Pablo Mastroeni

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Personal information
Pablo Mastroeni
Date of birth	26 August 1976
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	5'10" (178cm)
Position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Colorado Rapids
Number	25
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1998-2001 2002-	Miami Fusion F.C. Colorado Rapids	100 (2) 68 (1)
National team**
2001-	United States	50 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2006.

Pablo Mastroeni (born August 29, 1976 in Mendoza, Argentina) is an American soccer defender and midfielder. He plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer 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 surprise starter in the opening game, and played well as the US upset heavily-favored Portugal 3-2. Mastroeni currently has 46 caps and is near the top of the US defensive depth chart.

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.

[edit] Club history

Miami Fusion F.C. (1998-2001)
Colorado Rapids (2002-Present)

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

Colorado Rapids - Current Squad
1 Cannon \| 2 Freeman \| 3 Denton \| 4 Gargan \| 5 Beckerman \| 7 Kirovski \| 8 Gonzalez \| 9 Mathis \| 10 Nkong \| 11 Cooke \| 12 Petke \| 13 Tarley \| 14 Noël \| 15 Peterson \| 16 Wingert \| 18 Karanka \| 20 Hernández \| 21 Crawford \| 22 Jordan \| 23 Clark \| 24 Coundoul \| 25 Mastroeni \| 26 Harvey \| 27 Keel \| 30 Martins \| 31 Gotsmanov \| 32 King \| 33 Wasson \| -- Dzubay \| Coach: Clavijo

	United States squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
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

	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