Marcelo Estigarribia
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Marcelo Estigarribia
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| 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 | (0) |
| 2011– | Deportivo Maldonado | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Juventus (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 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). |
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Marcelo 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.
Estigarribia has been known since youth as Chelo,[1] as a diminutive of his name Marcelo.[2] He also has an Italian passport.[3]
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Biography
He was born and raised in Fernando de la Mora, one kilometer away from the Paraguayan capital Asunción.[2] He comes from a strongly Catholic family.[2]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
Juventus
On 28 August 2011, Estigarribia moved to Juventus F.C. on a season loan for a 0.5 million euro fee, with an option of making the transfer permanent for 5 million euros at the end of the season, from a proxy club Deportivo Maldonado.[7][8] He made his debut as a substitute against Chievo and got his first start against Genoa. He scored his first goal for Juventus against Napoli where the match ended in a 3–3 tie.
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 |
Honours
Juventus
References
- ^ ""Il violoncello" suona per la Juve". Juventus Football Club. 28 agosto 2011. http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/it/news/estigarribia%20scheda%20news%2028agosto2011/. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Enrico Zambruno (December 2011). "Estigarribia: "Qui realizzerò il mio sueño"". Hurrà Juventus. pp. 10–11. http://www.juventus.com/static/hurrajuventus/201112/files/binder1.pdf. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Andrea Bonino (25 August 2011). "Juve, esterni ok: ecco Estigarribia". La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Juventus/25-08-2011/juve-fasce-giaccherini-802597452529.shtml. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ 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 at ESPN Soccernet
- Marcelo Estigarribia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
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