Yáser Asprilla
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Full name | Yáser Esnéider Asprilla Martínez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 November 2003||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bajo Baudó, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2020 | Envigado | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Envigado | 40 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Watford | 81 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022– | Colombia | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
Yáser Esnéider Asprilla Martínez (born 19 November 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the Colombia national team.
Club career
[edit]Yaser Asprilla is a product of Envigado youth academy. He made his professional debut with Envigado in a 3–0 Categoría Primera A loss to Independiente Medellín on 2 December 2020.[2] On 18 July 2021, he scored his first professional goal for Envigado in a 2–2 draw with Atlético Nacional.[3]
With a deal agreed in August 2021,[4] Envigado confirmed the transfer of Asprilla to Watford on 17 January 2022.[5] He scored his first goal for Watford on 7 April 2023 in a 3–2 loss to Huddersfield Town.[6]
International career
[edit]Asprilla made his debut for the Colombia national team on 16 January 2022 as a 43rd minute substitute for Juan Fernando Quintero, in a 2–1 home win over Honduras.[7] On his second international appearance, Asprilla netted his first goal for Colombia in a 4–1 friendly win over Guatemala.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 4 May 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Envigado | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2021 | Categoría Primera A | 20 | 5 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
Total | 22 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
Watford | 2022–23[9] | Championship | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
2023–24[9] | Championship | 44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | |
Total | 81 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 7 | ||
Envigado (loan) | 2022[9] | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
Career total | 121 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 13 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 28 June 2024[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Colombia | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asprilla goal.[10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Guatemala | 4–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2 | 26 March 2024 | Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain | Romania | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Colombia (COL)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Envigado vs. Independiente Medellín". Soccerway. 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Envigado vs. Atlético Nacional". Soccerway. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Watford working on permit for Envigado man Yaser Asprilla". watfordobserver.co.uk. 18 January 2022.
- ^ "FROM ENVIGADO TO WATFORD". envigadofc.co. 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Huddersfield out of drop zone with win at Watford". BBC Sport. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Colombia vs. Honduras". Soccerway. 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Yaser Asprilla, el joven maravilla de la Selección Colombia". El Tiempo. 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d Yáser Asprilla at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Yáser Asprilla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "End Of Season Awards: 2023/24 Winners Revealed". Watford FC. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Yáser Asprilla at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Footballers from Chocó Department
- Men's association football midfielders
- Colombia men's international footballers
- 2024 Copa América players
- Categoría Primera A players
- English Football League players
- Envigado F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Asprilla family
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Colombian football midfielder stubs