Freddy Guarín

Infobox Football biography
playername = Freddy Guarín


fullname = Freddy Alejandro Guarín Vásquez
height = height|m=1.84
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1986|6|30|mf=y
cityofbirth = Puerto Boyacá
countryofbirth = Colombia
currentclub = FC Porto
clubnumber = 6
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 2002–2004
youthclubs = Envigado FC
years = 2004–2007 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–
clubs = Envigado FC →Boca Juniors (loan) →AS Saint-Étienne (loan) AS Saint-Étienne FC Porto
caps(goals) = 0 (0) 2 (0) 18 (1) 18 (0) 1 (0)
nationalyears = 2005–2006
2006–
nationalteam = Colombia U-20
Colombia
nationalcaps(goals) = 0
7 (0)
pcupdate = 17:18, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 02:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Freddy Alejandro Guarín Vásquez (born June 30, 1986 in Puerto Boyacá) is a Colombian football player for FC Porto in the Portuguese first division. Guarín is a versatile player, comfortable in the center or right side of midfield, and has represented Colombia at all youth levels. Already a regular player for Colombian side Envigado and for the Colombian U20 national team, in 2005, Guarín was taken on loan by Club Atlético Boca Juniors of Argentina, where he spent the first six months in the youth team, with only two league appearances. Upon completion of his loan, Boca attempted to sign Guarín on a permanent basis, but he instead chose to go on loan at France's AS Saint-Étienne in August 2006.

Guarín debuted for "ASSE" scoring twice, in a friendly against Spain's RCD Espanyol, and gradually fought his way into the starting lineup as the season closed. He made his Ligue 1 debut on October 14, 2006 against Olympique Lyonnais, and scored is first goal in a 3-1 victory against Troyes AC.

On 24 May 2006, Guarín made his international debut for Colombia in a pre-World Cup friendly against Ecuador.

On July 10, 2008, Guarín penned a four-year deal with Portuguese Liga powerhouse FC Porto, for an undisclosed fee. Portuguese under-21 international Paulo Machado went the opposite direction, on loan. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=731867.html Porto pick-up St-Étienne's Guarín] ]

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External links

* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7018&pn=Freddy_Alejandro_Guarín_Vasquez FootballDatabase profile and stats]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur25177.html "L'Équipe" profile] fr icon
* [http://www.asse.fr/index.php?page=detail_joueur&id=11&teamId=1 Saint-Étienne profile] fr icon
* [http://www.frenchleague.com/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=113969 Ligue 1 profile] fr icon