Pablo Zabaleta

Pablo Zabaleta
Zabaleta with West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Full name Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod
Date of birth (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Albania (assistant)
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)
International career
2003–2005 Argentina U20 28 (4)
2008 Argentina U23 9 (0)
2005–2016 Argentina 58 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Albania (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Youth Championship
Winner2005 NetherlandsU-20 Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2014 BrazilTeam
Copa América
Runner-up2015 ChileTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (born 16 January 1985) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a right back.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Lorenzo 2002–03 Argentine Primera División 110——10—120
2003–04 Argentine Primera División 273——30—303
2004–05 Argentine Primera División 285——90—375
Total 668——130—798
Espanyol 2005–06 La Liga 27210—70—352
2006–07 La Liga 20000—9020310
2007–08 La Liga 32140———361
Total 79350—160201023
Manchester City 2008–09 Premier League 2911010110—421
2009–10 Premier League 2704040——350
2010–11 Premier League 2627010110—452
2011–12 Premier League 21110405000311
2012–13 Premier League 30261005010423
2013–14 Premier League 351304060—481
2014–15 Premier League 29110006100362
2015–16 Premier League 130303030—220
2016–17 Premier League 201411070—322
Total 23093021805411033312
West Ham United 2017–18 Premier League 3702000——390
2018–19 Premier League 2600010——270
2019–20 Premier League 1002120——141
Total 7304130——801
Career total 448203932108313059424

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 200520
200620
200830
201010
2011130
201270
201370
2014120
201570
201640
Total580

Honours

Zabaleta with the FA Cup on Manchester City's 2011 victory parade in May 2011

Espanyol

Manchester City

Argentina U23

Argentina

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Pablo Zabaleta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Prezantohet trajneri i ri Kombëtares shqiptare, Silvinjo! Braziliani firmos kontratën me FSHF-në". FSHF. FSHF.
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  6. ↑ "Zabaleta, Pablo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pablo Zabaleta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2011). "Man City 1–0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014.
  9. ↑ McNulty, Phil (11 May 2013). "Man City 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016.
  10. ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 March 2014). "Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Smith, Ben (12 August 2012). "Chelsea 2–3 Man City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Awards time for Craig and Pablo". Manchester City FC. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Etihad Player of the Month: Pablo Zabaleta". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Etihad Player of the Month: Pablo Zabaleta". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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