Fabián Espíndola
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Edgard Fabián Espíndola | ||
| Date of birth | May 4, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa de Merlo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Boca Juniors | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | Talleres | 13 | (1) |
| 2006 | Aucas | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Quito | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | (7) |
| 2009 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 5 | (3) |
| 2009– | Real Salt Lake | 71 | (19) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 28, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fabián Espíndola (born May 4, 1985 in Villa de Merlo) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] South America
Espíndola started his career in 2005 with Argentine giants Boca Juniors, he played six games for the club, but Boca failed to win any of them. In 2006 he was offloaded to Talleres. He then had spells with Ecuadorian teams Aucas and Deportivo Quito before joining Real Salt Lake.
[edit] Major League Soccer
He was acquired by Real Salt Lake at the same time as fellow Argentines Matias Mantilla and Javier Morales. He scored his first goal against Kansas City Wizards, and celebrated this goal by doing a backflip.
Six minutes in to a game against Los Angeles Galaxy on September 6, 2008, Espíndola scored a goal that was later ruled offside. However, before he had seen the final decision on the goal he had commenced his customary celebratory backflip, which resulted in him injuring his ankle, ruling him out for around eight weeks.[1]
Real Salt Lake decided not buy out Espíndola's contract and he was released in January 2009. He then signed to play for Venezuelan team Deportivo Anzoátegui, scoring 3 goals in 5 matches for the club. However, he returned to Salt Lake in April 2009 and helped them win the MLS Cup in November 2009.
In February 2012, Espíndola signed a four-year contract extension with Real Salt Lake that will keep him with the club through the 2015 MLS season.[2]
[edit] Honors
[edit] Real Salt Lake
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009
- Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- MLS player profile
- Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre
- Soccernet statistics
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Talleres footballers
- Deportivo Quito footballers
- Real Salt Lake players
- Aucas Quito footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
