Giorgian de Arrascaeta

Flamengo Giorgian de Arrascaeta playing for Flamengo in the 2021 Copa Libertadores final.

During 2019 preseason Flamengo began to show interest in de Arrascaeta. On 3 January 2019, he didn't show up on training sessions after the summer break trying to force his exit from Cruzeiro. Claiming to receive thousands of insults, on 7 January 2019, Cruzeiro's and Flamengo's representatives went to Uruguay to resolve the problem: on 8 January, the transfer was completed for a record €15million, or R$63 million, the biggest transfer in Brazilian football history. On 12 January he was announced as a new player, becoming Flamengo's biggest transfer fee paid at that time, signing a five-year deal.

Against Goiás in the second match under Jorge Jesus management de Arrascaeta scored a hat trick, with all of his goals scored in the first half, in the 6–1 win at Maracanã Stadium on 14 July 2019.

On 25 August 2019, de Arrascaeta scored with a bicycle kick, after a Rafinha cross, in a 3–0 win against Ceará at Castelão. With that goal he won the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A goal of the season award and also has been nominated to the FIFA Puskás Award for the second time in his career.

On 23 November 2019, de Arrascaeta assisted Gabriel Barbosa on Flamengo's first goal in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final against the River Plate, that the Flamengo won 2–1. Less than 24 hours later, Flamengo became champions of the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, with de Arrascaeta scoring 13 goals and giving 14 assists. On 25 February 2022, de Arrascaeta extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 December 2026. de Arrascaeta finished the 2022 season in high level, as champion of the Copa Libertadores 2022 and the Copa do Brasil 2022 e being named to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year for the second time in his career and to the Bola de Prata for the third time. On 28 February 2023, the second leg of the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana was played at the Maracanã Stadium with a season record attendance of 71,411. Flamengo won 1–0, de Arrascaeta scored the winning goal on the last play of the match on the 96th minute. The score forced extra time which remained scoreless. Ironically de Arrascaeta missed the only penalty kick in the shootout as Independiente del Valle won 5–4 and lifted the trophy for the first time. On 22 July, in a 1–1 draw against América Mineiro, de Arrascaeta became the first foreign player in Flamengo's history to reach 100 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches.

On 17 August 2025, de Arrascaeta reached the historic milestone of 100 assists with the Flamengo jersey. The number 10 gave two assists in the 3–1 victory against Internacional, at Beira-Rio, in the Série A.

International career Giorgian de Arrascaeta playing for Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After scoring twice for Uruguay as they finished runners-up at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, de Arrascaeta made his debut for the Uruguay senior team in a friendly match against South Korea in September 2014. He assisted the only goal of the game, scored by José Giménez, in the 1–0 win in Goyang.

De Arrascaeta was included in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Óscar Tabárez. He was assigned the prestigious number 10 shirt, previously worn by national team legend Diego Forlán. On 6 June 2015, de Arrascaeta scored his first senior international goal during a 5–1 pre-tournament friendly win over Guatemala in Montevideo. De Arrascaeta made his tournament debut as a 64th-minute substitute as Uruguay defeated Jamaica 1–0 in their opening group match on 13 June. In May 2018 he was named in Uruguay's provisional 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

On 10 June 2021, de Arrascaeta was confirmed in the Uruguay 2021 Copa América final squad.

On 2 December 2022, de Arrascaeta scored both goals in a 2–0 victory over Ghana, in the last match of group stage in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This was not enough to qualify Uruguay to the knockout stage as South Korea won 2–1 against Portugal, advancing from the group stage on four goals scored in the group stage compared to Uruguay's two.

On 31 May 2026, de Arrascaeta was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life Arrascaeta is Roman Catholic. He is of Basque and Italian descent. In December 2025, his first son was born.

Career statistics Club

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arrascaeta goal.

Cruzeiro Copa do Brasil: 2017, 2018 Campeonato Mineiro: 2018

Flamengo FIFA Challenger Cup: 2025 FIFA Derby of the Americas: 2025 Copa Libertadores: 2019, 2022, 2025 Recopa Sudamericana: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019, 2020, 2025 Copa do Brasil: 2022, 2024 Supercopa do Brasil: 2020, 2021, 2025 Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026

Individual Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2013–14 Troféu Mesa Redonda Team of the Year: 2020 2022, 2025 Troféu Mesa Redonda Best Player: 2025 Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Year: 2015, 2017 Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2021, 2022, 2024 Campeonato Carioca Best Player: 2022, 2024 Copa do Brasil Goal of the Year: 2018 Copa do Brasil Team of the Season: 2023, 2024 Copa do Brasil Golden Ball: 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top assist provider: 2019, 2020, 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Goal of the Year: 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025 Bola de Prata: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 Bola de Ouro: 2025 2022, 2025 Copa Libertadores Hero of the Tournament: 2025 South American Team of the Year: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025 South American Footballer of the Year: 2025 IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 2025