Argentine football, in numbers: who are the ones who played the most and those who scored the most goals in 2023

Friday 22 December, with the triumph of River From Central The football season ended 2-0 for the 28 First Division teams. Of the five local titles up for grabs, River won two (League Tournament and Champions Trophy), Racing one (International Super Cup), Mouth one (Argentine Super Cup) e Students one (Argentine Cup). Also there were two international competitions but Argentine clubs failed to add stars. The one who came closest was Boca, who lost the Libertadores final against Fluminense.

It was Boca who played the most matches in the year, 60 in total, 27 in the league, 14 in the League Cup, 13 in the Libertadores, 4 in the Argentine Cup, and one between the International Super Cup and the Argentine Super Cup. Cup. However, none of their players are among the 10 who have played the most matches during the year. Miguel Merentiel AND Christian Medina They were the most participatory and made 50 appearances. Subsequently, Argentina Cup finalists Estudiantes and Defensa completed 59 matches, Racing, 57; Hurricane, 56; San Lorenzo and river, 55.

Benjamin Rollheiser, the 23-year-old midfielder from Estudiantes de La Plata, was one of the figures of the year, and also the one who played the most. The attacking midfielder played 57 out of 59 games, scored 12 goals, provided 8 assists and remained on the pitch for 4,375 minutes. He had a perfect presence in the league, he played 13 of the 14 League Cup matches, 11 of the 12 international matches (the Click It started in the Libertadores and ended in the South American) and in the 6 Argentina Cup matches.

However, he was not the player with the most minutes played all year. In that area his partner had the advantage. Mariano Andújar, one of the oldest footballers of the year and who, after the celebrations for the victory of the Argentine Cup, announced his definitive retirement from the activity. The goalkeeper played 54 out of 59 games and totaled 4,882 minutes during the year. He only received 39 goals.

Four of the five who have played the most come from the La Plata team. In addition to Rollheiser and Andújar, they also had a year of pure pace Jorge Rodriguez AND Fernando Zuqui. The former Banfield player played 56 games (2 goals) and 4,685 minutes while the man from Mendoza played 54 games (one goal) and 3,320 minutes, much less than his teammates.

Defensa y Justicia also played 59 matches during the year, but only one of its players was among those who played the most during the year: Santiago Solari He appeared in 54 of 59 games, scored two goals and completed 4,685 minutes.

In reality, after the 57 of the Rollheiser and the 56 of the Jorge Rodriguez, six players share positions with 54 games played. In addition to Andújar, Zuqui and Solari, two players from San Lorenzo appear, one from Huracán and another from River. He Cyclone It also had four players break the 50-game barrier, while the Millionaire He had three. Meanwhile, there was only one Balloon and another from Racing.

Of the four players on the team led by Gallego Ruben Dario Insua, Malcolm Braida He added 5,749 minutes in 54 games and scored two goals while his teammate Ivan Leguizamon, with the same games and goals, completed 3,102 minutes. The other player who has reached 54 caps is Luca Chavesthe Huracán goalkeeper, who scored 50 goals in 54 games for a total of 4,530 minutes.

With 53 games, the first River player appears, appearing in the final against Rosario Central: Esequiel boat. The midfielder played 53 of River’s 55 matches. He was absent in two matches of the League Tournament and was always present in the other competitions.

Already after 52 games, two players from San Lorenzo and two from River appear. We order by minutes, the archer FrancoArmani He completed 4,800 to his partner’s 3,592 Ignacio Fernandez; While Raffaele Perez added 4,603 compared to 4,516 inches Jalil Elias. With 51 games and 2,869 minutes he ranked Gabriel Hauche, of racing.

Of the 14 players named, six are over 30 years old. Behind Andújar, the oldest are Armani and Hauche with 37, Ignacio Fernández and Rafa Pérez with 33 and Fernando Zuqui with 32.

Goals are loves

In the scoring category there is a similar equation, because Among the 12 players who have scored 11 or more goals, seven are 30 years old or older.

But what broke the nets the most in 2023 was Nicolas Fernandez (27 years old), Defense and Justice striker. So Uvita He gave himself a few games advantage because he was injured in the decisive phase of the South American match. Due to a muscle strain, he missed six matches between September and October, including the two semi-finals against then champions Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito. He scored 23 goals in 50 games with an average of 0.46.

The other striker who scored more than 20 goals in the year was Independiente’s newest signing, Gabriele Avalos (32). The Paraguayan, with the Argentinos shirt, scored 21 goals in 45 games and had the same goal average as Uvita Fernandez. The list continues with Miguel Merentiel (27), from Boca, e Adam Bareiro (27), from San Lorenzo, with 18; Adriano Martinez (31), from the Institute, 17; Lucas Beltrán (22), River, 15; Mauro Boselli (38) e Leandro Diaz (31), of Students with 14; Michele Santos (30), from Workshop, Miguel Borja (30), from Fiume, Mateo Retegui (24), from Tigre, e Pablo Vegetti (35), from Belgrano, 13.

Among all, four players did not play all year for the national team. Logic suggests they would have scored more goals. In August, River sold Lucas Beltrán to Fiorentina in Italy, Talleres did the same with Uruguayan Michel Santos to Juárez in Mexico, Tigre transferred Mateo Retegui to Italy’s Genoa and Belgrano transferred Pablo Vegetti to Vasco from Gama in Brazil. Of the four, The one with the best goal average was Santos, with 0.54That is 13 goals in 23 matches in the Professional League tournament.

In comparison with 2022, Luis Castro, of Estudiantes, and Lucas Janson, of Vélez, with 54 games, were the ones who played the most, while the top scorer was Mateo Retegui, of Tigre, who also like Uvita Fernández he scored 23 goals.

Argentine football will begin its 2024 tournaments on Friday, January 26. And like last season, there will be seven competitions, 41 basic matches between the Cup and the Championship and around 60 matches for those who qualify for the international cups.