Mauro Formica
| Mauro Formica | ||
 Formica in the game against Cardiff City (2011)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Mauro Abel Formica | |
| birthday | April 4, 1988 | |
| place of birth | Rosario , Argentina | |
| size | 175 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2006-2011 | Newell's Old Boys | 76 (17) |
| 2011-2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 49 (5) |
| 2013 | → US Palermo (loan) | 8 (1) |
| 2013– | CD Cruz Azul | 37 (8) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2005-2006 | Argentina U-17 | 4 (2) |
| 2011 | Argentina | 1 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of September 15, 2014 |
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Mauro Abel Formica (born April 4, 1988 in Rosario ) is an Argentine football player . Since summer 2013 he has been under contract with the CD Cruz Azul . He is preferred in attacking midfield .
Career
Newell's Old Boys
Formica was trained in the youth academy of the Argentine first division club Newell’s Old Boys . In 2006 he signed his first professional contract there and played 84 games within five years, scoring 20 goals.
Blackburn Rovers
Through his performances in Argentina, Formica finally recommended himself for a European club. On January 31, 2011, the last day of the transfer window, the Argentine signed a contract with English first division club Blackburn Rovers until summer 2014 .
He made his debut on the first day of the 2011/12 season in the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers , where he also contributed his first competitive goal to the 1: 2 defeat.
US Palermo
In January 2013, the Serie A club US Palermo announced the signing of Formica on loan until the end of the 2012/13 season. There is also a purchase option at the end of the loan.
National team
After he was used sporadically in the U17 national team of Argentina , he made his A international debut on June 5, 2011 in a 2-1 draw against Poland .
Personal
Mauro Formica has an older brother, Lautaro Formica , who is also a professional footballer and also played for Newell's Old Boys, among others. His nickname from his time in Argentina is El Gato (English: the cat).
Web links
- Mauro Formica in the database of weltfussball.de
- Profile on the Blackburn Rovers official website
- Mauro Formica in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ bbc.co.uk: "Blackburn 1 - 2 Wolverhampton" (English, accessed on November 28, 2011)
- ↑ palermocalcio.it: "ACCORDO CON IL BLACKBURN ROVERS FORMICA E 'DEL PALERMO" ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian, accessed January 27, 2013)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Formica, Mauro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Formica, Mauro Abel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosario , Argentina |