Tobías Cervera

Tobías Ariel Cervera Cadi (born 6 August 2002), also known as Tobias Al-Qadi , is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia Mendoza, on loan from Rosario Central. Born in Argentina, he made his senior international debut for Syria in 2024.

Club career Born in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Cervera played for Quilmes from the age of 5 and had a trial at 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.

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%; On 23 September, he scored his first goal in the league, opening a 2–1 loss at Gimnasia La Plata.

On 10 September 2024, Cervera joined Platense on loan, with an option to buy. Having played a back-up role in their Apertura win in the first half of the 2025 season, he returned to Aldosivi on 23 July for the remainder of the calendar year.

International career Cervera's maternal grandfather was from Syria. 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. On his debut on 11 June in the latter game in Hiroshima, he started in a 5–0 loss that saw his team eliminated.

Honours Platense Argentine Primera División: 2025 Apertura