Card #369 · Midfielder · All-time great

Javier Mascherano

Argentina's tough leader in midfield and defence, who won two Champions Leagues with Barcelona and two Olympic golds.

Real football fact

On the card

Position: Midfielder
Country: Argentina
National team: Argentina, 2003–2018

Strengths

Perfectly timed tackles
Reads danger early
Leads by example

Clubs

River Plate, 2003–2005
Corinthians, 2005–2006
West Ham United, 2006–2007
Liverpool, 2007–2010
Barcelona, 2010–2018
Hebei China Fortune, 2018–2019
Estudiantes, 2019–2020

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