Marcelo Estigarribia

Marcelo Estigarribia

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori
Date of birth	21 September 1987 (1987-09-21) (age 24)
Place of birth	Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Juventus
Number	28
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	(1)
2011–	Deportivo Maldonado	0	(0)
2011–	→ Juventus (loan)	4	(0)
National team‡
2008–	Paraguay	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2010

Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori (born 21 September 1987 in Fernando de la Mora) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a left winger for Juventus F.C., on loan from Deportivo Maldonado.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Juventus

On 28 August 2011, Estigarribia moved to Juventus on a season loan for a 0.5 million euro fee with an option of making the transfer permanent for 5 million euro at the end of the season, however from Uruguayan team Deportivo Maldonado,^[4][5] a proxy club representing the interests of investor and his former clubs. He made his debut as a substitute against Chievo and got his first start against Genoa.

International career

He received his first cap in the friendly match against Ivory Coast on 22 May 2008. He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against South Africa on March 31st 2010. His excellent 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

References

1. ^ Fútbol paraguayo: Marcelo Estigarribia se sumará al Le Mans
2. ^ “Chelo” se hace francés
3. ^ El volante paraguayo Marcelo Estigarribia podría ir a Newells
4. ^ "Agreement with Deportivo Maldonado for the temporary acquisition of the player Marcelo Estigarribia". Juventus FC. 28 August 2011. http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/b6ebd854-5981-4130-8b8e-6a3c47caf58e/comunicato+28082011+estigarribia+eng.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=b6ebd854-5981-4130-8b8e-6a3c47caf58e. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Transferts - ETE Saison 2011/2012" (in French). LFP (France). Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61KCxJTBp. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 

External links

• Official Site
• Profile at BDFA
• Marcelo Estigarribia playing stats at ESPN Soccernet
• Marcelo Estigarribia at National-Football-Teams.com
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Estigarribia, Marcelo
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	21 September 1987
Place of birth	Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death