Claudio Villalba

Claudio Villalba
Personal information
Full name Claudio Emmanuel Villalba
Date of birth (1982-08-22) 22 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Textil Mandiyú 16 (1)
2005–2006 Candelaria 17 (1)
2009–2010 Temperley 5 (0)
2010–2013 Deportivo Armenio 37 (1)
2013–2014 Comunicaciones 14 (0)
2014 Justo José de Urquiza 9 (1)
2015 Juventud Unida Universitario 9 (0)
2016 Cañuelas 4 (0)
2016 San Jorge 9 (0)
2016–2017 Tristán Suárez 17 (0)
2017–2019 Defensores Unidos 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Emmanuel Villalba (born 22 August 1982) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender.[2]

Career

Between 2004 and 2006, Villalba played for Textil Mandiyú of Torneo Argentino B and Candelaria of Torneo Argentino A and made a total of thirty-three appearances and scored two goals.[3][4][5] In 2009, Villalba began featuring for Primera B Metropolitana side Temperley.[3] Having featured in five matches, the defender left to join fellow third tier team Deportivo Armenio.[3] He remained for three campaigns, culminating with seventeen games in 2012–13 as they placed eighth.[2][6] After another spell in Primera B Metropolitana with Comunicaciones, Villalba had stints with Justo José de Urquiza and Juventud Unida Universitario.[2][7][8]

Villalba spent time with Cañuelas and San Jorge in early 2016, prior to agreeing terms with Tristán Suárez later that year on 30 June.[9][10][11][12] He made his debut for them on 7 September versus Deportivo Español, on the way to seventeen appearances in the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana.[2] August 2017 saw Villalba move to Primera C Metropolitana with Defensores Unidos.[2][13] They won the league title - and subsequent promotion - in his first season.[2] He left in June 2019.[14]

Career statistics

As of 6 July 2020.[2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Textil Mandiyú 2004–05 Torneo Argentino B 16 1 0 0 — — 0 0 16 1
Candelaria 2005–06 Torneo Argentino A 17 1 0 0 — — 0 0 17 1
Temperley 2009–10 Primera B Metropolitana 5 0 0 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Deportivo Armenio 2012–13 17 0 2 0 — — 0 0 19 0
Comunicaciones 2013–14 14 0 0 0 — — 0 0 14 0
Justo José de Urquiza 2014 Primera C Metropolitana 9 1 0 0 — — 0 0 9 1
Juventud Unida Universitario 2015 Torneo Federal A 9 0 0 0 — — 0 0 9 0
Cañuelas 2016 Primera C Metropolitana 4 0 0 0 — — 0 0 4 0
San Jorge 2016 Torneo Federal B 9 0 0 0 — — 0 0 9 0
Tristán Suárez 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana 17 0 0 0 — — 0 0 17 0
Defensores Unidos 2017–18 Primera C Metropolitana 19 2 0 0 — — 0 0 19 2
2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 4 0 0 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Total 23 2 0 0 — — 0 0 23 2
Career total 140 5 2 0 — — 0 0 142 5

Honours

Defensores Unidos[3]

References

  1. ^ "Claudio Villalba". World Football. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Argentina - C. Villalba". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ficha Estadistica de CLAUDIO VILLALBA". BDFA. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Villalba se queda en Textil Mandiyú". Diario Epoca. 20 January 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Candelaria sufrió, se clasificó y así mantiene vivo el sueño del ascenso". El Territorio. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Firmaron el defensor Claudio Villalba y el delantero Iván Agudiak". Mundo Ascenso. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Empieza a acomodarlo". Solo Ascenso. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. ^ "9 refuerzos confirmados". Justo José de Urquiza. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Ocho cambios para la pretemporada 2016". Cañuelas al dia. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Los refuerzos de Cañuelas para la temporada 2016". InfoCañuelas. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Atl. San Jorge 1 – Cosmos F.C. 0". Fútbol de Santa Fe. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Tristán Suárez: Dos nuevos indios". Vermouth Deportivo. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Se sumaron tres nuevas incorporaciones al plantel de Defensores". La Voz de Zárate. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Otra baja importante en CADU". Enlace Crítico. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.