Claudio Bravo (footballer, born 1997)

Claudio Bravo
Personal information
Full name	Claudio Nicolás Bravo
Date of birth	13 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Portland Timbers
Number	5
Youth career
	Banfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	Banfield
2020–	Portland Timbers
International career‡
2020–2021	Argentina U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:19, 26 June 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021

Claudio Nicolás Bravo (born 13 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.

Club career

After starting out at a local team in Villa Rita, Lomas de Zamora, Bravo later joined the academy of Banfield; having previously had trials with Vélez Sarsfield, Lanús and Los Andes.^[4] At senior level, he was an unused substitute once during the 2016 Primera División season, which preceded his professional debut arriving on 24 September 2017 as Banfield put four unanswered goals past Rosario Central away from home.^[1]^[5] Eight further appearances followed in 2017–18.^[1] He featured in continental football for the first time in July 2018, playing the full duration of a second stage first leg loss to Boston River.^[1]^[6] He was sent off in his last match for the club on 4 December 2020 versus Rosario Central.^[1]

Portland Timbers

On 17 December 2020, Bravo joined Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers for an undisclosed fee.^[7] Bravo underwent a successful surgery on his right knee in January 2024.^[8]

International career

In November 2015, Bravo was selected to train with the Argentina U20s under manager Humberto Grondona.^[9] September 2019 saw Bravo receive a call-up to the U23s for a friendly with Bolivia.^[10] For the latter, Bravo appeared six times at the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament; which they won.^[1]^[11]

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2022.^[1]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Banfield	2016	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18		9	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	9	0
	2018–19		17	0	1	0	2	0	2^[a]	0	0	0	22	0
	2019–20		17	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2020–21^{[nb 1]}		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		49	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	56	0
Portland Timbers	2021	Major League Soccer	23	0	4	0	—		0	0	0	0	27	0
	2022	Major League Soccer	26	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		49	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	0
Career total			98	0	6	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	109	0

^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Argentina U23^[1]

Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020

Notes

^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Argentina - C. Bravo". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Claudio Bravo". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Claudio Bravo". World Football. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ ""Vengo de una familia muy humilde, todo lo que hago es por ellos"". Soy de Banfield. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ "Ficha Estadistica de CLAUDIO BRAVO". BDFA. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Unión derrotó a Banfield y sueña con jugar su primer torneo internacional". Uno Santa Fe. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Portland Timbers acquire defender Claudio Bravo from Banfield". Major League Soccer. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ "Timbers defender Claudio Bravo undergoes successful knee surgery". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Los juveniles de Banfield Claudio Bravo y Franco Vivas fueron citados nuevamente para entrenar con la Selección". Banfield. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Una buena noticia para Claudio Bravo y Facundo Cambeses". Diario La Unión. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

External links

Claudio Bravo at Soccerway

[COSU-12] Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

[13] Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

[Soccerway-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Argentina - C. Bravo". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[2] "Claudio Bravo". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[WF1-3] "Claudio Bravo". World Football. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[SDB1-4] ""Vengo de una familia muy humilde, todo lo que hago es por ellos"". Soy de Banfield. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[BDFA-5] "Ficha Estadistica de CLAUDIO BRAVO". BDFA. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[Uno_Santa_Fe-6] "Unión derrotó a Banfield y sueña con jugar su primer torneo internacional". Uno Santa Fe. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[7] "Portland Timbers acquire defender Claudio Bravo from Banfield". Major League Soccer. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[8] "Timbers defender Claudio Bravo undergoes successful knee surgery". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[Banfield-9] "Los juveniles de Banfield Claudio Bravo y Franco Vivas fueron citados nuevamente para entrenar con la Selección". Banfield. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[AFA1-10] "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[DLU1-11] "Una buena noticia para Claudio Bravo y Facundo Cambeses". Diario La Unión. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

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