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Javier Mascherano

Javier Mascherano
Personal information
Full nameJavier Alejandro Mascherano
Date of birth8 June 1984(age 29)
Place of birthSan Lorenzo, Argentina
Height1.74 m
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current clubBarcelona
Number14

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Javier Alejandro Mascherano (-esma(s)tʃeˈɾano, -itmaske'rano; born 8 June 1984 in San Lorenzo) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Barcelona. He can also play as a central defender if needed.

Mascherano began his career at River Plate. He earned his first senior honours in 2003 � 04, winning the Primera División Argentina. He also won an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in the Athens Games and finished runner up in the Copa América 2004. He moved to Brazilian side Corinthians in 2005, winning the Brazilian Série A in his first season. Mascherano moved to Europe, signing for Premier League side West Ham United. However, unusual contract terms with Media Sports Investments blighted his brief time at the club and at the beginning of 2007 he joined Liverpool on loan.

He was runner up in the UEFA Champions League in his first season on Merseyside and again finished runner up in the Copa América with Argentina. He officially signed for Liverpool in February 2008 for £18.6 million, parting ways with Media Sports Investments. He won a second Olympic gold medal with Argentina in the Beijing 2008 Games, the first male footballer to achieve this since 1928. He was appointed captain of the national team by new head coach Diego Maradona in November 2008 who has repeatedly stated that his selection is "Mascherano and 10 more".

Mascherano's two most used nicknames (in Argentina) are Masche and El Jefecito (The little chief). Former Argentine footballers Jorge Valdano and Jorge Solari regard him as possibly the best central midfielder in the world.

He was considered a key part of the national side by past coach Diego Maradona who stated that his team was just Jonás, Mascherano, Messi and eight more.

Mascherano also holds an Italian passport, which makes him eligible as an EU player.

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Javier Mascherano will not leave Barcelona this summer - agent - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com---Javier Mascherano- will not leave Barcelona at the end of the season despite rumours linking him with a move to Italy, according to his agent Horacio Zandonadi. The former Liverpool midfielder's agent has dismissed suggestions that ... - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:39:59 GMT+00:00
Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano: We must keep winning to clinch La Liga ... - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--Barcelona midfielder -Javier Mascherano- believes that his team cannot afford to ease off between now and the end of the season in the Primera Division despite retaining an eight-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid. ... - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:56:36 GMT+00:00
Mancini's mea culpa - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--Roy Hodgson had to contend with -Javier Mascherano's- apparent refusal to play before kick-off preceding a limp defeat in which Gareth Barry - for so long a Liverpool target - scored the opener. Fast forward seven months and thes - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:07:27 GMT+00:00
Villarreal Vs. FC Barcelona: Javier Macherano Injured, Rubs Some Dirt On It - SB Nation Tweet this news
SB Nation--Despite the fact that Villarreal's Bruno put his cleats straight into his knee, FC Barcelona's -Javier Mascherano- has returned to the field. The tackle caused a cut and Mascherano was limping badly as he left the field after the tack - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:33:06 GMT+00:00
New Roma Owner Eyes Barcelona Duo Javier Mascherano and Gabriel Milito - Inside Futbol Tweet this news
Inside Futbol--Incoming Roma owner Thomas Di Benedetto is reported to have his eyes on Barcelona pair Gabriel Milito and -Javier Mascherano- as he bids to strengthen the Giallorossi side for next season. The capital club have struggled in Serie A this sea - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:22:47 GMT+00:00
Lucas Leiva signs long-term Liverpool contract - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Lucas has taken on more responsibility since the departures of Xabi Alonso and -Javier Mascherano- and played his 100th league game for the Reds in February. Boss Kenny Dalglish said: "Since I came in he has been a great asset to the te - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:03:25 GMT+00:00
Barcelona's Javier Mascherano on Roma radar - report - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com---Javier Mascherano- could be on his way out of Spanish champions Barcelona at the end of the season as ambitious Serie A side Roma have shown an interest in signing the midfielder, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports. The Giallorossi are in the midd - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:08:24 GMT+00:00
Roma could swoop for Mascherano - ESPN STAR Sports Tweet this news
ESPN STAR Sports--Roma's new owner Thomas Di Benedetto could splash the cash on Barcelona midfielder -Javier Mascherano-. According to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Serie A side have decided on the ex-Liverpool player as a priority summer - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:01:18 GMT+00:00
Torres: Liverpool did not treat Mascherano well when he left - Sport.co.uk Tweet this news
Sport.co.uk--Chelsea forward Fernando Torres has continued to criticise his former club Liverpool by claiming they treated -Javier Mascherano- poorly, when the Argentine left Anfield in August last year. The tough-tackling midfielder engineered his hasty - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:40:12 GMT+00:00
Costa Rica vs Argentina Report - Live Soccer TV Tweet this news
Live Soccer TV--Argentina's coach controlled the midfield thanks to Ever Banega and -Javier Mascherano-, but was unable to overwhelm the hosts, who could have bagged a victory with a little more luck. Real Madrid's defender Ezequiel Garay played - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:28:02 GMT+00:00

