal in the team's 1–0 victory over Ottawa Fury FC on July 20, 2014, which earned him NASL Team of the Week honors and he combined with fellow

native David Diosa to score in the team's 3–2 win over the Atlanta Silverbacks on September 13, 2014. In 2015, Guenzatti scored four times in 23 appearances, which included 10 starts. Guenzatti opened the scoring in back-to-back 3–0 wins over the Atlanta Silverbacks (October 7) and

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(October 11). He racked up 986 minutes on the field in NASL play.

Tampa Bay Rowdies

On July 31, 2017, Guenzetti signed with

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Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

. Guenzatti was named team captain ahead of the 2019 season. On January 18, 2022, Guenzatti re-signed with the Rowdies. On October 8, 2022, Guenzetti scored twice in a game against

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, passing his former teammate Georgi Hristov to become the Rowdies all-time scoring leader. On December 13, 2022, Tampa and Guenzetti mutually agreed to terminate his deal to allow him to pursue other opportunities. He subsequently signed with

on the same day.

Indy Eleven

Guenzatti signed with

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ahead of the 2023 season and was subsequently named as the team's captain for the season. Guenzatti made his first appearance for the Eleven against his former Tampa Bay Rowdies in a 1–1 draw on March 11. Guenzatti scored his first goal for Indy Eleven in a 3–2 win against

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on April 22, bringing his total career USL goal tally to 61. Guenzatti scored a brace on August 9 in a 4–0 win over the Birmingham Legion, scoring on either side of halftime. The two goals brought his season total to 6. He ended the 2023 season with a team-leading 11 goals and 35 league and domestic appearances, as well as one playoff appearance and three total assists. On November 17, 2023, Indy Eleven announced they had extended Guenzatti's contract for the 2024 season. Guenzatti scored his first goal in the 2024 season on March 30, in a 2–1 defeat at home to

. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home victory over

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on August 7 to break the team's 6 match streak without a win. On 20 November 2024, the club announced Guenzatti would not return following the conclusion of the 2024 season.

Detroit City

On March 6, 2025, Guenzatti joined USL Championship club

ahead of their 2025 season. He made his debut on March 8 in a 0–2 away victory over

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. He scored his first goal for the club on May 31 in a 4–2 away loss to

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in the

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Career statistics

''As of match played June 14, 2025.''

Honors

New York Cosmos * NASL Spring Championship (1):

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

* NASL Fall Championship (2):

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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 ...

* NASL Championship (3):

Tampa Bay Rowdies * Coastal Cup (1):

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

* USL Championship Eastern Conference (1):

Regular Season Title (1):

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

References

External links

Cosmos bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guenzatti, Sebastian 1991 births Living people American men's soccer players New York Cosmos (2010) players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Men's association football midfielders North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Footballers from Montevideo American people of Uruguayan descent Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent Uruguayan men's footballers Francis Lewis High School alumni USL Championship players Indy Eleven players 21st-century American sportsmen Uruguayan emigrants to the United States Soccer players from Queens, New York Detroit City FC players