Agustín Pelletieri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Agustín Daniel Pelletieri | ||
| Date of birth | May 17, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tigre | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2011 | Lanús | 205 | (15) |
| 2008–2009 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Racing | 77 | (1) |
| 2014 | Chivas USA | 27 | (1) |
| 2015– | Tigre | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2015. | |||
Agustín Daniel Pelletieri (born May 17, 1982) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tigre of the Argentine Primera División.
Career
Club
Pelletieri began his professional career with Lanús in 2002, making his debut in the Primera Division Argentina in 2003. He became an important member of the squad under Ramón Cabrero. In 2007 he was a key part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title. Pelletieri joined AEK Athens on a one year loan with a purchase option of €2.5 Million but returned to Lanús after the 2008–09 season. In July 2011, Pelletieri signed for Racing Club on a three year deal.Pelletieri scored his first and only goal with Racing against Argentinos Juniors, helping La Academia to a 2-0 victory.
He signed with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer on February 19, 2014.[1] He scored his first goal for Chivas USA against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC to help his team to 3-1 victory.
International
Pelletieri was called up four times for the Argentina national football team but did not leave the bench. Pelletieri got called to play against Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Chile which was his most recent call up in 2008 by Alfio Basile.[2]
Honours
- Lanús
References
- ↑ "Chivas USA add another Argentine in defensive midfielder Agustín Pelletieri". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Diario 26. ""Coco" Basile ya tiene la lista de la Seleccin". Diario 26.
External links
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
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