# Sebastián Driussi

Sebastián Driussi (Spanish pronunciation:; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for River Plate.

## Club career
### River Plate

On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Plate as a starter in an Argentine Primera División match against Argentinos Juniors, playing 73 minutes in a 1–0 victory. His first league goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Unión de Santa Fé on 8 March 2015.

### Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 8 July 2017, Driussi joined Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-year deal. The transfer fee was €15 million. He scored his first goal for Zenit on 22 July 2017 in a brace against FC Rubin Kazan. His second goal came in the same game at stoppage time from a cross by teammate Domenico Criscito which helped them win their second fixture of the season under Roberto Mancini. On 4 May 2019, he scored a late equalizer in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny that secured the 2018–19 Russian Premier League championship for Zenit.
On 26 July 2021, Driussi bought out the remaining year of his contract with Zenit St.Petersburg, and left the club.

### Austin FC

Driussi signed with Major League Soccer club Austin FC on 29 July 2021 as a designated player. He made his debut on 7 August 2021 against FC Dallas, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in the 2–0 defeat. Driussi scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 3–1 home victory against the Portland Timbers. On 16 April 2022, Driussi became the first Austin FC player to score 10 goals for the club in a comeback road win at D.C. United.
Driussi was one of 26 players to make the 2022 MLS All-Star team. On 14 February 2023, Driussi signed a three-year contract with Austin FC through the 2025 season, with an option for the 2026 season.

### Return to River Plate

On 17 January 2025, Driussi returned to his former club River Plate in a deal worth nearly $10 million.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| River Plate | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| River Plate | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 20 |
| River Plate | Total | Total | 67 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 105 | 28 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 6 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 13 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Total | Total | 95 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 25 |
| Austin FC | 2021 | MLS | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 |
| Austin FC | 2022 | MLS | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 38 | 25 |
| Austin FC | 2023 | MLS | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 |
| Austin FC | 2024 | MLS | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 |
| Austin FC | Total | Total | 106 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 115 | 51 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 268 | 87 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 358 | 107 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Russian Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ One appearance in Supercopa Argentina, one appearance in Suruga Bank Championship, one appearance in Supercopa Euroamericana, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 3 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
* ↑ Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
* ↑ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

## Honours

River Plate
* Argentina Primera Division: 2014 Final
* Copa Argentina: 2015–16
* Copa Libertadores: 2015
* Copa Sudamericana: 2014
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2016
* Suruga Bank Championship: 2015
Zenit Saint Petersburg
* Russian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
* Russian Cup: 2019–20
* Russian Super Cup: 2020, 2021
Argentina U20
* South American Youth Football Championship: 2015
Individual
* MLS All-Star: 2022
* MLS Player of the Month: April 2022, July 2022
* MLS Best XI: 2022