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Sebastian Guenzatti Re-Signs with Tampa Bay Rowdies

By USLChampionship.com Staff, 01/18/22, 1:00PM EST

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Club captain has recorded 51 goals across past three seasons, leading side to pair of conference titles


Tampa Bay Rowdies captain Sebastian Guenzatti has recorded 58 goals in the club's colors since joining in the 2017 season. | Photo courtesy Matt May / Tampa Bay Rowdies

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rowdies announced on Tuesday club captain and standout forward Sebastian Guenzatti had re-signed with the club ahead of the 2022 USL Championship season. The signing is pending league and federation approval.

Voted to the USL Championship’s All-League First Team for the first time in his career in 2021, Guenzatti has been a key piece in the Rowdies claiming the league’s Eastern Conference title in each of the past two seasons.

“I’m so excited to be back home and looking forward to another year here in Tampa Bay,” said Guenzatti. “Like always, we’ll leave everything out there on the field to put this club in a great position again. We’ve created a very good group, a family. The new guys coming in, I know they’re going to do a great job as well. The coaches have done a great job picking all the guys for this year.”

Guenzatti has made 125 appearances for the Rowdies since joining the club in the 2017 season, placing him third in the club’s history, and was named captain prior to the 2019 season. Over the past three campaigns, he has recorded 51 goals in the Championship’s regular season and playoffs, the most of any player in that span, while also recording 14 assists in 88 appearances.

“Seba has been pivotal in all the success this team has had over the previous two seasons,” said Rowdies Head Coach Neill Collins. “It would be easy to just forget how hard he has worked to make it possible. It is this work ethic that encapsulates everything it should mean to play for the Rowdies. Hard work, team first, and a never say die mentality. I am delighted that Seba will continue to lead this team on and off the field for the future.”

Guenzatti had a career-year in 2021, leading the Rowdies with 22 goals, surpassing his own single-season club record of 19 goals in the 2019 season. With 58 total goals since joining the Rowdies in 2017, Guenzatti is just three goals away from surpassing club legend Georgi Hristov as the club’s all-time leading scorer.

With Guenzatti confirmed to return, the Rowdies have four strikers on the roster with 50 or more goals in the USL Championship across the regular season and playoffs. Returning forwards Steevan Dos Santos and Lucky Mkosana, as well as newcomer Kyle Greig have all proven themselves to be consistent scoring threats throughout the years. 

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