Marcelo Zalayeta
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| Marcelo Zalayeta | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | December 5, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Napoli | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996 1997 1997-2007 1998-1999 1999-2001 2004 2007- |
Danubio Peñarol Juventus → Empoli (loan) → Sevilla (loan) → Perugia (loan) Napoli |
32 (12) 32 (13) 123 (38) 17 (2) 50 (10) 5 (0) 22 (8) |
| National team | ||
| 1997- | Uruguay | 47 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (born December 5, 1978 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football player who currently plays, as a striker, with Serie A side Napoli and for the Uruguayan national team.
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[edit] Biography
Marcelo started his career with Danubio and then moving to Peñarol in Uruguay, where he made a name for himself. He moved to Juve in 1997 but considered a promising young player at the time, he was not given much of a chance to prove himself. He spent a season on loan with Empoli, and he also starred in Uruguay's surge for the Copa América in 1999, who lost in the final to Brazil. Two more years away from the club followed, he played for Sevilla until 2001. At last when it seemed Juve lacked forwards he was brought back to Italy at the start of 2001-02, but he was loaned out to Perugia in 2004 before returning to Juventus in the same year. Although he has not played many matches thus far he has done well the times he has been given a chance.
He scored two very important extra time winners against Spanish opposition for Juventus. One came in 2003 in the quarter-finals of UEFA Champions League against FC Barcelona; the other against Real Madrid in the 2005 round of 16. After a decade with Juventus, he moved to Napoli in the summer of 2007.[1]
[edit] International
Zalayeta was selected in a 23-man squad for Uruguay's World Cup intercontinental playoff against Australia. Unfortunately it would not be a pleasant experience as Zalayeta was one out of two penalty kick takers whose shot had been saved by Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. Following Zalayeta's failure to convert, this culminated Australia to win 4-2 on penalties and qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, and eliminating Uruguay in the process.
[edit] Honours
- Three Italian Championships (1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03)
- Two Italian Supercups (2002, 2003)
- One Uruguayan Championship 1997
- One Uruguayan Liguilla Cup 1997
- FIFA World Youth Championship silver medal 1997
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