| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Alberto Sabia | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Pergamino, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Libertad | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club de Pergamino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Ben Hur | 87 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Argentinos Juniors | 151 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Vélez Sársfield | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | (0) |
| 2017– | Libertad | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 November 2017 (UTC) | |||
Juan Alberto Sabia (born 17 December 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Torneo Federal A side Libertad.
Career
Sabia started his professional career in 2000 playing for Ben Hur in the Torneo Argentino A. In 2005, he won the Torneo Argentino A with the club and therefore won promotion to the Primera B Nacional (second division). The defender played one season with Ben Hur in the Primera B Nacional and then joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in the Argentine Primera División, in 2006. After one season with Gimnasia, Sabia joined Argentinos Juniors in 2007.
Sabia quickly established himself as a regular starter for Argentinos Juniors and in 2010 helped the team obtain the 2010 Clausura championship, the club's first top-flight honour in 25 years. The defender played in 14 of the club's 19 games during their championship winning campaign, scoring one goal in the penultimate fixture win against Independiente.
In 2013, Sabia joined Vélez Sársfield on a free transfer, signing for a year and a half.
Honours
- Ben Hur
- Torneo Argentino A (1): 2004–05
- Argentinos Juniors
- Vélez Sarsfield
- Supercopa Argentina (1): 2013
References
- "Juan Sabia profile". Soccerway. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "Closing '10 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- "Sabia se suma al Campeón" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 May 2012) (in Spanish)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pergamino
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Torneo Federal A players
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Club Deportivo Libertad footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen