Tobías Ariel Cervera Cadi (born 6 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rosario Central in the Argentine Primera División. Born in Argentina, he made his senior international debut for Syria in 2024.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Ariel Cervera Cadi | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rosario Central | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quilmes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Aldosivi | 32 | (9) |
| 2023– | Rosario Central | 22 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Syria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 20 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 20 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Cervera played at Quilmes Atlético Club from the age of 5 and had a trial at Club Atlético River Plate when he was 10. He played for a week at Ferro Carril Oeste until he left due to homesickness. In 2017, the 14-year-old began training with Quilmes's first team and played in the local league.[1]
Cervera began his professional career at Club Atlético Aldosivi in the Argentine Primera División in 2022. His debut on 26 June was a 5–0 loss at Racing Club de Avellaneda in which he played the final 15 minutes in place of Leandro Maciel. He totalled 10 appearances for the campaign, two of which were starts, and his team were relegated.[1]
In the Primera Nacional in 2023, Cervera recorded 22 games and 9 goals before leaving on 31 August for top-flight Rosario Central, on a deal to last until the end of 2026. The club bought 50% of his economic rights, and Quilmes retained 20%;[1] the transfer fee was reported as US$1 million.[2] On 23 September, he scored his first goal in the league, opening a 2–1 loss at Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.[3]
International career
editCervera's maternal grandfather was from Syria.[4] In May 2024, Cervera and two other players born in Argentina were called up to the Syria national football team by Argentine manager Héctor Cúper, ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against North Korea and Japan.[5] On his debut on 11 June in the latter game in Hiroshima, he started in a 5–0 loss that saw his team eliminated.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "El joven marplatense Tobías Cervera se va de Aldosivi a Rosario Central" [Young player from Mar del Plata Tobías Cervera leaves Aldosivi for Rosario Cenrtal]. La Capital (Mar del Plata) (in Spanish). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Cervera puso la firma y usará la "9" en Central" [Cervera wrote his signature and will wear "9" for Central]. La Capital (Mar del Plata) (in Spanish). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Gimnasia le ganó un duelo clave a Central y escape de la parte baja" [Gimnasia won a key duel against Central and escape from the bottom half]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Giorgini, Santiago (19 June 2024). "Un marplatense a la selección de fútbol de Siria" [A man from Mar del Plata in the Syria national football team]. Bacap (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Un marplatense convocado a la selección de Siria" [A Mar del Plata native called up to the Syria national team]. La Capital (Mar del Plata) (in Spanish). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "En el debut de Tobías Cervera, Siria quedó eliminado del Mundial 2026" [On Tobías Cervera's debut, Syria end up eliminated from the 2026 World Cup]. El Marplatense (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.