Walter Fabián Assmann (born 23 March 1986) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in Zárate, Assmann made his debut on 21 April 2007, and played two more games in the 2007 Clasura competition. For the 2007 Apertura competition he wears the number 1 shirt, inheriting the starting goalkeeper position from

Oscar Ustari Oscar Alfredo Ustari (born 3 July 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. After starting out at Independiente, he spent most of his professional career in Spain, mainly ...

, who left Independiente for Spanish ''

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'' side

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at the start of the 2007–08 season. In August 2009, he was loaned to

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club

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. The Argentine goalkeeper returned to Independiente in July 2010. Assmann later joined Mexican club Venados F.C. after six years in total with Independiente. The Argentine only stayed in

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for six months however, making 12 appearances with Venados. In January 2015 Assmann joined Argentine club

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, staying at the club for one year, racking up 10 appearances. After his one-year stint in

, Assmann joined Vélez Sarsfield. He stayed at the

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for 18 months before transferring to fellow

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club, Agropecuario where he stayed for just under a year, only making five appearances. In 2018 Assmann joined Aldosivi, staying at the club for three years but only making a total of five appearances for the

club. Staying in Buenos Aires, Assmann joined

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in January 2022 where he made four appearances for Defe before retiring from the sport later on in the year.

Honours

Independiente *

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References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * at Fútbol XXI * 1986 births Argentine people of German descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Zárate, Buenos Aires Living people Club Atlético Independiente footballers UD Las Palmas players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Venados F.C. players Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Club Agropecuario Argentino players Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub