Sergio Araujo

Sergio Araujo

Araujo playing for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Ezequiel Araujo
Date of birth	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Las Palmas
Number	10
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Boca Juniors	19	(1)
2012–2013	→ Barcelona B (loan)	34	(7)
2013–2014	→ Tigre (loan)	23	(4)
2014–2015	→ Las Palmas (loan)	43	(25)
2015–	Las Palmas	11	(2)
International career‡
2009–2010	Argentina U17	8	(6)
2011–2012	Argentina U20	10	(4)
2011–2012	Argentina U23	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ezequiel and the second or maternal family name is Araujo.

Sergio Ezequiel Araujo (born 28 January 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Las Palmas as a striker.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Araujo graduated with Boca Juniors' youth setup. He played his first match as a professional on 13 December 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Nicolás Gaitán in a 0–2 home loss against Banfield for the Primera División championship.

Araujo scored his first professional goal on 21 November 2010, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against Arsenal de Sarandí. However, he was mainly used as a backup to Pablo Mouche and Lucas Viatri, appearing sparingly.

On 25 July 2012 Araujo moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year loan deal with FC Barcelona and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División. He made his debut for the club on 17 August, playing the last 36 minutes of the 4–5 home loss against UD Almería.

Araujo scored his first goals for Barça B on 1 December, netting a brace in a 2–1 away win against CD Lugo. He finished the campaign with seven goals in 34 appearances, but returned to his parent club on 25 June 2013 nonetheless.

On 17 July 2013 Araujo was loaned to Tigre, after being deemed suplus to requirements by manager Carlos Bianchi. He appeared in 19 matches for the club, scoring four goals.

On 19 July 2014 Araujo returned to Spain, joining UD Las Palmas in a season-long loan deal. He made his debut for the Canarians on 23 August, starting and scoring the last in a 2–0 home win against UE Llagostera.

Araujo appeared in 43 matches and scoring 25 goals for the Canary Islands outfit, being the club's top goalscorer and the second overall. Despite strong links to a move to Celtic and Real Sociedad the club managed to buy him outright, with the player signing a five-year deal.

On 22 August 2015 Araujo made his La Liga debut, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid. He scored his first goal in the category on 13 September, netting his team's first in a 3–3 draw at Celta de Vigo.

International career

In 2009 Araujo represented Argentina at the South American U-17 Championship. He scored three goals in five appearances as side eventually finished second and qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Araujo also appeared in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria, scoring a 59th-minute winner against Honduras in Argentina's opening game, as well as a 58th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory against Germany in Argentina's second game. Argentina progressed to the round of 16, where he scored to put them 2–0 ahead of Colombia. However, Colombia would end up winning the game 3–2.

Araujo represented the Argentina U-23 national team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. He scored in Argentina's opening 1-1 draw with Brazil, but was sent off in the 85th minute. Argentina reached the final, where they lost 1-0 against hosts Mexico.

Honours

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: 2011 Apertura

External links

• Sergio Araujo profile at BDFutbol
• Barcelona official profile
• Sergio Araujo at Soccerway
• ESPN Deportes profile (Spanish)