Sergio Escudero (footballer, born 1988)

In this Argentine name, the surname is Escudero.

Sergio Escudero
エスクデロ 競飛王
Personal information
Full name Sergio Ariel Escudero
Date of birth (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Edo All United
Youth career
1996–2000 Vélez Sársfield
2001–2002 Kashiwa Reysol
2004–2005 Urawa Red Diamonds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Urawa Red Diamonds 81 (7)
2012 → FC Seoul (loan) 20 (4)
2013–2015 FC Seoul 86 (14)
2015 Jiangsu Sainty 29 (6)
2016–2019 Kyoto Sanga 87 (5)
2018 → Ulsan Hyundai (loan) 14 (3)
2020–2021 Tochigi SC 30 (0)
2021–2022 Chiangmai United 22 (0)
2022–2023 Atlético Marte 9 (0)
2023 Banyule City SC 0 (0)
2024–2025 North Geelong Warriors FC 0 (0)
2025– Edo All United 0 (0)
International career
2008 Japan U23 5 (1)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner AFC Champions League 2007
Winner J1 League 2006
Runner-up J1 League 2005
Runner-up J1 League 2007
Runner-up J.League Cup 2011
Winner Emperor's Cup 2005
Winner Emperor's Cup 2006
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2025, 6:45 (UTC)

Sergio Escudero (エスクデロ 競飛王, Esukudero Seruhio; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo eskuˈðeɾo]; born 1 September 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Kantō Soccer League Division 2 club, Edo All United.

Born in Spain, he has represented the Japan U23 national team internationally. He is the son of Argentine-Japanese footballer Sergio Ariel Escudero.

Career

When Escudero was three years old, he moved to Japan because of his father's work and joined the local club team. After living in Japan for five years, he moved to Argentina and Escudero began his career with the Vélez Sársfield youth team, where his father, also named Sergio Ariel Escudero and uncle Osvaldo Salvador Escudero have played. Then he was called up to the U-15 Argentina national team training camp.

In 2001, Escudero returned to Japan and joined Kashiwa Reysol junior youth team in Chiba and later moved to Urawa Red Diamonds junior youth team in Saitama.[1] He scored many goals in youth level league matches and contracted with Urawa Reds in 2005. Playing as a forward, Escudero made his debut as a professional on 15 April 2005, against Albirex Niigata at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 21 days and he became the second youngest J. League Division 1 player after Takayuki Morimoto. In 2006, German outfit VfB Stuttgart were interested in him but Urawa refused to release him.[2]

On 11 June 2007, he obtained his Japanese citizenship and therefore he had a chance to play for the Japan U-20 team at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. However he failed to make it to the tournament since the squad was submitted before he became a Japanese citizen. In May 2008, he joined the U-23 national team which played at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and scored a goal against Ivory Coast.[3][4]

On 17 July 2012, Escudero joined South Korean outfit FC Seoul on a six-month loan deal. He received number 26 and scored his debut goal on 21 July. He scored four goals and provided three assists in the end of the season. His loan was made permanent in December.[5] He scored the opening goal and assisted Dejan Damjanovic's 2–2 equalizer in the 2013 AFC Champions League Final match against China powerhouse Guangzhou Evergrande on 26 October 2013. His impressive performance made him Man of the Match.[6]

On 25 February 2015, Escudero signed a two-year contract with Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty.[7]

On 1 August 2022, Escudero joined a Primera División club C.D. Atlético Marte.

On 20 August 2025, Escudero joined to Kantō Soccer League Division 2 club, Edo All United.[8]

Personal life

The son of former Argentine-Japanese footballer of the same name, he was born to Argentine parents of Spanish descent in Spain, and thus held dual Argentine and Spanish citizenship. In 2007, he acquired Japanese citizenship automatically as a result of his father's naturalization. Escudero is a cousin of Damián Escudero and nephew of Osvaldo Escudero.

Career statistics

As of the 20 August 2025.[9][10]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup ACL Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2005 J. League Div 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 — 7 0
2006 1 0 0 0 3 1 — 0 0 4 1
2007 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008 13 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 — 17 1
2009 23 3 0 0 7 1 — 30 4
2010 17 3 2 1 3 0 — 22 4
2011 20 1 0 0 6 1 — 26 2
2012 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
Total 81 7 4 2 22 3 1 0 0 0 108 12
FC Seoul 2012 K-League 20 4 0 0 — 20 4
2013 K League Classic 34 4 3 0 — 12 2 — 49 6
2014 32 6 5 1 — 11 2 — 48 9
2015 0 0 0 0 — 1 1 — 1 1
Total 86 14 8 1 — 24 5 — 118 20
Jiangsu Sainty 2015 Chinese Super League 29 6 5 0 — 34 6
Total 29 6 5 0 — 34 6
Kyoto Sanga 2016 J2 League 38 5 2 1 — 40 6
2017 21 0 1 0 — 22 0
2018 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2019 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 86 5 4 1 — 90 6
Ulsan Hyundai (loan) 2018 K League 1 10 3 5 0 — 15 3
Total 10 3 5 0 — 15 3
Tochigi SC 2020 J2 League 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
2021 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
Chiangmai United 2021–22 Thai League 1 22 0 2 0 2 0 — 26 0
Total 22 0 2 0 2 0 — 26 0
Atlético Marte 2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador 17 1 — 17 1
Total 17 1 — 17 1
Banyule City SC 2023 Victorian State League 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 — 0 0
North Geelong Warriors 2024 Victorian Premier League 0 0 — 0 0
2025 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 — 0 0
Edo All United 2025 Kantō Soccer League Div 2 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 361 36 28 4 24 3 25 5 0 0 438 48

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan U23 2008 5 1
Total 5 1
Scores and results list Japan U23's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Escudero goal.
List of international goals scored by Sergio Escudero
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 May 2008 Stade Mayol, Toulon, France  Ivory Coast 1–1 2–2 2008 Toulon Tournament

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds

FC Seoul

Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty

References

  1. ^ (in Japanese) チームプロフィル｜浦和レッドダイヤモンズ公式サイト｜URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE Archived 18 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in German) Escudero: Stuttgart zeigt Interesse Archived 26 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in Japanese) 森本、エスクデロらU23代表に平山は落選
  4. ^ (in German) U-21 Ivory Coast - U-21 Japan 4:3 - FOOTIESTATS.NET
  5. ^ (in German) "Tokyo Transfer Market: Official: Escudero joins FC Seoul on permanent deal". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. ^ (in German) [1]
  7. ^ (in Chinese)舜天官方宣布签约首尔FC前卫
  8. ^ "【新加入】2025シーズン｜エスクデロ 競飛王選手 加入のお知らせ" (Press release). EDO ALL UNITED. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 199 out of 289)
  10. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 171 out of 289)
  11. ^ "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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