Tomás Aranda

Tomás Aranda
Personal information
Full name Tomás Leandro Aranda
Date of birth (2007-05-09) 9 May 2007
Place of birth Ciudadela, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 10
Youth career
Ituzaingó
2018–2026 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Boca Juniors 14 (1)
International career‡
2026– Argentina U20 1 (0)
2026– Argentina 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026

Tomás Leandro Aranda (born 9 May 2007) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Born in Ciudadela just outside of Buenos Aires, Aranda grew up in Villa Udaondo, where he played for Club Atlético Ituzaingó, before joining Boca Juniors in 2018.[1]

In September 2024, as he had already started playing with the reserve, he signed his first professional contract with Boca Juniors.[2] The following year he led the reserve to a win in the Torneo de Reserva and the Trofeo de Campeones.[3]

Aranda made his professional debut with Boca Juniors in a 2–1 Primera División loss to Estudiantes de La Plata on 28 January 2026.[1][4]

International career

Aranda is a youth international for Argentina, having first been called to the under-20 team in March 2026.[5] He made his debut on 27 March, starting in a friendly against the United States.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tomás Aranda, el pibe de Ciudadela que debutó y cambió las cosas en Boca". UDR (in Spanish). 1 February 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "La historia de Tomás Aranda, "el mejor jugador de las inferiores" que la rompió ante Lanús". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 4 March 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Boca venció a Vélez y se consagró campeón del Trofeo de Campeones de Reserva: reviví lo mejor". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Boca Juniors perdió 2-1 contra Estudiantes en La Plata por la segunda fecha del Torneo Apertura". infobae (in Spanish). 28 January 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tomás Aranda a la Selección Argentina: del ascenso meteórico en Boca al llamado a la Sub 20". Olé (in Spanish). 22 March 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Argentina Sub 20 cayó 0-3 con Estados Unidos en el predio de Ezeiza ante los ojos de Scaloni, Messi y más jugadores de la Selección". Clarín (in Spanish). 27 March 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.