Juan Sabia

Juan Sabia
Personal information
Full name Juan Alberto Sabia
Date of birth (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Pergamino, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Libertad
Youth career
Racing Club de Pergamino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Ben Hur 87 (2)
2006–2007 Gimnasia de Jujuy 21 (0)
2007–2012 Argentinos Juniors 151 (3)
2013–2014 Vélez Sársfield 20 (0)
2014–2017 Argentinos Juniors 12 (0)
2017– Libertad 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Juan Alberto Sabia (born 17 December 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Torneo Federal A side Libertad.[1]

Career

Sabia started his professional career in 2000 playing for Ben Hur in the Torneo Argentino A. In 2005, he won the Torneo Argentino A with the club and therefore won promotion to the Primera B Nacional (second division). The defender played one season with Ben Hur in the Primera B Nacional and then joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in the Argentine Primera División, in 2006. After one season with Gimnasia, Sabia joined Argentinos Juniors in 2007.

Sabia quickly established himself as a regular starter for Argentinos Juniors and in 2010 helped the team obtain the 2010 Clausura championship, the club's first top-flight honour in 25 years. The defender played in 14 of the club's 19 games during their championship winning campaign,[2] scoring one goal in the penultimate fixture win against Independiente.

In 2013, Sabia joined Vélez Sársfield on a free transfer, signing for a year and a half.[3]

Honours

Ben Hur
Argentinos Juniors
Vélez Sarsfield

References

  1. ^ "Juan Sabia profile". Soccerway. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Closing '10 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  3. ^ "Sabia se suma al Campeón" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-02-10.