Javier Saviola
Javier Saviola (born 11 December 1981) is a former Argentine football player who played in Argentina, Spain, France, Portugal, Greece, and Italy during his career.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona U19 (assistant) Encamp (futsal) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parque Chas | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | River Plate | 86 | (45) |
| 2001–2007 | Barcelona | 123 | (49) |
| 2004–2005 | → Monaco (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | → Sevilla (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Real Madrid | 17 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Benfica | 69 | (24) |
| 2012–2013 | Málaga | 27 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Olympiacos | 26 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | Verona | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | River Plate | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 434 | (159) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (11) |
| 2000–2007 | Argentina | 39 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2022 | Ordino (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Barcelona U19 (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He made 39 appearances for the Argentina national football team, scoring 11 goals.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 1998–99 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | 33 | 19 | — | — | 33 | 19 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 34 | 20 | — | — | 34 | 20 | ||||||
| Total | 86 | 45 | — | — | 86 | 45 | ||||||
| Barcelona | 2001–02 | La Liga | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 4 | 48 | 21 | |
| 2002–03 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 7 | 51 | 20 | |||
| 2003–04 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 45 | 19 | |||
| 2006–07 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | |||
| Total | 123 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 168 | 70 | ||
| Monaco (loan) | 2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 11 |
| Sevilla (loan) | 2005–06 | La Liga | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 6 | 42 | 15 | |
| Real Madrid | 2007–08 | La Liga | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Benfica | 2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 19 |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Total | 69 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 120 | 39 | ||
| Málaga | 2012–13 | La Liga | 27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
| Olympiacos | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 35 | 14 | |||
| Verona | 2014–15 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 434 | 159 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 99 | 34 | 585 | 210 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 11 | |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saviola goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April 2003 | June 11, Tripoli, Libya |  Libya |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 June 2003 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan |  Japan |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 June 2003 | Seoul World Cup, Seoul, South Korea |  Korea Republic |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 30 June 2004 | Giants Stadium, New Jersey, United States |  Peru |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 7 July 2004 | Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru |  Ecuador |
2–1 | 6–1 | 2004 Copa América |
| 6 | 3–1 | |||||
| 7 | 4–1 | |||||
| 8 | 17 November 2004 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | [[File:{{{flag alias-1954}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Venezuela | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 15 June 2005 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany |  Tunisia |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 10 | 10 June 2006 | Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany |  Côte d'Ivoire |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 11 | 7 February 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  France |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Javier Saviola Media
Saviola celebrating a goal for Benfica, 2011
References
- ↑ "J. Saviola". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Argentina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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