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Diego Perotti 
Personal information Full name Diego Perotti Date of birth 26 July 1988 Place of birth Moreno, Argentina Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Sevilla Number 10 Youth career Boca Juniors 2002–2006 Deportivo Morón Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2007 Deportivo Morón 72 (8) 2007–2009 Sevilla B 52 (3) 2009– Sevilla 75 (8) National team‡ 2009– Argentina 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2009Diego Perotti (born 26 July 1988 in Moreno, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division.
Mainly a left winger who can play with both feet, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder.
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Club career
Perotti joined Spain's Sevilla FC in the summer of 2007, from Club Deportivo Morón. At first, he was assigned to the Andalusians B side, which had just gained promotion to the second division. He proved instrumental as the side retained its league status.
In 2008–09, Perotti also started with the B's, receiving his first team debut on February 15, 2009, as he appeared 15 minutes in a 2–0 win at RCD Espanyol.[1] Often competing for a first-team berth with another graduate, Diego Capel, his first goal for Sevilla came against Deportivo de La Coruña on 23 May 2009, as he scored in the 90th minute of the game to guarantee a third place finish in the season, with a subsequent UEFA Champions League return.[2]
For 2009–10, Perotti won the battle with Capel, and became Sevilla's first-choice in his position, starting the season on a high note. On March 16, 2010, he netted against PFC CSKA Moscow for the Champions League round of 16, but the Russian team won 2–1 away, and 3–2 on aggregate.[3]
International career
On November 9, 2009 Perotti received his maiden call-up for the Argentine national team. He made his debut with La Albiceleste on the 14th, playing the last ten minutes of the 1–2 friendly loss against Spain in Madrid, having replaced FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Club statistics
As of 23 December 2009.[4]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other [5] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Sevilla B 2007–08 1 0 - - - - - - 1 0 2008–09 20 2 - - - - - - 20 2 Sevilla 2008–09 8 1 - - - - - - 8 1 2009–10 22 4 - - 4 0 - - 26 4 2010–11 27 3 - - 4 0 - - 31 3 Total 57 8 - - 4 0 - - 61 8 Honours
Club
- Sevilla
- Spanish Cup: 2009–10
- Spanish Supercup: Runner-up 2010
References
- ^ La asociación Navas-Kanouté da tres puntos clave (Navas-Kanouté association provides three key points) (Spanish)
- ^ On-fire Forlán keeps Atlético in position; UEFA.com, 23 May 2009
- ^ Honda stars as Army Men march through; UEFA.com, 16 March 2010
- ^ ESPN Soccernet stats
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
External links
Sevilla FC – current squad Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football wingers
- Club Deportivo Morón footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Sevilla FC footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
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