Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1995)

In this article, the first or paternalfamily nameisGruezoand the second or maternal family name isArboleda.

Carlos Gruezo

Gruezo withEcuadorin 2015
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda
Date of birth	(1995-04-19)19 April 1995
Place of birth	Santo Domingo,Ecuador
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Augsburg
Number	8
Youth career
	Unión Deportiva Juvenil
2008	LDU Quito
2009	Defensor Sporting
2010	Independiente DV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Independiente DV	4	(0)
2012–2014	Barcelona SC	77	(3)
2014–2016	VfB Stuttgart	18	(1)
2016–2019	FC Dallas	98	(3)
2019–	FC Augsburg	47	(0)
National team‡
2011	Ecuador U17	13	(1)
2013	Ecuador U20	9	(0)
2014–	Ecuador	40	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:49, 20 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:28, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda(Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkaɾlos ˈɣɾweso];born 19 April 1995) is an Ecuadorianfootballerwho plays as amidfielderforBundesligaclubFC Augsburgand theEcuador national team.He is the son ofCarlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez.

Club career

He began his career withIndependiente del Vallebefore joining Ecuadorian clubBarcelona SC.

Gruezo went on trial forVfB Stuttgartin their pre season friendlies in South Africa.On 30 January 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Stuttgart.He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 victory overFreiburgon 28 November 2014, becoming the first Ecuadorian to score in theBundesliga.In 2015 however, he lost his spot in the starting lineup and only had a few more appearances for Stuttgart.

He moved toFC Dallason 23 January 2016.

On 2 July 2019, Gruezo returned to Germany, joiningFC Augsburgon a five-year-deal.

International career

He played for Ecuador at the2011 FIFA U-17 World Cupand at the2013 South American Youth Championship.

Gruezo made his debut for theEcuador national football teamon 17 May 2014, coming in as a second-half substitute forChristian Noboaagainst theNetherlands.On 6 June, he was named in Ecuador's squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 November 2020	Estadio Hernando Siles,La Paz,Bolivia	Bolivia	3–2	3–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 March 2019

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente	2011	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Barcelona	2012	39	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	40	1
	2013	38	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	41	2
VfB Stuttgart	2013–14	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2014–15	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
FC Dallas	2016	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	29	0
	2017	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
	2018	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	2
	2019	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total		186	6	0	0	4	0	2	0	192	6

Honours

Club

Barcelona S.C.

• • Serie A de Ecuador:2012

FC Dallas

• • US Open Cup:2016
  • Supporters' Shield:2016

Other websites

• Carlos Gruezo–FIFAcompetition record (archived)
• Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda at ecuafutbol.orgat theWayback Machine(archived 7 February 2012)