Tristan Arrarte

Tristan Arrarte
Personal information
Full name Tristan Xavi Arrarte
Date of birth (2008-07-26) July 26, 2008
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 16
Youth career
2013–2025 Marconi Stallions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Western Sydney Wanderers II 27 (3)
International career‡
2025 Timor-Leste U23 4 (0)
2026– Timor-Leste 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:04, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:04, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Tristan Xavi Arrarte (Spanish: Tristán; born 26 July 2008) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the NPL New South Wales club Western Sydney Wanderers II. Born in Australia, he plays for the Timor-Leste national team.

Club career

Arrarte began playing football locally with Marconi Stallions since the age of 5. He later joined Western Sydney Wanderers.[1]

International career

Born in Australia, Arrarte is of Timorese and Portuguese descent through his mother, and Argentine and Uruguayan through his father. He was therefore eligible to play for 5 national teams, Australia, East Timor, Portugal, Argentina and Uruguay.[1] He was first called up to the Timor-Leste U23s in 2025 at the age of 16.[1] He made his senior international debut for the senior Timor-Leste team on 31 March 2026 as a subtitute in a 2–1 defeat to Maldives for 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.[2] He was called up to the national team for the 2026 ASEAN Championship.[3]

Personal life

Arrarte is the son of Nahuel Arrarte, an Argentine former footballer who played in Australia, Malaysia and Fiji before becoming a coach. Tristan supports the Argentine club River Plate.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Puede jugar para Argentina y otros 4 países, eligió representar a Timor Oriental y se identifica con Mac Allister: "Me inspiro en él"". Bolavip Argentina. April 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Timor-Leste senior debut marks milestone moment for Tristan Arrarte". April 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ "LISTA CONVOCADOS TIMOR-LESTE". Football Federation of Timor-Leste. 29 June 2026 – via Facebook.
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