Juan Román Riquelme spent most of his career with Boca Juniors, where he won ten titles, but also had a significant spell in Spain with Villarreal. He was named the Argentine Footballer of the Year four times.

An Argentine international for 11 years, Riquelme represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments, reaching the final in the 2007 edition; he also participated in the 2005 Confederations with Argentina, reaching the final, and he led his country as captain to win a Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.

Full name
Juan Román Riquelme

Date of birth
24 June 1978

Place of birth
San Fernando, Argentina

Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11.5 in)

Playing position
Attacking midfielder

YEARS	TEAM	APP	GOALS
6	FC BOCA JUNIORS	151	38
1	FC BARCELONA	30	3
3	VILLAREAL	119	42
7	BOCA JUNIORS	180	37
1	ARGENTINOS JUNIORS	18	5

YEARS	TEAM	APP	GOALS
11	ARGENTINA	51	17