Full name Pablo Daniel Piatti 2002–2003 Jorge Newbery Weight 63 kg Number 11 Height 1.63 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Pablo Piatti Career start 2006 | |
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Date of birth (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 26) Similar People Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Perez, Ignacio Piatti Profiles | ||
Pablo piatti estudiantes de la plata
Pablo Daniel Piatti (born 31 March 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Espanyol. He operates mainly as a left winger, but can also play as a forward.
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- Pablo piatti estudiantes de la plata
- I love football Pablo Piatti
- Estudiantes
- Almera
- Valencia
- Espanyol
- International career
- Club statistics
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
I love football: Pablo Piatti
Estudiantes
Born in Ucacha, Córdoba, Piatti was a product of Estudiantes de La Plata's youth ranks. He made the headlines when coach Diego Simeone gave him his first opportunity against Newell's Old Boys on 18 November 2006, as the player was just 17. He scored the winning goal (2–1) deep into injury time, and became one of the heroes of Estudiantes' championship-winning team.
Piatti made the side's starting eleven in the 2007 Clausura tournament, alongside José Luis Calderón, José Sosa and Juan Sebastián Verón.
Almería
After making 60 appearances in all competitions for Estudiantes in two years, he was sold to UD Almería in Spain for an undisclosed fee. Initially an undisputed starter, notably netting in a 1–1 home tie against Real Madrid, he struggled after the arrival, midway through his first season, of Mexican coach Hugo Sánchez.
In the 2009–10 campaign, without the presence of striker Álvaro Negredo, Piatti was much more depended upon in goalscoring matters and netted seven times in 35 matches, joint-second in the team, as it finished in 13th position. On 23 September 2009 he opened and closed the scoresheet in a 2–2 draw at Atlético Madrid and, in the second La Liga match between the two teams, netted a last-minute winner (1–0).
Valencia
On 5 July 2011, Almería and Valencia CF reached an agreement for the transfer of Piatti, with the player signing a five-year contract for a fee of €7.5 million. He struggled to reproduce his previous form during most of his first season with the Che, but did feature in 47 matches all competitions comprised.
Piatti scored his first official goal for Valencia on 19 January 2012, netting the 3–1 in the 45th minute of an eventual 4–1 home win against Levante UD for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. He added another two in the second leg (3–0).
After Jordi Alba and Jérémy Mathieu developed an efficient left-wing partnership, Piatti was deemed surplus to requirements by managers Mauricio Pellegrino, Ernesto Valverde and Miroslav Đukić, also struggling with some injury problems. After being transferlisted against his will by the latter in the summer of 2013, he was subsequently linked to clubs like Everton, Celtic, Southampton and Stade Rennais FC, but refused to leave Spain.
After the sacking of Đukić due to poor results, however, new boss Juan Antonio Pizzi showed faith in his compatriot Piatti, who repaid the former's confidence by finishing 2013–14 with five league goals from only 17 appearances, one of those coming in a 3–2 win at FC Barcelona.
Following the purchase of the club by businessman Peter Lim, Piatti continued being a key player under Nuno Espírito Santo, being dubbed Pablito by the manager. On 16 July 2016 he was loaned to RCD Espanyol for one year, with a buyout clause.
Espanyol
On 24 May 2017, Piatti signed a three-year deal with Espanyol after the club exercised the buyout option.
International career
Shortly after making his senior debuts for Estudiantes, Piatti was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. The youngest player in the roster, he managed to play in six of seven games.
On 5 June 2011, Piatti made his debut for the senior side, as national team boss Sergio Batista handed him a start in a 1–2 friendly loss with Poland.