David Trézéguet

David Trezeguet

Trezeguet with River Plate in 2012
Personal information
Full name	David Sergio Trezeguet
Date of birth	( 1977-10-15) 15 October 1977 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rouen, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1985–1994	Platense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Platense	5	(0)
1995–2000	Monaco	93	(52)
2000–2010	Juventus	245	(138)
2010–2011	Hércules	31	(12)
2011	Baniyas	3	(0)
2012–2013	River Plate	35	(16)
2013–2014	Newell's Old Boys	24	(7)
2014	Pune City	9	(2)
Total		445	(227)
National team
1998–2008	France	71	(34)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

David Sergio Trezeguet (French pronunciation: ​[da.vid sɛʁ.ʒjo tʁe.ze.ɡɛ]; Spanish pronunciation: [ðaˈβið ˈserxjo tɾeseˈɣet]; born 15 October 1977) is a retired French footballer who played as a striker.

Trezeguet began his career in Argentina with Club Atlético Platense at the age of eight, progressing through their youth system to their first team, where he made his debut in the Primera División in 1994. After one season he transferred to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, where he would form a striking partnership with international teammate Thierry Henry, winning the league in the 1996–97 season. He left the club in 2000, having scored 52 goals in 93 Ligue 1 appearances and having claimed two Ligue 1 championships and the 1997 Trophée des champions. In 2000, Trezeguet signed for Italian Serie A club Juventus for a transfer fee of £20 million; with 24 goals, he was the joint recipient of the Capocannoniere award for top scorer as his team won the 2001–02 Serie A title; Trezeguet also scored eight goals in 10 Champions League appearances as Juventus reached the second round of the tournament. Despite struggling with injuries the following season, he won another league title with the club, and also scored four goals in 10 Champions League appearances as Juventus reached the final of the tournament, eventually losing 2–3 on penalties to Milan, as Trezeguet missed his spot kick in the resulting shoot-out. Overall, Trezeguet scored 135 goals in 245 league appearances for Juventus, making him the fourth-highest goalscorer in the club's history. Later in his career he had brief spells in Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina and India.