Alejandro Damián Faurlín (born 9 August, 1986) is an Argentine football midfielder, who plays for Queens Park Rangers in the English Coca Cola Championship.

[edit] Career

Faurlín began his playing career in 2004 with Rosario Central in the Primera División Argentina, he made his debut in a 1-0 away defeat to Quilmes on 9 May 2004. After making only one appearance for his home town club he joined Atlético de Rafaela of the Argentine 2nd division in 2007.

Between 2008 and 2009 he played for Instituto de Córdoba of the Argentine 2nd division. on 7 July 2009 Faurlín signed for Queens Park Rangers for a club record fee of £3.5 million. As part of the deal, £500,000 was paid to Internazionale in compensation as they had a first-option clause in his contract. Faurlín reportedly turned down the chance to play for the Italian Giants as Jose Mourinho could not guarantee him first team football.

Prior to signing for Queens Park Rangers, Faurlín rejected opportunities to play in Spain, Italy and Greece.

Faurlin told the official site:

"I am really pleased to be here in England, playing for a club like Queens Park Rangers. I know a lot about the English game and I really admire the ability of the teams at this level. I am really looking forward to playing for the club and showing the manager, my fellow players and the QPR supporters what I can do. I had opportunities to play in Spain, Italy and Greece, but QPR was my choice and I'm delighted to be here. I was really impressed with the set-up and the ambition of the club and can't wait to make my QPR debut."

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Primera División statistics
• (Spanish) BDFA profile
• Alejandro Faurlín career stats at Soccerbase
• QPR snap up Argentine midfielder at BBC Football