Gastón Sauro

Gastón Sauro (born 23 February 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Mexican club Toluca.

Gastón Sauro
Sauro with Columbus Crew SC in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Toluca
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Boca Juniors 15 (1)
2012–2015 FC Basel 35 (1)
2014–2015 → Catania (loan) 27 (1)
2015–2019 Columbus Crew SC 39 (2)
2019– Toluca 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2020

Career

Boca Juniors

Sauro made his professional debut with Boca Juniors during the 2008–09 season.[1]

FC Basel

On 6 July 2012 it was announced that Sauro had signed a four-year contract with Swiss club FC Basel.[2] He played his club debut on 17 July in the 2–0 away win against Flora Tallinn in the 1st Leg of the second qualifying round to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.[3] He played his Swiss Super League debut on 28 July in the away 2–2 draw against the Grasshopper Club. He scored his first goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against FC Sion on 26 September.[4]

At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 Sauro won the Championship title[5] and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[6] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2–5 on aggregate.[7]

At the start of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League season Sauro was member of the Basel team that won the 2013 Uhrencup.[8] At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season Sauro won his second league championship with Basel.[9] In the final of the Swiss Cup on 21 April 2014, Sauro and Giovanni Sio were sent off as Basel fell to rivals FC Zürich 2–0 in added extra time.[10][11]

Catania (loan)

On 19 August 2014, Sauro joined Serie B club Catania on an initial one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[12][13] He was given the number 15 shirt.[14] He made his Serie B debut on 30 August, coming on as a late substitute for Gino Peruzzi in Catania's 3−3 draw with Virtus Lanciano.[15] In just his second game for the Italian side, Sauro picked up two yellow cards and was sent off in the 70th minute as Catania fell to a 3−2 defeat to Pro Vercelli on 7 September 2014.[16]

Columbus Crew SC

On 6 August 2015, Sauro signed for Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer.[17] He made his MLS debut on 6 September 2015 in a 3–0 loss to FC Dallas, starting but having to come off after seven minutes with a head injury.[18] In the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Sauro played in four of five matches, missing only the home victory over the New York Red Bulls[19] He played the full 90 minutes of Columbus' 2–1 loss in the 2015 MLS Cup to the Portland Timbers.[20]

Sauro tore his PCL in a 0–0 draw with Toronto FC on 21 May 2016,[21] He would be sidelined until a 3 September defeat at the LA Galaxy.[22] On 19 December 2016, Columbus announced that Sauro would miss the entire 2017 season to recover from multiple knee surgeries.[23] Sauro signed a new contract with Columbus on 11 January 2018.[24]

Deportivo Toluca

On 7 August 2019, Sauro transferred to Liga MX side Toluca.[25]

Personal

Sauro earned his U.S. green card prior to the 2017 MLS season.[26] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Honours

Club
Boca Juniors
Basel
Columbus Crew SC[1]

References
  1. Gastón Sauro at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. FC Basel1893 (2012). "Die Verpflichtung von Innenverteidiger Gastón Sauro ist perfekt" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. Meister, Remo (2012). "Alex Frei trifft doppelt beim sicheren 2:0-Sieg des FCB in Tallinn" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. Meister, Remo (2012). "Ein wichtiger und grosser FCB-Sieg" (in German). FC Basel1893. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. Schifferle, Michael (2013). "Season review: Switzerland". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. SFV (2013). "Telegramm Schweizer Cup Final" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. Haylett, Trevor (2013). "Basel take heart after Chelsea defeat". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  8. Marti, Caspar (2013). "Der FCB gewinnt den Uhrencup 2013 mit einem Sieg gegen Roter Stern Belgrad" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. Grossenbacher, Sacha (2014). "Fotos vom Spiel gegen Lausanne sowie den anschliessenden Feierlichkeiten" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  10. "Season review: Switzerland". UEFA. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  11. "Gavranovic edges Zürich past nine-man Basel". UEFA. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  12. "Sauro al Catania: "Voglio crescere con il Catania, riconquistando la Serie A"". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  13. "Catania acquire Sauro from Basel: the details". Gianluca DiMarzio. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  14. "Calcio Catania Squadra Stagione 2014/2015". Calcio Catania (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  15. "Catania vs. Virtus Lanciano 3-3". Soccerway. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  16. "Pro Vercelli vs. Catania 3-2". Soccerway. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  17. "Crew signs Argentinian defender Gaston Sauro".
  18. "MLS Match Recap: Crew SC 0, FC Dallas 3". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  19. "Columbus Crew SC vs. New York Red Bulls \ MLS Cup Playoffs Match Preview". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  20. "Columbus Crew SC 1-2 Portland Timbers \ MLS Cup 2016". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  21. "Columbus Crew SC's Gaston Sauro sidelined 4-5 months with knee injury". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  22. "Crew SC scores in stoppage time, edged in LA". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  23. "CrewSC's Gaston Sauro to miss all next season due to knee surgeries".
  24. Alicia Rodriguez (11 January 2018). "Columbus Crew SC re-sign defender Gaston Sauro, goalkeeper Logan Ketterer". MLSsoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  25. Murphy, Pat (7 August 2019). "Official: Sauro transfers to Deportivo Toluca FC". MassiveReport.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  26. Andrew Erickson (27 January 2017). "Crew Cuts: Mohammed Abu adapts to new team". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  27. Marti, Caspar (2013). "Der FCB verliert den Cupfinal im Penaltyschiessen" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  28. (si) (2013). "Grasshoppers zum 19. Mal Cupsieger" (in German). SFV. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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