Nicolás Pareja

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Nicolás Pareja
Personal information
Full nameNicolás Martín Pareja
Date of birth (1984-01-19) 19 January 1984
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubSevilla (loan from Spartak Moscow)
Number21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2006Argentinos Juniors53(2)
2006–2008Anderlecht51(1)
2008–2010Espanyol58(3)
2010–Spartak Moscow47(4)
2013–→ Sevilla (loan)0(0)
National team‡
2008Argentina U235(0)
2009–Argentina1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2010

Nicolás Martín Pareja (born 19 January 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central defender for Sevilla FC on loan from Spartak Moscow.

Pareja was bought for €2 million by Anderlecht in 2006 as a replacement for Vincent Kompany.[1] Despite some injury problems, Pareja became a reliable force in the central defence of Anderlecht, alongside Roland Juhasz. He won the Belgian Jupiler League with Anderlecht in 2007. His performances resulted in a call up for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where Argentina won the tournament with Pareja in the central defense.

His outstanding play at the tournament resulted in interest from the big European leagues, as Espanyol and Tottenham Hotspur were reported to have put an offer for Pareja at Anderlecht. Espanyol won the struggle for Pareja, as Anderlecht and Anderlecht agreed a fee of €4.5 million for the player. He has been called up to the national team by Diego Maradona for a friendly against Russia as well as for World Cup Qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay.[2]

In August 2010, he joined Russian giants Spartak Moscow.[3]

Titles

Season Club Title
2006-2007Belgium RSC Anderlecht Belgian League
2007-2008Belgium RSC Anderlecht Belgian Supercup
2008Argentina Argentina Olympic Olympic football tournament

References

  1. ↑ uefa.com
  2. ↑ Nicolas Pareja verlaat Anderlecht
  3. ↑ "Spartak sign Pareja from Espanyol". UEFA. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 

External links

Sevilla FC – current squad
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