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This is a list of players that have played for the Argentina national football team. The players are listed in chronological order according to the date of their debut. Additionally, their dates of birth, number of caps and goals are stated.
Diego Armando Maradona Franco (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; 30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, alongside Pelé.
He won NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Weeks 8 and 17. [28] [29] He was the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December. [14] He was a part of the winning Super Bowl XXXVII team, making two field goals and six extra points for 12 points, while also becoming the first Argentine born player to be a part of the final game. [30]
In the process, he surpassed Javier Mascherano to become Argentina's most-capped player during a group stage match against Bolivia. [215] Argentina defeated Brazil in the final; Messi was directly involved in nine out of the 12 goals scored by Argentina, scoring four and assisting five, and was named the player of the tournament. [214]
Safid Deen, USA TODAY October 2, 2024 at 12:46 PM Lionel Messi will play at least two more games with Argentina, the reigning World Cup champion and two-time Copa America champion , later this month.
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. [3] It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,377 clubs and 37,161 officials, all according to FIFA) [1] and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. [4]
Lionel Messi will sit out Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match in Bolivia on Tuesday. The 36-year-old Inter Miami star was neither in the starting lineup for the World Cup champions nor on the ...
Player Caps Goals Debut Last cap Notes Ref. Argentina: Tony Bonezzi: 1 0 1961 1961 He switched to Israel [2] Argentina: Ivan Borodiak: 1 0 1964 1964 [3] Argentina: Efrain Chacurian: 4 1 1953 1954 [3] Argentina: Dan Califano: 1 0 1973 1973 [4] Argentina: Angelo DiBernardo: 20 3 1979 1985 Immigrated to the U.S. as a youth. [5] Argentina: Paul ...