Pablo Armero

Pablo Armero
Personal information
Full namePablo Estifer Armero[1]
Date of birth2 November 1986
Place of birthTumaco, Colombia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionLeft back / Left midfielder
Club information
Current team
Flamengo (on loan from Udinese)
Number2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2008América Cali108(6)
2009–2010Palmeiras36(1)
2010–2013Udinese69(3)
2013–2014Napoli29(0)
2014→ West Ham United (loan)5(0)
2014–Udinese0(0)
2014–2015→ Milan (loan)8(0)
2015-→ Flamengo (loan)0(0)
National team‡
2008–Colombia63(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:23, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Pablo Estifer Armero (born 2 November 1986) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo on loan from Udinese.[2]

Club career

Palmeiras

After his performance with Colombia, and having helped América de Cali win their 13th championship, he was loaned to Palmeiras, his agent Turbo Sports holding the registration rights through Poços de Caldas.[3] Armero was signed in early 2009, and was the first choice for Palmeiras left-back position.[3] Armero helped Palmeiras reach the São Paulo State Championship semi-finals before losing to Santos FC. He was noticed for his speed and crossing abilities and played many matches helping Palmeiras lead in the Brazilian Série A. His only goal for Palmeiras came in a 4–1 win against Náutico in July 2009.[4]

Having signed a pre-contract, Armero almost joined the Serie A side Parma in July 2010, but the deal collapsed on 3 July. Parma's lack of non-EU registration quota, reflected in the new ruling announced on 2 July, forced the contract to be terminated and obligated the club to pay a sum to the player.[5][6] Instead, Parma signed Zé Eduardo. It was reported that Palmeiras bought 20% economic rights, (date unknown) and the non-dividable registration rights in June 2010.[7][8] made Palmeiras would receive 20% transfer fee.[9]

Udinese

On 28 August 2010, Udinese signed Armero. He became a left wingback ahead Giovanni Pasquale in Udinese's 3–5–2 formation (or a 5–3–2 formation). That season Udinese finished fourth and returned to the UEFA Champions League.

Due to Udinese's UEFA coefficient, Udinese paired with seeded team Arsenal of the English Premier League. The team changed tactics, and Armero played as a left-sided wingback in its 4–4–1–1 formation, with new-signing Neuton playing new left-back. After his successful Serie A debut and following his appearances in European football, Armero was selected into the Serie A Team of the Year for the 2010-11 season.<ref name=whufc1/

Armero was rested for the first round of 2011–12 Serie A and started in his first UEFA Europa League match on 15 September. With the team changing its tactics back to 3–5–2, Armero remained left wing-back, also scoring the winning goal.[10]

Napoli

On 9 January 2013, Armero joined Napoli on loan until the end of the season, with the option to make a permanent switch in the summer.[11] He mostly made his appearances coming off the bench for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. During the 2013 summer transfer window, Napoli made the permanent move for a reported €4 million.[12]

West Ham United (loan)

On 31 January 2014, Armero completed his loan move to West Ham United until the end of the season.[13] He made his West Ham debut on 15 March in a 3-1 away defeat to Stoke City. With West Ham already losing 3-1, he was an 83rd minute substitute for Andy Carroll.[14] He played five league games for West Ham before his loan ended.[15] His final game came on 19 April 2014 in a 1-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace. The only goal of the game was a penalty conceded by Armero whose performance was criticised by manager Sam Allardyce.[16]

Return to Udinese and loan to Milan

On 20 June 2014, Udinese announced they had signed back Armero, a season after he left to Napoli.[17]

On 11 August 2014, the club announced his loan move to Milan for the 2014–15 season.[18]

International career

Armero played for the Colombian under-17 team in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship and was promoted to the senior team in 2008 for his form with América de Cali. He received his first cap in Colombia's 5–2 win over Venezuela and has won the spot of starting left-back for the national team. In March 2013, he scored his first goal for Colombia in a 5–0 victory over Bolivia.[19]

In June 2014, he was named in Colombia's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.[20] Armero scored Colombia's first goal in a 3–0 win against Greece in the team's opening group game.[21]

International goals

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[22]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 March 2013 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Bolivia
5–0
5–0
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 14 June 2014 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Greece
1–0
3–0
 2014 FIFA World Cup

Honors

Club

América de Cali

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 40. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pablo Armero departs AC Milan for Brazil giants Flamengo". espnfc.com. 11 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Turbo Sports coloca Pablo Armero no Verdão" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Palmeiras goleia Náutico e 'dorme' na vice-liderança. Torcida exalta Jorginho" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.globo.com. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ghirardi sugli extracomunitari tesserabili: Sono allibito". Parma FC (in Italian). 3 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Foreign player cap for Serie A". Sky Sports. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E) RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 09/07/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 9 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E) RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 14/07/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Palmeiras confirma acordo por Armero; agente nega e diz ter mais 3 propostas". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 26 August 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  10. ↑ Buona la prima! 15 September 2011
  11. ↑ "Napoli Sign Armero on Loan". ESPN FC. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Official: Armero to Napoli | Football Italia
  13. ↑ "Hammers snap up Armero". West Ham United FC. 31 January 2014.
  14. ↑ Stoke City 3-1 West Ham United FT | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United
  15. ↑ "Games played in season 2013-14". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  16. ↑ Allardyce singles out Armero for costly error | FourFourTwo
  17. ↑ "Udinese buy Armero from Napoli". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "WELCOME PABLO ARMERO!". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Colombia Vs Bolivia". www.sbnation.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Radamel Falcao out of Colombia squad". BBC. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "Colombia v Greece: World Cup 2014 – as it happened". Guardian. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  22. ↑ ""Pablo Armero International Statistics".". Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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