Lavezzi in action for Paris Saint-Germain in 2013
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Full name | Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Hebei China Fortune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2003 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Estudiantes | 39 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Genoa | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | San Lorenzo | 84 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | Napoli | 156 | (38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 107 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Hebei China Fortune | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Argentina U20 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Argentina Olympic | 10 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007– | Argentina | 51 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:30, 28 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2016 |
Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi (Spanish pronunciation: [eseˈkjel iˈβan laˈβesi]; Italian: [laˈveddzi]; born 3 May 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Hebei China Fortune and the Argentina national team as a forward. He is known for his pace, hardworking style of play, technique, creativity, and dribbling ability; although he is usually deployed as a winger, he has also been used as a second striker or as an attacking midfielder on occasion.
He began his career at Estudiantes (BA), and after one season was signed by Genoa, who loaned him to San Lorenzo, where he eventually moved on a permanent basis. In 2007, he was signed by Napoli where he won the 2012 Coppa Italia. His performances there earned him a €26.5 million move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2012, where he made over 150 appearances for the club and won three Ligue 1 championships, two Coupes de la Ligue and one Coupe de France before joining Hebei China Fortune in 2016.
A full international for Argentina since 2007, Lavezzi was part of their team which won an Olympic Gold medal in 2008, and also helped them reach the finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 Copa América, and the Copa América Centenario.