Ezequiel Muñoz

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Ezequiel Muñoz
Personal information
Full nameEzequiel Matías Muñoz
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990
Place of birthPergamino, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubPalermo
Number6
Youth career
2004–2007Boca Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Boca Juniors17(0)
2010–Palermo100(4)
National team
2007Argentina U17
2009Argentina U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Ezequiel Matías Muñoz (born 8 October 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Palermo. His nickname is Il niño di Pergamino or El Chiquito.[1]

Club career

With 18 years of age, Muñoz made his league debut with Boca Juniors on a 0–1 defeat to Estudiantes de La Plata during the 2009 Clausura tournament.[2] He had, however, previously played with the team during the 2008 Copa Sudamericana. Subsequently, he suffered a knee cruciate ligament injury that stalled his progression on the team.[3] He returned to the fields during the 2010 Clausura, on a 2–2 draw with Argentinos Juniors.[4]

In August 2010, Serie A club Palermo announced the signing of Ezequiel Muñoz from Boca Juniors.[5] He made his debut with the Sicilian club on 26 August 2010, when he was picked up as a starter in the return leg of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round against NK Maribor.[6][7] He debuted in Serie A on 29 August 2010 against Cagliari.

International career

In 2009, Muñoz was called by Argentine national team coach Diego Maradona for a friendly match against Panama in a squad exclusively formed with footballers based on the Argentine league. Nonetheless, he had to be left out after suffering the aforementioned knee injury.[8]

Career statistics

As of August 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentina League Cup Continental Total
2008–09Boca JuniorsPrimera División20005070
2009–101500000150
Total Argentina 1700050220
Italy League Cup Continental Total
2010–11PalermoSerie A3404141422
2011–121910020211
2012–133200000320
2013–141730000173
Total Italy 107441611126
Career total 1194411111346

References

  1. "Ezequiel Munoz à Palerme" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  2. "Clausura '09 statistics" (in Spanish). Fútbol Pasión. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
  3. "Ezequiel Muñoz se rompió los ligamentos cruzados". Infobae (in Spanish). 27 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
  4. "Clausura '10 statistics" (in Spanish). Fútbol Pasión. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
  5. "PRESO EZEQUIEL MUÑOZ" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  6. "Europa League round-up M-U". SKY Sports. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010. 
  7. "Hernandez trascina il Palermo in Europa" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010. 
  8. "Ezequiel Muñoz sufrió una grave lesión". La Capital MdP (in Spanish). 28 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 

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