# Juan Román Riquelme

Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine professional footballer, born on 24 June 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires,Argentina. Riquelme plays as an attacking midfielder for Boca Juniors. Riquelme has scored 167 goals in 647 games for club and country and has won 16 trophies, including 3 Libertadores titles and 5 league titles.

## Riquelme's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 596 | 150 |
| Argentina | 51 | 17 |
| Total | 647 | 167 |

Goals per game: 0.26.

## Riquelme's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 16
- League titles: 5
- Domestic cups: 1
- Libertadores: 3
- Other international club trophies: 3
- Individual awards: 21

### Boca Juniors

- Argentine Primera División: 5 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2011)
- Copa Argentina: 1 (2012)
- Copa Libertadores: 3 (2000, 2001, 2007)
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1 (2008)
- Intercontinental Cup: 1 (2000)

### Villarreal

- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1 (2004)

### Argentina U20

- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1 (1997)
- South American U-20 Championship: 1 (1997)

### Argentina U21

- Toulon Tournament: 1 (1998)

### Argentina U23

- Olympic Gold Medal: 1 (2008)

### Individual

- Toulon Tournament Best Player: 1 (1998)
- South American Team of the Year: 5 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2011)
- Argentine Footballer of the Year: 4 (2000, 2001, 2008, 2011)
- Copa Libertadores Finals Most Valuable Player: 2 (2001, 2007)
- South American Footballer of the Year: 1 (2001)
- La Liga Don Balón Award (Foreign Player of the Year): 1 (2004–05)
- Most Artistic Player by Marca: 1 (2005)
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Ball: 1 (2005)
- FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 1 (2006)
- Copa Libertadores Player of the Week: 1 (2012)
- The Best Argentine midfielder by Olé: 1 (2012)
- The Best local Argentine player by Olé: 1 (2012)
- and 1 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1996–2002: Boca Juniors, 151 games, 38 goals
2. 2002–2005: Barcelona, 30 games, 3 goals
3. 2003–2005: Villarreal (loan), 68 games, 23 goals
4. 2005–2007: Villarreal, 38 games, 13 goals
5. 2007: Boca Juniors (loan), 15 games, 2 goals
6. 2007–2014: Boca Juniors, 126 games, 24 goals
7. 2014–2015: Argentinos Juniors, 15 games, 3 goals

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