Argentine footballer Nicolas Pareja and his career in Europe

Argentine defender Nicolas Pareja is known for having won the Olympic Games together with his national team in 2008, and also with the second citizenship (Italian). In general, the 32-year-old has a pretty busy career. And it is necessary to tell at least about the most interesting facts concerning it.

Early years

Nicholas Pareja was born in Buenos Aires in 1984, on January 19. His football activity began in a club called "Argentinos Juniors". From 2000 to 2004 he was his pupil, and then, for two years, he played for the main line-up. For 2 seasons he played 49 matches and even scored two goals.

June 27, 2006 Nicholas Pareja was invited by the leadership of the Belgian "Anderlecht". He signed a contract for four years, but played only two, because such teams as "Tottenham Hotspur" and "Espanyol" began to show interest to him. As a result, the Argentine made his choice and moved to Spain. The leadership of "Hispaniola" had to give him 5 million euros.

Nicholas Parekh spoke admiringly of his transition. He claimed that the year was incredible. After all, first he won "gold" in Beijing, at the Olympics, and now he will still perform in the Example. As a result, in two seasons he played 60 matches and scored three goals. It is interesting that in the second season he received three red cards. According to this indicator, Nicholas Pareja became the champion of the year. And in that season he was absent for a while, as he suffered a ligament injury on his left knee.

Moving to Russia

In 2010, Nicholas Pareja, photo of which is provided in this article, came to the attention of representatives of Russian clubs. They were interested in CSKA and Zenit. Moreover, more proposals came from "Valencia", "Bavaria" and "Seville". However, the football player moved to Moscow's Spartak. This club watched Nikoloz and his successes for two years. The amount of the transfer was 7-10 million euros. The contract was concluded for four years. Nicholas was promised 3 million euros per season. Nicholas Pareja himself said that it is difficult for him to leave Espanol. But he believed that this was a step forward. Especially, "Spartacus" was waiting for the start in the Champions League.

Career in "Spartacus"

All four years in the composition of this club played Nicholas Pareja. Footballer made his debut on August 21 in the Russian championship, and September 15 - in the Champions League. Then "Spartacus" beat "Marseilles" with a minimum score (1: 0). True, on November 20, the Argentine was removed from the match. Then "Spartacus" played against CSKA. And Pareha rudely played against the player "horses" - Wagner Love. For this he still received a disqualification.

In the season of 2011/12 he received a crack in the metatarsal bone. The trauma was very serious. So on the field the Argentine returned only on April 30. True, he received an offer from the club "Valencia". However, Nicholas was not allowed to go there, let him want to play for him. His first goal was scored in 2011, on September 11. Then the opponent of "Spartacus" was "Amkar".

In 2013, he still moved to the Spanish club, although it was "Seville", not "Valencia". First he was rented for a year, and then finally bought out. Until the end of the 2015/16 season, Nicholas Pareja defended the colors of this club. At the moment he is a free agent.

Career in the national team

As already mentioned, Nicholas won the 2008 Olympics. Then he spent 5 matches with his team. And the victory really turned out to be a significant event. But for the main team he played only one match. Although he was called into the squad for a friendly game with the Russian team. This was in 2009. However, the defender himself did not come to the game. Later he was recorded in the reserve. He never played a single match.

And finally a few words about your personal life. About her, practically nothing is known, except that Nicholas is married and has a daughter. The player hides the remaining details from the cameras.