Pablo Ezequiel de Blasis (born 4 February 1988) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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or a winger for

Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

Career

He made his senior debut on 30 May 2008 for

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

against

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. In January 2010 the second division team

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

signed the attacking midfielder on loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima until June 2011. Pablo de Blasis has got the most assist at Ferro Carril Oeste assisting 5 goals in 15 matches. In 2011, he returned to Gimnasia y Esgrima, which was playing in the Argentine second division. He started the majority of the games for Gimnasia. At the end of the season, he became a free agent. In July 2012, he signed with

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club (), currently known as Asteras AKTOR for sponsorship reasons, commonly referred to as Asteras, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Asteras Tripolis ...

, which was playing in the

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. He made his debut with the club on 2 September 2012 in a 3–0 home victory against

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. On August 31, 2014, after playing against them with

in the

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1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

completed the signing of Pablo de Blasis. The 26-year-old attacker made an immediate switch to the

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from Greek first-division side Asteras Tripolis. De Blasis was the main reason Asteras Tripolis made it to the

group stage for the first time in its history this season. His performance in the playoff matches against

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

also led to a transfer to the German club with a highly privileged contract. The Argentine signed a three-year contract which ran until June 2017. The transfer fee was around €1.2 million. He scored a controversial penalty for Mainz given via VAR technology after the half time whistle with the opposition players from Freiburg already back in the dressing room. He scored again to seal a 2–0 victory for his side. On 30 August 2018, de Blasis signed a two-year deal with

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side

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in ) is a Spanish football league teams, Spanish professional football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the men’s te ...

. He left the club in 2020, as his contract expired. On 15 January 2021, de Blasis agreed to a short-term contract with

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

, in

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Style of play

De Blasis is a versatile and flexible attacker, who can play up top or on the wings. He is a clever player, he reads and understands the game well and he has experience. Despite being only 166 cm tall, it was admirable how well the former

man performed in the air. He battled well with taller centre backs, showing his great strength, physicality and leap, as he won aerial duels. The constant pressure he applied really was first rate, and saw him show great aggression, tenacity and work ethic.

Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blasis, Pablo de 1988 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Super League Greece players Bundesliga players La Liga players Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Asteras Tripolis F.C. players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players SD Eibar footballers FC Cartagena footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen