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Javier Pastore

Javier Matías Pastore (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ maˈti.as pasˈtoɾe]; born 20 June 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who is currently a free agent.

Javier Pastore
Pastore playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2015
Personal information
Full name Javier Matías Pastore[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2002–2007 Talleres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Talleres 5 (0)
2008–2009 Huracán 31 (8)
2009–2011 Palermo 69 (14)
2011–2018 Paris Saint-Germain 186 (29)
2018–2021 Roma 30 (3)
2021–2023 Elche 14 (0)
2023 Qatar SC 7 (1)
International career‡
2010–2017 Argentina 29 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Runner-up 2015 Chile
Runner-up 2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2017

An attacking midfielder, Pastore began his club career with Talleres and then Huracán in his native Argentina before moving to Serie A team Palermo in 2009 for a reported transfer fee of €4.7 million.[4] In 2011, French side Paris Saint-Germain bought him for a reported €39.8 million.[4] He won numerous domestic honours with the club, including five Ligue 1 titles, before joining Roma in 2018, for a fee of €24.7 million.

At international level, Pastore made his senior debut in 2010, and went on to make over 20 appearances for his country. He represented Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and at three editions of the Copa América, reaching consecutive finals of the latter competition in 2015 and 2016.

Club career

Early life

Pastore was born in Córdoba in an Italian-Argentine family originally from Volvera, Turin.[5] He started his career in the youth system of the Argentine club Talleres, and slowly worked his way up to the first team. In 2007, he made his debut in the Argentine second division under the wing of manager Ricardo Gareca. In 2007, he only managed to play five games.

Huracán

During the 2008 season, Pastore was loaned to Huracán of the Argentine Primera. He made his professional debut for Huracán on 24 May 2008 in a 1–0 loss with River Plate. In the 2009 Clausura championship, he established himself as a regular first-team player for the club under the management of Ángel Cappa. This was his breakthrough tournament, where his side narrowly missed out on the championship title. His performance against River Plate was particularly lauded where he opened the scoring with a 25-yard shot and then scored again with a piece of individual brilliance helping Huracán win 4–0 in the club's biggest win against River Plate in over 60 years. He ended up as the team's top scorer with seven goals and three assists. Pastore and teammate Matías De Federico was integral to Huracán's title challenge that season.

Palermo

On 11 July 2009 Palermo formally announced the signing of Pastore for five years until 30 June 2014, with the transfer fee listed at approximately €4.7 million.[4][6][7] Before his move to Palermo, the player was also linked to number of other top European clubs, including Manchester United, Porto, Milan and Chelsea.[8]

Pastore's debut was on 15 August in the Coppa Italia, while his debut in Serie A came eight days later. His breakthrough game was on 4 October against Juventus, when he assisted Edinson Cavani's goal in a 2–0 win, appearing in all the websites and national newspapers. He scored his first Serie A goal on 30 January 2010 in a 2–4 away defeat to Bari. In his first season at Palermo, Pastore proved himself as being a promising but inexperienced youngster, playing mostly as a second-half substitute under head coaches Walter Zenga and, later, Delio Rossi.

Pastore then established himself as a regular under the tutelage of Rossi, playing usually in a role behind the regular striking duo of Fabrizio Miccoli and Edinson Cavani. Thanks to his performances, all praised by fans and pundits, Palermo finished off the season in fifth place, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League. In the 2010–11 season, on 14 November, Pastore scored his first career hat-trick in a derby match against Catania.[9] On 30 July 2011, Palermo club president Maurizio Zamparini revealed that a fee had been agreed over Javier Pastore's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.[10]

Paris Saint-Germain

 
Pastore with PSG in August 2011
 
Pastore playing against Chelsea in UCL

On 6 August 2011, Paris Saint-Germain formally announced the signing of Pastore, issuing him the number 27 shirt.[11] The transfer fee throughout was €39.8 million.[4] However, due to third-party ownership by his agent Marcelo Simonian, who would receive €12.5 million (not known if it included agent fee or not)[4] Palermo announced through its website that the club received only €22.8 million of the total fee.[12]

Palermo club president Maurizio Zamparini had started a legal action over the matter,[4] despite the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) prohibiting any Italian club from forming any ownership agreement with third parties, which Zamparini acknowledged risked a punishment for himself.[13]

Pastore scored his first goal in a Ligue 1 match against Brest in a 1–0 win on 11 September 2011.[14]

During his first season at the Parc des Princes, Pastore scored 13 goals in 33 league matches. The following year, Pastore appeared in 34 league matches as PSG won the first of four consecutive Ligue 1 titles.[15] He also scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–1 win over FC Dynamo Kyiv on 18 September 2012.[16]

In 2014–15, Pastore made over 50 appearances and was named in the UNFP team of the season as PSG won an unprecedented domestic quadruple of Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and the Trophée des Champions.[15]

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Pastore inherited the number 10 shirt from the departing Zlatan Ibrahimović, switching from the number 27 shirt.[17] As with 2015–16, he missed a large portion of the season through injuries, but returned to the PSG starting line-up for Le Classique against rivals Olympique de Marseille, where he assisted Edinson Cavani in a 5–1 Ligue 1 away win on 26 February 2017.[18] Three days later, he came on as a substitute and scored the opening goal, before assisting Cavani again as PSG defeated Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortias 2–0 to reach the quarter-final stage of the 2016–17 Coupe de France.[19] On 19 March 2017, Pastore assisted both of PSG's goals by crossing the ball to the scorers Adrien Rabiot and Julian Draxler in their 2–1 Ligue 1 home win over Lyon.[20]

