Pablo Zabaleta
Zabaleta with Manchester City in 2010
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| Full name | Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Manchester City | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Obras Sanitarias | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | San Lorenzo | 66 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Espanyol | 79 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Manchester City | 220 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Argentina U20 | 28 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005– | Argentina | 58 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:30, 20 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:58, 11 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo saβaˈleta]; born 16 January 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right back for Manchester City and the Argentina national team. Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch as a full-back and is known for his tenacious style of play, and has captained his club on numerous occasions.
With Manchester City, Zabaleta has won all of English football's major honours: the FA Cup (2011), the Premier League (2012 and 2014), and the Football League Cup (2014 and 2016). Before joining Manchester City, Zabaleta played for La Liga club RCD Espanyol, where he won the 2005–06 Copa del Rey.
A full international since 2005, Zabaleta represented Argentina at the 2011 and 2015 Copa América, and was part of their team which finished as runners-up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was also in their team which won gold at the 2008 Olympics.
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