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 | Atalanta (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2012 | → Juventus (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2013- | → Chievo Verona (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014- | → Atalanta (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Paraguay U-20 | ||
| 2008– | Paraguay | 32 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori (born 21 September 1987 in Fernando de la Mora) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Atalanta, 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 by way of his mother.[3]
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] In June 2011, it was reported that Scottish Premier League club Rangers were chasing Estigarribia when their boss Ally McCoist spent a week scouting in Argentina.[7]
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.[8][9] 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.
Sampdoria
On 4 August 2012, Estigarribia moved to U.C. Sampdoria on a season loan for a 0.7 million euro fee, with the option of making his stay with Sampdoria permanent for 5 million euros at the end of the season.[10][11] He made his debut with Blucerchiati against A.C. Milan, winning 0-1. Mexican media stated that Tigres UANL is interested in Estigarribia for the Apertura 2013 tournament.=
International career
He received his first cap in the friendly match against Côte d'Ivoire on 22 May 2008. He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against South Africa on March 31, 2010. His 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
- Serie A: (1) 2011–12
Club Statistics
- As of 1 July 2013[12]
| Team | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other Cups | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Juventus | Serie A | 2012–13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 |
| Juventus Total | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | ||
| Sampdoria | Serie A | 2012–13 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 3 |
| Sampdoria Total | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 48 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
References
- ↑ ""Il violoncello" suona per la Juve". Juventus Football Club. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Enrico Zambruno (December 2011). "Estigarribia: "Qui realizzerò il mio sueño"". Hurrà Juventus. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ Andrea Bonino (25 August 2011). "Juve, esterni ok: ecco Estigarribia". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "Fútbol paraguayo: Marcelo Estigarribia se sumará al Le Mans". Espanol.upi.com. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ ""Chelo" se hace francés". Abc.com.py. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "El volante paraguayo Marcelo Estigarribia podría ir a Newells". Paraguay.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Rangers want Paraguay star Marcelo Estigarribia and Crystal Palace ace Neil Danns". Daily Record. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Agreement with Deportivo Maldonado for the temporary acquisition of the player Marcelo Estigarribia". Juventus FC. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Transferts – ETE Saison 2011/2012". LFP (France) (in French). Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ Futbol Italia Staff (August 4, 2012). "Estigarribia from Juve to Samp?". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Estigarribia resta in Italia: è ormai fatta con la Sampdoria, si limano i dettagli". breakingnews. August 4, 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Kwadwo Asamoah Bio, Stats, News". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
External links
- Official Site
- Profile at BDFA
- Marcelo Estigarribia at ESPN FC
- Marcelo Estigarribia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
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