Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (born 16 January 1985) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a right back.
.jpg) Zabaleta with West Ham United in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Playing position | 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) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| 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
| 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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Zabaleta with the FA Cup on Manchester City's 2011 victory parade in May 2011
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]
Pablo Zabaleta Media
Zabaleta playing for Manchester City in 2009
Zabaleta and Álvaro Negredo with the trophy after the 2014 League Cup Final
Zabaleta (middle) lining up for Argentina in 2014
References
- ↑ "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 at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Pablo Zabaleta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2011). Man City 1–0 Stoke. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13346941.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (11 May 2013). Man City 0–1 Wigan. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22409634.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 March 2014). Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26311649. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ Smith, Ben (12 August 2012). Chelsea 2–3 Man City. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19133978.
- ↑ Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards. BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22331030. 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. 15 January 2014. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/fifpro-announces-reserve-teams-of-the-year-but-luis-suarez-and-arjen-robben-wont-be-laughing-while-9062047.html#gallery. 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.