Sergio Escudero

When Escudero was three years old, he moved to Japan because of his father's work and joined the local club team. After living in Japan for five years, he moved to Argentina and Escudero began his career with the Vélez Sársfield youth team, where his father, also named Sergio Ariel Escudero and uncle Osvaldo Salvador Escudero have played. Then he was called up to the U-15 Argentina national team training camp. In 2001, Escudero returned to Japan and joined Kashiwa Reysol junior youth team in Chiba and later moved to Urawa Red Diamonds junior youth team in Saitama. He scored many goals in youth level league matches and contracted with Urawa Reds in 2005. Playing as a forward, Escudero made his debut as a professional on 15 April 2005, against Albirex Niigata at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 21 days and he became the second youngest J. League Division 1 player after Takayuki Morimoto. In 2006, German outfit VfB Stuttgart were interested in him but Urawa refused to release him. On 11 June 2007, he obtained his Japanese citizenship, and therefore he had a chance to play for the Japan U-20 team at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. However, he failed to make it to the tournament since the squad was submitted before he became a Japanese citizen. In May 2008, he joined the U-23 national team which played at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and scored a goal against Ivory Coast. On 17 July 2012, Escudero joined South Korean outfit FC Seoul on a six-month loan deal. He received number…

Club

As of the 20 August 2025.

International

Scores and results list Japan U23's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Escudero goal.

Escudero has played for Vélez Sarsfield, Chacarita Juniors, Granada, and Atlanta. Sergio also played for a short time with Urawa Reds in Japan in 1992, where he played with his brother Osvaldo Escudero. However he could not play in the match in top team, he retired end of 1992 season.

The son of former Argentine-Japanese footballer of the same name, he was born to Argentine parents of Spanish descent in Spain, and thus held dual Argentine and Spanish citizenship. In 2007, he acquired Japanese citizenship automatically as a result of his father's naturalization. Escudero is a cousin of Damián Escudero and nephew of Osvaldo Escudero.

His son, also named Sergio Escudero, is also a footballer, following his father footsteps playing for Urawa Reds, and currently plays for Tochigi SC. Escudero junior is also a former Japan U-23 national team player. In June 2007, Escudero acquired Japanese citizenship with his son. His nephew Damián Escudero, son of Osvaldo, is also a footballer.

Urawa Red Diamonds

J. League Division 1: 2006 Emperor's Cup: 2005, 2006 AFC Champions League: 2007 Japanese Super Cup: 2006 FC Seoul

K League Classic: 2012 Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty

Chinese FA Cup: 2015