Marcelo Estigarribia

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Estigarribia and the second or maternal family name is Balmori.
Marcelo Estigarribia

Estigarribia in 2013
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori
Date of birth (1987-09-21) 21 September 1987
Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left Winger
Club information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
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 (0)
2011– Deportivo Maldonado 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Juventus (loan) 14 (1)
2012–2013 → Sampdoria (loan) 34 (2)
2013–2014 → Chievo Verona (loan) 16 (0)
2014– → Atalanta (loan) 21 (2)
2016– → Cerro Porteño (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2007 Paraguay U20
2008– Paraguay 32 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2013

Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori (born 21 September 1987 in Fernando de la Mora) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Primera División Paraguaya side Cerro Porteño on loan from Atalanta.

Estigarribia has been known since youth as Chelo,[1] as a diminutive of his name Marcelo.[2] He also has an Italian passport by way of his mother.[3]

Biography

He was born and raised in Fernando de la Mora, one kilometer away from the Paraguayan capital Asunción.[2] He comes from a strongly Catholic family.[2]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] In June 2011, it was reported by the Daily Record that Scottish Premier League club Rangers were chasing Estigarribia when their boss Ally McCoist spent a week scouting in Argentina.[7]

Juventus

On 28 August 2011, Estigarribia moved to Juventus F.C. on a season loan for a 0.5 million euro fee, with an option of making the transfer permanent for 5 million euros at the end of the season, from a proxy club Deportivo Maldonado.[8][9] He made his debut as a substitute against Chievo and got his first start against Genoa. He scored his first goal for Juventus against Napoli where the match ended in a 3–3 tie.

Sampdoria

On 4 August 2012, Estigarribia moved to U.C. Sampdoria on a season-long loan for a €700,000 fee, with the option of making his stay with Sampdoria permanent for €5 million at the end of the season.[10][11] He made his debut with Blucerchiati against A.C. Milan, winning 0–1.

International career

He received his first cap in the friendly match against Côte d'Ivoire on 22 May 2008. He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against South Africa on 31 March 2010. His performances in the Copa America 2011 prompted Italian giants Juventus to make a move for him.

International goals

Honours

Juventus

Club Statistics

As of 31 January 2014[12]
Team League Season League Cup Europe Other Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Serie A 2011–12 14140----181
Juventus Total 14 1 4 0 - - - - 18 1
Sampdoria Serie A 2012–13 34210----353
Sampdoria Total 34 2 1 0 - - - - 35 2
Chievo Serie A 2013–14 16010----170
Chievo Total 16 0 1 0 - - - - 17 0
Career Total 643600000703

References

  1. ↑ ""Il violoncello" suona per la Juve". Juventus Football Club. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Enrico Zambruno (December 2011). "Estigarribia: "Qui realizzerò il mio sueño"" (PDF). Hurrà Juventus. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Andrea Bonino (25 August 2011). "Juve, esterni ok: ecco Estigarribia". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fútbol paraguayo: Marcelo Estigarribia se sumará al Le Mans". Espanol.upi.com. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  5. ↑ ""Chelo" se hace francés". Abc.com.py. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  6. ↑ "El volante paraguayo Marcelo Estigarribia podría ir a Newells". Paraguay.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  7. ↑ "Rangers want Paraguay star Marcelo Estigarribia and Crystal Palace ace Neil Danns". Daily Record. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Agreement with Deportivo Maldonado for the temporary acquisition of the player Marcelo Estigarribia" (PDF). Juventus FC. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Transferts – ETE Saison 2011/2012". LFP (France) (in French). Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  10. ↑ Futbol Italia Staff (4 August 2012). "Estigarribia from Juve to Samp?". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Estigarribia resta in Italia: è ormai fatta con la Sampdoria, si limano i dettagli". breakingnews. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Kwadwo Asamoah Bio, Stats, News". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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