He stood on the whitewash line with the number “50” on his back and saw one of the figures coming to greet him. MouthKevin Zenón, whom he was going to replace for a handful of minutes.
But when he took that step into the green grass, Julian Ceballos He felt that finally all the effort had been worth it.
In Boca’s 2-1 victory against Almirante Brown at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium, for the 16th round of the Argentine Cup, he had his long-awaited official debut in the Primera del Xeneize.
Ceballos, a native of Villa San Nicolás, near Malagueño in the interior of Córdoba, is a 2004 category left-handed hitch that can handle it.
Since 2020 he has been in Boca, after passing through Atlético Carlos Paz and Talleres.
He took his first steps in his neighborhood club, Deportivo San Nicolás, from the age of five. “They taught me a lot. Then I had a stint at Talleres, one year, where I didn’t do so well in terms of football, but I learned things,” Julián usually says.
From Atlético Carlos Paz, a club in the Cordobesa League, he managed to jump to Boca’s youth teams at the age of 14.
Before, it had been tried in River (it stayed, but they had no place in the pension) and Lanús.
Days ago, coach Diego Martínez had praised him in a press conference and described him as “one of the great projects” that the Boca youth team has.
Julián participated in the Copa Libertadores Sub 20 that the club won in 2023, beating Independiente del Valle 2 to 0 in the final.
In January of this year he signed his first professional contract until 2028.
He comes from a very football-loving family, since his first cousin is Bruno Zapelliformer player of Belgranocurrently in Brazilian football.
“My brothers also play for different clubs in the Cordoban League: Ezequiel and Franco play for Atlético Carlos Paz. We are in constant contact and they are the ones who give me advice and encourage me not to give up,” said Julián.
During his stay in the lower divisions of the blue and gold club, the boy played as a forward and inside midfielder on the left, although he also knew how to do it close to the line. He stands out for his hand-to-hand skills and good technique.
Their social networks “exploded” after their official debut. Among them, she received the greeting from Bruno Zapelli, with applause and a phrase: “The best.”
Without a doubt, it is the first big step in a career that is in its infancy.
But Julián Ceballos is a player from Córdoba to follow closely, with a talent that will surely be something to talk about in the near future.
