Pablo Mastroeni

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Pablo Mastroeni
Pablo Mastroeni
Personal information
Date of birth August 26, 1976 (1976-08-26) (age 31)
Place of birth    Mendoza, Argentina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Colorado Rapids (Captain)
Number 25
Youth clubs
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2001
2002–		 Miami Fusion F.C.
Colorado Rapids		 100 (2)
107 (1)   
National team2
2001– United States 59 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of November 4, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 6, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Pablo Mastroeni (born August 29, 1976 in Mendoza, Argentina) is an American soccer midfielder. He plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer, of which he is its captain, and is a member of the United States national soccer team.

Mastroeni moved to the United States from his native Argentina at the age of four. He attended Thunderbird High School, played college soccer at North Carolina State University and was drafted by the Miami Fusion with the 13th overall selection of the 1998 MLS College Draft. Pablo played four seasons with the Fusion, becoming an automatic starter in his second year with the team in either central defense or defensive midfield, and was named to the MLS Best XI in 2001. He earned his first US cap against Ecuador on June 7 of that year.

The Fusion was contracted after the 2001 season and Mastroeni was the first overall choice of the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft, going to the Colorado Rapids, with whom he has been since. When Chris Armas went out with an injury just weeks prior to the 2002 World Cup, Mastroeni found himself a starter in the opening game as the US defeated Portugal 3-2. Mastroeni currently has 59 caps.

On January 10, 2005, it was reported that he tore the quadriceps in his left leg and would be out for six to eight weeks. The injury happened while training with the national team.

On May 2, 2006, Mastroeni was named in the US World Cup squad for the second time in his career. In a FIFA World Cup 2006 match against Italy on June 17, Mastroeni was given a red card for an aggressive tackle in the first half. Mastroeni was fined CHF 7,500 and received a three game suspension, thus missing the last US match of the World Cup and the first two matches of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

On February 7, 2007 during a friendly between the United States and Mexico Mastroeni was the team captain.

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Season Team Title
2002 Flag of the United StatesUnited States CONCACAF Gold Cup
2005 Flag of the United StatesUnited States CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 Flag of the United StatesUnited States CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Colorado Rapids – current squad

1 Coundoul • 2 Harvey • 3 Gomes • 5 Erpen • 6 Burciaga Jr • 8 Ballouchy • 9 Casey • 10 C.Gómez • 11 Cooke • 12 Petke • 13 Keel • 14 Cummings • 15 Peterson • 16 H.Gomez • 17 Burpo • 18 Ihemelu • 19 O'Brien • 20 McManus • 21 Colaluca • 22 LaBrocca • 23 Clark • 24 Hughes • 25 Mastroeni • 26 Ward • 27 Kimura • 28 DiRaimondo • 33 Zambrano • 35 Grazier • Coach: Clavijo
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United States squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Regis • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Reyna • 11 Mathis • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 Cherundolo • 15 Wolff • 16 Llamosa • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Meola • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Sanneh • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena
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United States squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard • 2 Albright • 3 Bocanegra • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Cherundolo • 7 Lewis • 8 Dempsey • 9 Johnson • 10 Reyna • 11 Ching • 12 Berhalter • 13 Conrad • 14 Olsen • 15 Convey • 16 Wolff • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Hahnemann • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Onyewu • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena
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