Jeremy Sarmiento

About

Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Morante (born 16 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Ecuador national team.
Born in Spain to Ecuadorian parents, he represented England at youth international level before making his senior Ecuador debut in October 2021.

A youth product of Charlton Athletic and Benfica, Sarmiento signed for the academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on 2 July 2021. He made his professional career debut on 22 September, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for injured Alexis Mac Allister in the 2–0 home victory over Swansea City in the third round of the EFL Cup. Sarmiento made a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 2 October, remaining as an unused substitute in the 0–0 home draw against Arsenal. Sarmiento made his first senior start on 27 October, playing 69 minutes of the penalty shootout loss away at Leicester City in the EFL Cup. He made his Premier League debut on 27 November, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute replacing Jakub Moder in the goalless draw at home against Leeds…