Ismael Blanco

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Ismael Blanco
Full name	Ismael Blanco
Date of birth	January 19, 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 25)
Place of birth	Santa Elena, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	AEK Athens
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2008 2005 2005-2007 2007-2008 2008-	Colón → Club Libertad (loan) → Olimpo (loan) → AEK Athens (loan) AEK Athens Total	050 (11) 015 0(5) 062 (33) 032 (20) 000 0(0) 161 (69)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 4 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Ismael Blanco (born on January 19, 1983 in Santa Elena, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine football player currently playing as a striker for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.

1 Club career
2 Honours
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Colón

Blanco started his career with Colón de Santa Fe in 2002. He was performing well until he suffered a serious knee injury.

[edit] Club Libertad

Losing his place on the first team he was loaned to Club Libertad in Paraguay with whom he played in Copa Libertadores 2005 scoring twice during his team's unsuccessful efford in Group 1.

[edit] Olimpo

After his loan spell in Club Libertad he returned to Argentina to play on loan for Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, a Primera B Nacional team. During his stay there he managed to score 33 times in 62 games helping his team win the Primera B Nacional and the promotion to Primera División, topscoring in both the Apertura 2006 (18 goals) and the Clausura 2007 (11 goals). In 2007 he rejoined Colón.

[edit] AEK Athens

He didn't stay with Colón for long as in August 10, 2007 Blanco joined AEK Athens F.C.^[1] on loan for €450,000 with an exit clause of €850,000 euros. His desire to display his football talent in Europe and the opportunity to play alogside Brazilian legend Rivaldo where stated as the main reasons of his move to Greece. He got his first cap in an UEFA Cup match against Salzburg on September 20, 2007. He then debuted in the Greek Super League against Atromitos F.C. and scored twice leading AEK Athens to a 2-0 win. On September 26, 2007 in a match against Veria FC, after putting AEK Athens in front, Blanco revealed a Zorro mask from his sock and drew a big Z in the air celebrating the winning goal. Blanco's first goal in a European competition occurred on February 13, 2007 against Getafe CF with a stunning back flick in the 94th minute to end the game as a 1-1 draw. Blanco finished top scorer in the Super League Greece 2007-08 having scored 19 goals. His performances led AEK Athens to announce the activation of the clause in his contract on April 28, 2008 ^[2].