| Darío Sarmiento | |
| Fullname: | Darío Ariel Sarmiento[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Florencio Varela, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.67 m |
| Position: | Winger[2] |
| Currentclub: | Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy |
| Youthclubs1: | Defensores de Bosques |
| Youthclubs2: | Independiente |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Estudiantes |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Estudiantes |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Manchester City |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Girona (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalteam2: | Argentina U17 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Argentina U20 |
| Club-Update: | 13 June 2023 |
Darío Ariel Sarmiento (born 29 March 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy
Sarmiento joined Estudiantes in 2009, after spells with Defensores de Bosques and Independiente.[3] [4] He made his debut in senior football at the age of sixteen, after manager Gabriel Milito promoted him into Estudiantes' first-team squad during the 2019–20 campaign.[5] [6] After going unused on the substitute's bench for Primera División fixtures with Patronato and Arsenal de Sarandí in September, Sarmiento's bow arrived on 5 October 2019 in a goalless draw at home to Huracán; replacing Diego García after sixty-seven minutes to become the club's second youngest debutant.[7] [8] [9] [10] Seven more appearances came in his breakthrough season.[11]
On 31 December 2020, Estudiantes vice president Martín Gorostegui confirmed that transfer negotiations were underway with Premier League club Manchester City for Sarmiento; two days after the player had renewed his contract through to 31 December 2021.[12] [13] [14]
On 30 April 2021, Estudiantes announced that Sarmiento would join Manchester City on 1 July,[15] for a reported initial fee of £5.2million.[16]
On 30 July 2021, Sarmiento was loaned to Spanish club Girona FC, also owned by the City Football Group, for one year.[17]
Sarmiento regularly featured for the Argentina U16s, including at the Montaigu Tournament and Torneo de Desarrollo; winning both competitions.[18] [19] [20] [21] He also appeared for the U17s under Pablo Aimar.[9] [22] [23] In December 2020, Sarmiento received a call-up from the U20s.[24]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Estudiantes | 2019–20 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
2019