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Mateo Musacchio Personal information Full name Mateo Pablo Musacchio Date of birth 26 August 1990 Place of birth Rosario, Argentina Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Villarreal Number 4 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2009 River Plate 10 (0) 2009–2010 Villarreal B 22 (3) 2010– Villarreal 47 (0) National team‡ 2006–2007 Argentina U17 15 (1) 2008– Argentina U20 3 (0) 2011– Argentina 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2011Mateo Pablo Musacchio (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈte.o muˈsakjo]; born 26 August 1990 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Villarreal CF in Spain, as a central defender.
Club career
A product of Club Atlético River Plate's youth system, Musacchio made his first-team debut as a 16-year old during the 2006–07 season, making four appearances.[1] He was part of the squad that won the Clausura in the following year, but did not feature in any game.
In August 2009, Musacchio moved to Villarreal CF in Spain, initially being assigned to the B team, in the second division.[2] He made his official debut in a 1–3 loss at Córdoba CF, as the reserves overachieved in their first season ever in the category, eventually finishing seventh.
Musacchio made his La Liga debut on 13 February 2010, playing the last 15 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Athletic Bilbao. From that moment onwards, he was permanently promoted to Villarreal's first team, successively surpassing more experienced Iván Marcano and Gonzalo Rodríguez - the latter his compatriot - in the defensive pecking order.
References
- ^ River Plate Squad - Closing '07; Argentine Soccer
- ^ "Musacchio jugará en el filial del Villarreal [Musacchio will play in Villarreal's reserves]" (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2009. http://www.marca.com/2009/08/31/futbol/equipos/villarrealb/1251749318.html. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
External links
- Villarreal official profile
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Mateo Musacchio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Transfermarkt profile
Villarreal CF – current squad Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primera División Argentina players
- River Plate footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Villarreal CF B footballers
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
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