Medal Record : Olympic
Men's football
Gold2004 AthensTeam
Gold2008 BeijingTeam

Medal Record
Competitor for Argentina
Men's Football
Gold2004 AthensTeam Competition
Gold2008 BeijingTeam Competition

International goals : Old Trafford Incident 2008
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 July 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Paraguay 1 � 0 1 � 0 Copa América 2007
2. 8 July 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Peru 4 � 0 4 � 0 Copa América 2007

International goals : Old Trafford Incident 2008
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps1 Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2003 � 04 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2004 � 05 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 46 1 0 0 0 0 72 1
Corinthians 2005 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2006 18 0 2 0 0 0 20 0
Total 26 0 2 0 0 0 28 0
West Ham 2006 � 07 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Liverpool 2006 � 07 7 0 0 0 4 0 11 0
2007 � 08 25 1 3 0 13 0 41 1
2008 � 09 27 0 3 0 8 0 38 0
2009 � 10 34 0 1 0 13 1 48 1
2010 � 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 94 1 7 0 38 1 139 2
Barcelona 2010 � 11 27 0 7 0 11 0 45 0
2011 � 12 4 0 2 0 3 0 9 0
Total 31 0 9 0 14 0 54 0
Career total 202 2 18 0 52 1 298 3

Argentina squad 2004 Olympic Gold Medalists

Caballero, Ayala, Burdisso, Coloccini, Mascherano, Heinze, Saviola, Delgado, Figueroa, Tévez, K. Gonzalez, Rosales, Medina, Rodríguez, D'Alessandro, L. González, M. González, Lux
Coach : Bielsa

Argentina squad 2006 FIFA World Cup

Abbondanzieri, Ayala, Sorín, Coloccini, Cambiasso, Heinze, Saviola, Mascherano, Crespo, Riquelme, Tévez, Franco, Scaloni, Palacio, Milito, Aimar, Cufré, Rodríguez, Messi, Cruz, Burdisso, González, Ustari
Coach : Pekerman

Argentina squad 2008 Olympic Gold Medalists

Ustari, Garay, Monzón, Zabaleta, Gago, Fazio, Sosa, Banega, Lavezzi, Riquelme, Di María, Pareja, Acosta, Mascherano, Messi, Agüero, Buonanotte, Romero, Navarro
Coach : Batista

FC Barcelona

1 . Valdés 2 . Alves 3 . Piqué 4 . Márquez 5 . Puyol (c) 6 . Xavi 7 . Villa 8 . Iniesta 9 . Ibrahimović 10 . Messi 11 . Bojan 13 . Pinto 15 . Keita 16 . Busquets 17 . Pedro 18 . Milito 19 . Maxwell 20 . Jeffrén 22 . Abidal
. Guardiola



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