Pablo de Blasis

Pablo Ezequiel de Blasis (born 4 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Gimnasia La Plata.^[1]

Pablo de Blasis

De Blasis with Mainz 05 in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Ezequiel de Blasis
Date of birth	(1988-02-04) 4 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Gimnasia
Number	10
Youth career
	Gimnasia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Gimnasia	27	(4)
2010–2011	→ Ferro Carril Oeste (loan)	33	(0)
2012–2014	Asteras Tripolis	71	(14)
2014–2018	Mainz 05	103	(15)
2018–2020	Eibar	54	(4)
2021–2023	Cartagena	96	(8)
2023–	Gimnasia	29	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Career

He made his senior debut on 30 May 2008 for Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata against Vélez Sarsfield. In January 2010 the second division team Ferro Carril Oeste signed the attacking midfielder on loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima until June 2011. Pablo de Blasis has got the most assist at Ferro Carril Oeste assisting 5 goals in 15 matches. In 2011, he returned to Gimnasia y Esgrima, which was playing in the Argentine second division. He started the majority of the games for Gimnasia. At the end of the season, he became a free agent. In July 2012, he signed with Asteras Tripolis, which was playing in the Super League.^[2] He made his debut with the club on 2 September 2012 in a 3–0 home victory against Kerkyra.

On August 31, 2014, after playing against them with Asteras Tripolis in the Europa League, 1. FSV Mainz 05 completed the signing of Pablo de Blasis.^[3] The 26-year-old attacker made an immediate switch to the Bundesliga from Greek first-division side Asteras Tripolis. De Blasis was the main reason Asteras Tripolis made it to the Europa League group stage for the first time in its history this season. His performance in the playoff matches against Mainz 05 also led to a transfer to the German club with a highly privileged contract. The Argentine signed a three-year contract which ran until June 2017. The transfer fee was around €1.2 million.^[4]

He scored a controversial penalty for Mainz given via VAR technology after the half time whistle with the opposition players from Freiburg already back in the dressing room. He scored again to seal a 2–0 victory for his side.^[5]

On 30 August 2018, de Blasis signed a two-year deal with La Liga side SD Eibar.^[6] He left the club in 2020, as his contract expired.

On 15 January 2021, de Blasis agreed to a short-term contract with FC Cartagena, in Segunda División.^[7]

Style of play

De Blasis is a versatile and flexible attacker, who can play up top or on the wings. He is a clever player, he reads and understands the game well and he has experience. Despite being only 166 cm tall, it was admirable how well the former Gimnasia La Plata man performed in the air. He battled well with taller centre backs, showing his great strength, physicality and leap, as he won aerial duels. The constant pressure he applied really was first rate, and saw him show great aggression, tenacity and work ethic.^[8]

Club

As of 19 May 2019^[9]

Club	Season	League		Cup		International		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ferro Carril Oeste	2009–10	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2010–11	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	Total	33	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	2011–12	27	4	0	0	0	0	27	4
Asteras Tripolis	2012–13	33	4	9	2	0	0	42	6
	2013–14	38	10	3	1	2	0	43	11
	2014–15	0	0	0	0	6	3	6	3
	Total	71	18	12	3	8	3	91	24
Mainz 05	2014–15	20	1	0	0	0	0	20	1
	2015–16	26	4	1	0	0	0	27	4
	2016–17	31	5	2	0	5	2	38	7
	2017–18	25	5	3	0	0	0	28	5
	2018–19	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	103	15	7	0	5	2	115	17
Eibar	2018–19	24	2	1	0	0	0	25	2
Career Total		258	35	20	3	13	5	264	43

References

1. ""Ich renne den Großen einfach weg"" (in German).
2. "Ο Pablo de Blasis πέρασε από την Χιμνάσια Λα Πλάτα στην Αστέρας Τρίπολης με ελεύθερη μεταγραφή" (in Greek). soccerfame.gr.
3. "Mainz sign Europa League nemesis De Blasis". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 31 August 2014.
4. "Analysis: Mainz's Pablo de Blasis shows his Qualities Against Bayern". www.licencetoroam.net. 22 December 2014.
5. "Bundesliga players called back to pitch for penalty in half-time amid VAR chaos". 16 April 2018.
6. "De Blasis, nuevo jugador armero hasta 2020" [De Blasis, new armero player until 2020] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
7. "De Blasis, derroche de habilidad y carácter para el ataque" [De Blasis, waste of ability and personality for the attack] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
8. "Analysis: Mainz's Pablo de Blasis shows his Qualities Against Bayern". www.licencetoroam.net. 22 December 2014.
9. "Pablo De Blasis". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

External links

• Pablo de Blasis at BDFutbol