Mauro Zárate

For the baseball player, see: Mauro Zárate (baseball).

Mauro Zárate Personal information Full name Mauro Matías Zárate Date of birth March 18, 1987(1987-03-18) (age 21) Place of birth Haedo, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHeight 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Playing position StrikerClub information Current club Al-SaddNumber TBA Youth clubs Vélez SársfieldSenior clubs1 Years Club App (Gls)* 2004–2007
2007–
2008 Vélez Sársfield
Al-Sadd
→ Birmingham City(loan) 75 (22)
12 0(4)
14 0(4) National team 2007 Argentina Under-2005 0(2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Mauro Matías Zárate (born March 18, 1987 in Haedo, Morón Partido, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine professional footballer, currently playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar.

Mauro is the brother of fellow footballers Rolando (Barcelona (Ecuador)) and Ariel (All Boys), as well as former international Sergio Zárate.[1]

Playing career

Zárate made his full debut on April 21, 2004 against Arsenal de Sarandí. He shared the top-scorer award for the Apertura 2006 with Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors) with 12 goals each.[2]

On June 18, 2007, Zárate signed a two-year deal with Al-Sadd in the Qatari League [3] in a deal thought to be worth around $20M.[4]

In 2007 Zárate helped the Argentina Under-20 team to win the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring the winning goal in the final against the Czech Republic.[5]

On January 21, 2008, he joined Premier League side Birmingham City on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season, with a view to a permanent deal.[6] He made his debut for the club in the 2–0 defeat at Sunderland on January 29, 2008,[7] and made his first start in March against Portsmouth. He scored his first goal for the club against Reading on March 22, 2008,[8] followed by a brace in their next match against Manchester City [9] and an equalising free kick against Everton.[10] Zárate left the club at the end of his loan spell, their relegation from the Premier League meaning that no extension to the loan would be considered.[11]

PersondataNAME Zárate, Mauro ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zárate, Mauro Matías SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer DATE OF BIRTH 1987-03-18PLACE OF BIRTH Haedo, Morón Partido, Buenos Aires Province, ArgentinaDATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH

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