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Marcelo Estigarribia Personal information Full name Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori Date of birth 21 September 1987 Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Left Winger Club information Current club Juventus Number 28 Youth career Unión Pacífico Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005-2006 Sport Colombia 10 (0) 2006–2008 Cerro Porteño 45 (6) 2008–2011 Le Mans 12 (0) 2010–2011 → Newell's Old Boys (loan) 45 (1) 2011– Deportivo Maldonado 0 (0) 2011– → Juventus (loan) 4 (0) National team‡ 2008– Paraguay 22 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2010Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori (born 21 September 1987 in Fernando de la Mora) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a left winger for Juventus F.C., on loan from Deportivo Maldonado.
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Career
Club Unión Pacífico
Estigarribia started his career in the youth divisions of Club Unión Pacífico before moving to Sport Colombia where he made his professional debut at the age of 17.[1]
Le Mans
In 2006 he moved to Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño, and in August 2008 he was transferred to Le Mans of the Ligue 1.[2]
Newell's Old Boys
On 27 December 2009, Newell's Old Boys signed the versatile Paraguayan midfielder on loan from French side Le Mans UC for 18 months.[3]
Juventus
On 28 August 2011, Estigarribia moved to Juventus on a season loan for a 0.5 million euro fee with an option of making the transfer permanent for 5 million euro at the end of the season, however from Uruguayan team Deportivo Maldonado,[4][5] a proxy club representing the interests of investor and his former clubs. He made his debut as a substitute against Chievo and got his first start against Genoa.
International career
He received his first cap in the friendly match against Ivory Coast on 22 May 2008. He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against South Africa on March 31st 2010. His excellent performances in the Copa America 2011 prompted Italian giants Juventus to make a move for him.
International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 31 March 2010 Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay South Africa
1-0 1-1 Friendly References
- ^ Fútbol paraguayo: Marcelo Estigarribia se sumará al Le Mans
- ^ “Chelo” se hace francés
- ^ El volante paraguayo Marcelo Estigarribia podría ir a Newells
- ^ "Agreement with Deportivo Maldonado for the temporary acquisition of the player Marcelo Estigarribia". Juventus FC. 28 August 2011. http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/b6ebd854-5981-4130-8b8e-6a3c47caf58e/comunicato+28082011+estigarribia+eng.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=b6ebd854-5981-4130-8b8e-6a3c47caf58e. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "Transferts - ETE Saison 2011/2012" (in French). LFP (France). Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61KCxJTBp. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
External links
- Official Site
- Profile at BDFA
- Marcelo Estigarribia playing stats at ESPN Soccernet
- Marcelo Estigarribia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
Paraguay squad – 2011 Copa América Runners-up 1 Villar (c) • 2 Verón • 3 Piris • 4 Marecos • 5 Alcaraz • 6 M. Cáceres • 7 Zeballos • 8 É. Barreto • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Martínez • 11 Santana • 12 D. Barreto • 13 Vera • 14 da Silva • 15 V. Cáceres • 16 Riveros • 17 Torres • 18 Haedo Valdez • 19 Barrios • 20 Ortigoza • 21 Estigarribia • 22 Fernández • 23 Pérez • Coach: MartinoJuventus F.C. – current squad 1 Buffon · 2 Motta · 3 Chiellini · 5 Pazienza · 6 Grosso · 7 Pepe · 8 Marchisio · 9 Iaquinta · 10 Del Piero (c) · 11 De Ceglie · 13 Manninger · 14 Vučinić · 15 Barzagli · 17 Elia · 18 Quagliarella · 19 Bonucci · 20 Toni · 21 Pirlo · 22 Vidal · 24 Giaccherini · 26 Lichtsteiner · 27 Krasić · 28 Estigarribia · 30 Storari · 32 Matri · 33 Sørensen · 34 Marrone · 38 Amauri · Manager: Conte
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan people of Basque descent
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Paraguayan expatriates in Italy
- Association football midfielders
- Cerro Porteño footballers
- Le Mans FC players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Juventus F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Primera División Argentina players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- 2011 Copa América players
- Paraguayan football biography stubs
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