Nicolás Pareja
Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Martín Pareja
Date of birth	January 19, 1984 (1984-01-19) (age 25)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Espanyol
Number	16
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–	Argentinos Juniors RSC Anderlecht Espanyol	53 (2) 51 (1) 39 (3)
National team
2008-Present 2009-Present	Argentina U-23 Argentina	05 (0)
Competitor for  Argentina
Men's Football
Gold	2008 Beijing	Team Competition
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Nicolás Martín Pareja (born January 19, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football defender and a Olympic gold medalist who plays for RCD Espanyol. He played for Argentinos Juniors and RSC Anderlecht.

Pareja was bought for €2 million by Anderlecht in 2006 as a replacement for Vincent Kompany^[1]. Despite some injury problems, Pareja became a reliable force in the central defence of Anderlecht, alongside Roland Juhasz. He won the Belgian Jupiler League with Anderlecht in 2007. His performances resulted in a call up for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where Argentina won the tournament with Pareja in the central defense. His outstanding play at the tournament resulted in interest from the big European leagues, as Espanyol and Tottenham Hotspur were reported to have put an offer for Pareja at Anderlecht. Espanyol won the struggle for Pareja, as Anderlecht and Espanyol agreed a fee of €4.5 million for the player. He has been called up to the national team by Diego Maradona for a friendly against Russia as well as for World Cup Qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay.^[2]

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
2006-2007	RSC Anderlecht	Belgian League
2007-2008	RSC Anderlecht	Belgian Supercup
2008	Argentina Olympic	Olympic football tournament

[edit] References

1. ^ uefa.com
2. ^ Nicolas Pareja verlaat Anderlecht

[edit] External links

• Guardian statistics

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