On 17 May 2017, Pastore appeared as a 72nd-minute substitute for Julian Draxler as PSG defeated Angers 1–0 in the 2017 Coupe de France Final.[21]

Before the start of the next season, he vacated his number 10 jersey to new signing Neymar as a welcome gift and reclaimed his previous number 27 jersey.[22]

On 8 May 2018, he came off the bench as PSG won 2–0 against Les Herbiers VF to clinch the 2017–18 Coupe de France.[23]

Roma

On 26 June 2018, Pastore signed a five-year contract with Italian side Roma from Paris Saint-Germain for a reported fee of €24.7m. He was handed the number 27 shirt.[24] He made his club debut in a 1–0 away win over Torino in Serie A on 19 August.[25] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August, opening the scoring with a back-heeled goal in the second minute of play in an eventual 3–3 home draw against Atalanta in the league.[26]

On 30 August 2021, he mutually terminated his contract with Roma.[27]

Elche

On 4 September 2021, Pastore signed for La Liga club Elche on a one-year contract.[28]

In January 2023, Pastore announced that his Elche contract had been terminated by mutual consent and he was leaving the club.[29]

Qatar SC

On 11 January 2023, Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC announced the signing of free agent Pastore.[30]

International career

On 25 May 2010, Pastore was included by Maradona in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[31] He debuted on 22 June by coming on the pitch in the 77th minute against Greece, replacing Sergio Agüero, ending in a 2–0 victory.[32] Against Mexico on 27 June, Pastore replaced Maxi Rodríguez in the 87th minute.[33] Pastore was included by manager Sergio Batista in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2011 Copa América on home soil.[34] Argentina were eliminated by eventual champions Uruguay on penalties in the quarter-finals.[35]

On 31 March 2015, Pastore scored his first senior international goal in a 2–1 friendly victory against Ecuador at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.[36] Later that year, Pastore was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América,[37] and started in the team's opening fixture against Paraguay in La Serena.[38] At the semi-final stage, Pastore scored the team's second goal and assisted Ángel Di María for the third as Argentina defeated Paraguay 6–1 to reach the tournament final.[39] In the final against hosts Chile on 4 July, Pastore came off for Éver Banega in the 81st minute; following a 0–0 draw after extra-time, Chile claimed the title with a 4–1 penalty shoot-out victory.[40]

In 2016, Pastore was included in Argentina's 23-man squad for the Copa América Centenario.[41] Argentina went on to reach the final, only to lose out on penalties to Chile once again.[42]

Style of play

An elegant, creative and technically gifted advanced playmaker, with excellent dribbling skills and close control, Pastore is capable of playing in several offensive roles, due to his ability to both score and create goals. Although he is usually deployed as an attacking midfielder due to his vision, passing and striking ability from distance, he is also capable of functioning as a winger, as a supporting striker or even as a forward, and has also been deployed in more withdrawn midfield roles on occasion, operating as a central midfielder, as a deep-lying playmaker, or even as a mezzala, due to his work-rate, creativity, skill, and physical attributes, despite his lack of notable pace.[24][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] A talented, strong, quick and hard-working right-footed player,[45] his playing style has drawn comparisons to Kaká, Zinedine Zidane, Zlatan Ibrahimović and one of his childhood idols, Enzo Francescoli, although Pastore has stated that his main influence is compatriot Juan Román Riquelme.[43][51][52][53] Nicknamed "El Flaco" (like Francescoli before him) due to his tall, slender build, he was regarded as a highly promising player as a youngster, and in 2010, Don Balón named him as one of the 100 best young players in the world born after 1988.[43][53][54] Despite his talent, however, he is known to be injury prone, and has also drawn criticism in the media for being inconsistent.[55][56]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2022[57][58]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Talleres 2006–07 Primera B Nacional 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Huracán 2007–08 Argentine Primera División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2008–09 Argentine Primera División 30 8 0 0 — 30 8
Total 31 8 0 0 — 31 8
Palermo 2009–10 Serie A 34 3 3 0 — 37 3
2010–11 Serie A 35 11 4 1 6 1 45 13
Total 69 14 7 1 6 1 82 16
Paris Saint-Germain 2011–12 Ligue 1 33 13 3 1 7 2 43 16
2012–13 Ligue 1 34 4 4 2 10 3 48 9
2013–14 Ligue 1 29 1 6 1 6 1 41 3
2014–15 Ligue 1 34 5 7 1 10 0 51 6
2015–16 Ligue 1 16 2 4 1 6 0 26 3
2016–17 Ligue 1 15 0 6 3 2 0 23 3
2017–18 Ligue 1 25 4 9 1 3 0 37 5
Total 186 29 39 10 44 6 269 45
Roma 2018–19 Serie A 14 3 2 1 1 0 17 4
2019–20 Serie A 11 0 0 0 4 0 15 0
2020–21 Serie A 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 30 3 2 1 5 0 37 4
Elche 2021–22 La Liga 13 0 2 0 — 15 0
2022–23 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
Career total 335 54 50 12 55 7 440 73
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée des Champions
  2. ^ Includes Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[57][59]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2010 4 0
2011 7 0
2012 0 0
2013 0 0
2014 5 0
2015 11 2
2016 0 0
2017 2 0
Total 29 2
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pastore goal.
List of international goals scored by Javier Pastore[57][59]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 March 2015 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States   Ecuador 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 30 June 2015 Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile   Paraguay 2–0 6–1 2015 Copa América

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain[57]

Argentina

Individual

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