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#14M🇦🇷 ArgentinaSigned
Javier
MASCHERANO
#14M🇦🇷 ArgentinaSigned- Born
- 1984
- Age
- 42
- From
- San Lorenzo, Argentina
- Debut
- 2003
- Previously
- Estudiantes
El Jefecito. A midfield-destroyer turned world-class centre-back at Barcelona, with a tackle so reliable that Pep Guardiola simply moved him into the back four and kept winning. Two Champions Leagues, five La Liga titles, and the second most senior caps in Argentine history behind Lionel Messi.
Apps
Goals
Trophies
MVP
International
147
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4
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Club career
436
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4
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Trophy cabinet
Honors
- UEFA Champions League2010–11, 2014–15
- La Liga2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Copa del Reyx5
- Olympic Gold Medal2004, 2008
Club career
Timeline
- 2003–2005River Plate
- 2005–2006Corinthians
- 2006–2007West Ham United
- 2007–2010Liverpool
- 2010–2018FC Barcelona
- 2018–2019Hebei China Fortune
- 2019–2020Estudiantes
Did you know
Three things to drop into conversation
- 01First male footballer to win Olympic gold at two consecutive Games since Hungary's Dezső Novák in 1968.
- 02Second most-capped Argentine of all time, trailing only Lionel Messi.
- 03Played four Copa América finals (2004, 2007, 2015, 2016) and lost every one — then watched Argentina finally win it in 2021 after his retirement.