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Claudio Matías Kranevitter (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈti.as kɾaneˈβiteɾ]; born 21 May 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claudio Matías Kranevitter[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
San Martín-T | |||
2007–2012 | River Plate | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | River Plate | 58 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Sevilla (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Zenit | 29 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Monterrey | 90 | (1) |
2023– | River Plate | 21 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Argentina | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 2 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2017 (UTC) |
Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Kranevitter started his career at San Martín de Tucumán's youth setup, but left the club at the age of 12 due to his family's poor financial situation. In 2007, aged 14, he joined River Plate after impressing on a trial.[2][3]
After being initially assigned to the reserves, Kranevitter was also a member of the under-20s during its U-20 Copa Libertadores winning campaign in 2012. On 2 December of that year he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win against Lanús.[4]
Kranevitter was promoted to the main squad by new manager Ramón Díaz. Initially a backup to Leonardo Ponzio and Cristian Ledesma, he appeared in 30 matches during the 2013–14 season, 16 as a starter, overcoming the latter midway through the campaign.[5]
In September 2014, already a regular starter, Kranevitter suffered a metatarsus injury, being ruled out until the following year.[6] In October, however, he trained with crutches[7] and returned to action in late November,[8] being utilized in both legs of 2014 Copa Sudamericana Finals.
On 25 August 2015, La Liga side Atlético Madrid reached an agreement with River for the sale of Kranevitter, for a rumoured fee of €8 million.[9] He was officially announced three days later, being immediately loaned back to River until December.[10]
Assigned to the main squad in January 2016, Kranevitter was handed the no. 8 shirt. He made his debut in the main category on 14 February, coming on as a substitute for goalscorer Fernando Torres in a 1–0 away win against Getafe CF.[11]
On 7 July 2016, Kranevitter was loaned to fellow top-tier club Sevilla FC, in a season-long deal.[12]
On 8 August 2017, he moved to the Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a 4-year contract. He joined his former River Plate teammates Sebastián Driussi and Emanuel Mammana at the club.[13] On 24 January 2020 Zenit confirmed that Kranevitter left the club.[14]
On 26 January 2020, Kranevitter joined Liga MX club Monterrey.[15]
On 12 December 2022, Kranevitter returned to River Plate, signing a 3-year contract.[16]
Kranevitter represented Argentina at under-20 level in 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. He appeared in three matches, all as a starter, as his side was knocked out in the group stage.
On 24 August 2015, Kranevitter was called up to the main squad for two friendlies against Bolivia and Mexico as a replacement to injured Lucas Biglia.[17] He made his full international debut on 4 September, starting in a 7–0 routing of the former at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.[18]
Kranevitter was nominated in the 2016 Copa América squad and was part of the Argentine side that ran to the final. He was subbed on in the 57th minute of the final against Chile, which Chile won 4–2 on penalties.
Mainly a defensive midfielder, Kranevitter excels at breaking up play, shielding the defense and dictating the tempo and speed the team plays at. Although not very physical, he is known for his usually clean and well-timed tackles and his good defensive positioning.[19][20]
Kranevitter is often compared to Javier Mascherano, due to both being River Plate youth graduates and having the same playing style.[21][22]
Kranevitter also played golf during his youth, and stated that he "would be a golfer if he hadn't chosen football".[23]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
River Plate | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |||
2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
2015 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 2015–16 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
Sevilla | 2016–17 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
Monterrey | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 90 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 1 | ||
River Plate | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 119 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 292 | 1 |
Argentina | |||
Year | Appears | Goals | |
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2015 | 3 | 0 | |
2016 | 5 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
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