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Daniel Villalva Personal information Full name Daniel Alberto Villalva Barrios Date of birth 6 July 1992 Place of birth Caá Catí, Corrientes, Argentina Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1] Playing position Second striker Club information Current club River Plate Number 17 Youth career 2005–2009 River Plate Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009– River Plate 29 (3) National team‡ 2009 Argentina U17 8 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:34, 6 August 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:43, 15 December 2010 (UTC)This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Villalva and the second or maternal family name is Barrios.Daniel Alberto "Keko" Villalva Barrios[1] (born July 6, 1992 in Caá Catí, Corrientes) is an Argentine football striker who plays for River Plate. In 2009, he became the youngest player ever to play for River Plate.[2]
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Career
Early years
Daniel Alberto Villalva, named after River Plate legend Daniel Alberto Passarella,[3] was born on 6 July 1992 in Caá Catí, in the province of Corrientes, Argentina. At the age of 10, he joined the Talleres de Córdoba youth system after a trial, but he suffered an accident on his left foot and was released.[3] Months later, he recovered and began to play football again in his native provice of Corrientes, and after several trials in teams including Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo, all of them showing interest in keeping him, he finally joined River Plate in 2005 as a personal wish, since he has always supported Los Millonarios.[3]
River Plate
On 8 February 2010, he made his debut against Colón replacing Mauro Rosales in the 71st minute and becoming the youngest River Plate player to feature in a league match at the age of 16 years, 7 months and 2 days.[2] He scored his first senior goal in a 4-3 victory against Chacarita Juniors on 30 August 2009.[4] Subsequenly, he went to play a more important role in the team, but prior to the 2010–11 season, he suffered a vertebral injury that has kept him away from play until today.[5]
International career
Daniel Villalva played for Argentina for the first time in the South American Under-15 Football Championship held in Brazil in 2007.[3] He then was called up by the under-17 national team and took part in the 2009 South American Championship, where he scored 3 goals in 5 appearances, and the 2009 World Cup.
References
- ^ a b "Villalva Barrios, Daniel Alberto". cariverplate.com. http://www.cariverplate.com/futbol/plantel/villalva-barrios-daniel-alberto. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ a b "El "pibe récord" de River eligió mal día para debutar". InfoBae. 9 February 2009. http://www.infobae.com/deportes/430669-3718-0-El-pibe-record-River-eligio-mal-dia-debutar. Retrieved 18 October 2010. (Spanish)
- ^ a b c d "Daniel "Keko" Villalba: "Sueño jugar en primera"". Nordestealdia.com. 27 December 2008. http://www.nordestealdia.com/noticias/corrientes/0000/00/deportes/2008-12-27-correntino_river.php. Retrieved 18 October 2010. (Spanish)
- ^ "Ariel Ortega selló el partidazo de River con su impronta de ídolo". InfoBae. 31 August 2009. http://www.infobae.com/deportes/469350-101275-0-Ariel-Ortega-sello-el-partidazo-River-su-impronta-idolo. Retrieved 18 October 2010. (Spanish)
- ^ "Una fisura a la esperanza". Diario Olé. 14 July 2010. http://www.ole.com.ar/river-plate/fisura-esperanza_0_298170196.html. Retrieved 18 October 2010. (Spanish)
External links
- Daniel Villalva – FIFA competition record
- goal.com (English)
Club Atlético River Plate – current squad — Chichizola · — Marinelli · — Vega · — Servio · — Abecasis · — Alayes · — Arano · — J. M. Díaz · — Ferrero · — Ra. Funes Mori · — González Pirez · — Maidana · — Pezzella · — Román · — Vella · — Affranchino · — Aguirre · — Cirigliano · — M. Díaz · — Domingo · — Galluci · — González · — Ledesma · — Sánchez · — Ocampos · — Bou · — Cavenaghi · — Domínguez · — Ro. Funes Mori · — Ríos · — Villalva · Manager: AlmeydaCategories:- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Corrientes Province
- Argentine footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- River Plate footballers
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