Damián Arce

Gerardo Damián Arce (born 6 July 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who last played for Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B de Chile as a midfielder.^[1]

Damián Arce

Personal information
Full name	Gerardo Damián Arce
Date of birth	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ezeiza, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Riestra	34	(18)
2013–2015	Almagro	82	(10)
2016	Quilmes	4	(0)
2016–2017	Patronato	18	(5)
2017	Unión-SF	0	(0)
2018	San Martín (T)	10	(0)
2018–2019	Almagro	28	(3)
2019–2021	Instituto	41	(10)
2021–2022	Santiago Wanderers	22	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:14, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Arce played for Boca Juniors' youth team.^[2] Deportivo Riestra of Primera D became Arce's first senior club in 2012.^[3] He remained for one year, 2012–13, and scored eighteen goals in thirty-four matches as the club missed out on promotion in the final versus Ituzaingó.^[3] In July 2013, Arce joined Primera B Metropolitana's Almagro.^[1] He made his professional debut on 19 August during a home loss to Atlanta, prior to scoring his opening Almagro goal against Barracas Central on 14 October.^[1] In total, Arce scored twelve times in eighty-eight games in three seasons with Almagro.^[1] January 2016 saw Arce join Argentine Primera División side Quilmes.^[1]

Four appearances followed before he left Quilmes.^[1] Arce subsequently joined Patronato.^[1][4] He scored on his second start, in a 4–2 victory over Arsenal de Sarandí.^[1] Arce scored four further goals in eighteen matches for Patronato in 2016–17.^[1][2] On 16 July 2017, Unión Santa Fe signed Arce.^[1][5] However, he departed six months later following zero first-team appearances for the club; appearing as an unused substitute in the Primera División twice in September.^[1][6] San Martín of Primera B Nacional became Arce's sixth senior career club in January 2018.^[1][7] He sealed a return to Almagro on 30 June 2018; a team now in Primera B Nacional.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 12 September 2018.^{[1][8][9][10]}

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Riestra	2012–13	Primera D	34	18	3	0	—		—		0	0	37	18
	Total		34	18	3	0	—		—		0	0	37	18
Almagro	2013–14	Primera B Metropolitana	33	4	1	1	—		—		0	0	34	5
	2014		13	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	0
	2015		36	6	1	0	—		—		4[b]	1[c]	41	7
	Total		82	10	2	1	—		—		4	1	88	12
Quilmes	2016	Primera División	4	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
Patronato	2016–17		18	5	1	0	—		—		0	0	19	5
Unión Santa Fe	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
San Martín	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	10	0	0	0	—		—		2[d]	0	12	0
Almagro	2018–19		2	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
Career total			150	33	8	1	—		—		6	1	164	35

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Four appearances in 2015 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
3. One goal in 2015 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
4. Two appearances in 2017–18 Primera B Nacional play-offs