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Quick Facts:
Name: Javier Matías Pastore
Nationality: Argentinean
Date and Place of Birth: June 20, 1989 in Cordoba, Argentina
Position: Playmaker
Current Club: Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1)
Previous Clubs: Talleres (2007-2009), Huracan (2008-2009, loan), Palermo (2009-2011)
International Career: 2010 to present

Javier Pastore is one of many players to have trodden the well worn path from South America to Europe at a young age.

The playmaker had only featured in one full campaign for Huracan before he was whisked off to Serie A and Palermo in a deal worth around $8 million.

The Italian club's outspoken president Maurizio Zamparini regularly waxed lyrical about Pastore and despite a determination to hold on to the player, he could not turn down a French record US$61 million offer from Paris Saint-Germain in August 2011.

Pastore's exquisite technique and distribution have prompted comparisons with Kaka and Juan Roman Riquelme.



The Early Years:

"El Flaco" ("the skinny one") started out with second division CA Talleres in his hometown of Cordoba, but after seeing little action, he was loaned to Huracan, where after initially struggling for playing time, he found his feet after Angel Cappa took over as coach.

Pastore helped the club to their best season in nearly 30 years as they came second in the Apertura. Huracan missed out on the title to River Plate who they actually defeated 4-0 in a match where Pastore scored twice. Only a controversial refereeing mistake in the final game against Vélez Sarsfield cost the club an unlikely title.

But Pastore’s performances led to a bid from Palermo in January 2009 and he moved in the summer of that year.
Big Impact in Italy:

Pastore truly found his feet in the second half of the 2009-10 Serie A season after Walter Zenga had been sacked.

He established himself as a regular when it was revealed that the main man in the Palermo midfield, Fabio Simplicio, would be joining Roma on a free transfer the following summer.

Zenga had accused Pastore of giving the ball away too much, but his performances were far better under Delio Rossi and he helped the Rosanero to a fifth place finish in Serie A, pulling the strings in the hole behind the frontmen.

Eleven Serie A goals and some excellent performances the following season had the buzzards circling, with PSG ultimately winning the battle for his signature.
International Career:

Pastore earned a place in Diego Maradona's 2010 World Cup squad without playing a single minute in qualifying.

He made his official debut for La Albiceleste against Canada in a May 2010 friendly.

At the World Cup he made brief cameo appearances against Greece and Mexico, but the best is yet to come from this elegant playmaker on the international stage.