Ezequiel Lavezzi
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Coronel Aguirre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Estudiantes | 39 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | San Lorenzo | 84 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Napoli | 156 | (38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 107 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Hebei China Fortune | 74 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 460 | (137) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Argentina Olympic | 10 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2017 | Argentina | 51 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ezequiel Iván "Pocho" Lavezzi (Latin American Spanish: [eseˈkjel iˈβan laˈβesi, ˈpotʃo -], Italian: [laˈvettsi]; born 3 May 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, his most important attributes were his pace, hardworking style of play, technique, creativity, and dribbling ability; although he was usually deployed as a winger, he was also 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. He finished his career in China, where he played for Hebei China Fortune from 2016 to 2019.
Lavezzi represented the Argentina national team from 2007 to 2016. He 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.