Pablo Zabaleta
 Zabaleta with West Ham United in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1985[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Albania (assistant)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Obras Sanitarias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | San Lorenzo | 66 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Espanyol | 79 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2017 | Manchester City | 230 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | West Ham United | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 448 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Argentina U20 | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2016 | Argentina | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Albania (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (born 16 January 1985) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a right back.
Career statistics
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[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2002–03 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Argentine Primera División | 28 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 8 | — | — | 13 | 0 | — | 79 | 8 | |||||
| Espanyol | 2005–06 | La Liga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 3 | |||
| Manchester City | 2008–09 | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 230 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 333 | 12 | ||
| West Ham United | 2017–18 | Premier League | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 80 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 448 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 594 | 24 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana, UEFA Cup/Europa League, UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Includes Supercopa de España, FA Community Shield
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 0 | |
Honours
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Espanyol
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14[7]
- FA Cup: 2010–11;[8] runner-up: 2012–13[9]
- Football League Cup: 2013–14,[10]2015–16[11]
- FA Community Shield: 2012[12]
Argentina U23
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
- Copa América runner-up: 2015
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2012–13 Premier League[13]
- Manchester City Player of the Year: 2012–13[14]
- Manchester City Player of the Month: January 2009,[15] December 2012,[16] January 2013[17]
- FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2013,[18] 2014[19]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2013 and 31/08/2013". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Pablo Zabaleta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "Prezantohet trajneri i ri Kombëtares shqiptare, Silvinjo! Braziliani firmos kontratën me FSHF-në". FSHF. FSHF.
- ↑ "P. Zabaleta". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Zabaleta, Pablo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ↑ "Pablo Zabaleta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2011). "Man City 1–0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (11 May 2013). "Man City 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 March 2014). "Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ Smith, Ben (12 August 2012). "Chelsea 2–3 Man City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Zabaleta is Etihad Player of the Year". Manchester City Football Club. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Awards time for Craig and Pablo". Manchester City FC. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Etihad Player of the Month: Pablo Zabaleta". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Etihad Player of the Month: Pablo Zabaleta". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "FifPro announces reserve Teams of the Year – but Luis Suarez and Arjen Robben won't be laughing while Iker Casillas is somehow named the second best goalkeeper of 2013". The Independent. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "FIFA FIFPro World XI: the reserve teams – FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2017.