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Which team did Javier Pastore play for between Nov 2010 and Dec 2010?
Javier Pastore Javier Matías Pastore ( ; born 20 June 1989 ) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team . Pastore began his club career with Talleres and then Huracán in his native Argentina before moving to Serie A team Palermo in 2009 for a reported transfer fee of €4.7 million . In 2011 , French side Paris Saint-Germain bought him for a reported €39.8 million . He won numerous domestic honours with the club , including five Ligue 1 titles , before joining Roma in 2018 , for a fee of €24.7 million . At international level , Pastore made his senior debut in 2010 , and has since gone on to make over 20 appearances for his country . He represented Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup , and at three editions of the Copa América , reaching consecutive finals of the latter competition in 2015 and 2016 . Club career . Early life . Pastore was born in Córdoba in an Italian-Argentine family originally from Volvera , Turin . He started his career in the youth system of the Argentine club Talleres , and slowly worked his way up to the first team . In 2007 , he made his debut in the Argentine second division under the wing of manager Ricardo Gareca . In 2007 , he only managed to play five games . Huracán . During the 2008 season , Pastore was loaned to Huracán of the Argentine Primera . He made his professional debut for Huracán on 24 May 2008 in a 1–0 loss with River Plate . In the 2009 Clausura championship , he established himself as a regular first-team player for the club under the management of Ángel Cappa . This was his breakthrough tournament , where his side narrowly missed out on the championship title . His performance against River Plate was particularly lauded where he opened the scoring with a 25-yard shot and then scored again with a piece of individual brilliance helping Huracán win 4–0 in the clubs biggest win against River Plate in over 60 years . He ended up as the teams top scorer with seven goals and three assists . Pastore and teammate Matías De Federico was integral to Huracáns title challenge that season . Palermo . On 11 July 2009 Palermo formally announced the signing of Pastore for five years until 30 June 2014 , with the transfer fee listed at approximately €4.7 million . Before his move to Palermo , the player was also linked to number of other top European clubs , including Manchester United , Porto , Milan and Chelsea . Pastores debut was on 15 August in the Coppa Italia , while his debut in Serie A came eight days later . His breakthrough game was on 4 October against Juventus , when he assisted Edinson Cavanis goal in a 2–0 win , appearing in all the websites and national newspapers . He scored his first Serie A goal on 30 January 2010 in a 2–4 away defeat to Bari . In his first season at Palermo , Pastore proved himself as being a promising but inexperienced youngster , playing mostly as a second-half substitute under head coaches Walter Zenga and , later , Delio Rossi . Pastore then established himself as a regular under the tutelage of Rossi , playing usually in a role behind the regular striking duo of Fabrizio Miccoli and Edinson Cavani . Thanks to his performances , all praised by fans and pundits , Palermo finished off the season in fifth place , thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League . In the 2010–11 season , on 14 November , Pastore scored his first career hat-trick in a derby match against Catania . On 30 July 2011 , Palermo club president Maurizio Zamparini revealed that a fee had been agreed over Javier Pastores transfer to Paris Saint-Germain . Paris Saint-Germain . On 6 August 2011 , Paris Saint-Germain formally announced the signing of Pastore , issuing him the number 27 shirt . The transfer fee throughout was €39.8 million . However , due to third-party ownership by his agent Marcelo Simonian , who would received €12.5 million ( not known it included agent fee or not ) Palermo announced through its website that the club received only €22.8 million of the total fee . Palermo club president Maurizio Zamparini had started a legal action over the matter , despite the Italian Football Federation ( FIGC ) prohibiting any Italian club from forming any ownership agreement with third parties , which Zamparini acknowledged risked a punishment for himself . Pastore scored his first goal in a Ligue 1 match against Stade Brestois in a 1–0 win on 11 September 2011 . During his first season at the Parc des Princes , Pastore scored 13 goals in 33 league matches . The following year , Pastore appeared in 34 league matches as PSG won the first of four consecutive Ligue 1 titles . He also scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–1 win over FC Dynamo Kyiv on 18 September 2012 . In 2014–15 , Pastore made over 50 appearances and was named in the UNFP team of the season as PSG won an unprecedented domestic quadruple of Ligue 1 , the Coupe de France , Coupe de la Ligue and the Trophée des Champions . Ahead of the 2016–17 season , Pastore inherited the number 10 shirt from the departing Zlatan Ibrahimović , switching from the number 27 shirt . As with 2015–16 , he missed a large portion of the season through injuries , but returned to the PSG starting line-up for Le Classique against rivals Olympique de Marseille , where he assisted Edinson Cavani in a 5–1 Ligue 1 away win on 26 February 2017 . Three days later , he came on as a substitute and scored the opening goal , before assisting Cavani again as PSG defeated Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortias 2–0 to reach the quarter-final stage of the 2016–17 Coupe de France . On 19 March 2017 , Pastore assisted both of PSGs goals by crossing the ball to the scorers Adrien Rabiot and Julian Draxler in their 2-1 Ligue 1 home win over Olympique Lyonnais . On 17 May 2017 , Pastore appeared as a 72nd-minute substitute for Julian Draxler as PSG defeated Angers 1–0 in the 2017 Coupe de France Final . Before the start of the next season , he vacated his number 10 jersey to new signing Neymar as a welcome gift and reclaimed his previous number 27 jersey . On 8 May 2018 , he came off the bench as PSG won 2–0 against Les Herbiers VF to clinch the 2017–18 Coupe de France . Roma . On 26 June 2018 , Pastore signed a five-year contract with Italian side Roma from Paris Saint-Germain for a reported fee of €24.7m . He was handed the number 27 shirt . He made his club debut in a 1–0 away win over Torino in Serie A on 19 August . He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August , opening the scoring with a back-heeled goal in the second minute of play in an eventual 3–3 home draw against Atalanta in the league . International career . Following a string of good performances in his first season in Serie A , Argentina head coach Diego Maradona called up Pastore for an unofficial friendly match against the Catalonia national team on 22 December 2009 . Pastore made his debut as a second-half substitute , scoring a goal in the process . Since the match was not a FIFA-recognized representative game , however , Pastore did not receive a cap . Pastore was subsequently called up by Maradona again for a friendly game against Germany , but did not make an appearance . His official debut was against Canada on 25 May 2010 , and he was subsequently included by Maradona in Argentinas 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . On 22 June , he made his FIFA World Cup debut when he came on the pitch in the 77th minute against Greece , replacing Sergio Agüero . Argentina won the match 2–0 . On 27 June , he was again substituted on against Mexico in the 87th minute , this time replacing Maxi Rodríguez . Argentina won the match 3–1 . Pastore was included by manager Sergio Batista in Argentinas 23-man squad for the 2011 Copa América on home soil . Argentina were eliminated by eventual champions Uruguay on penalties in the quarter-finals . Pastore scored his first senior international goal on 31 March 2015 , in a 2–1 friendly win over Ecuador , at the MetLife Stadium , in New Jersey . Later that year , Pastore was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América , and started in the teams opening fixture against Paraguay in La Serena . At the semi-final stage , Pastore scored the teams second goal and assisted Ángel Di María for the third as Argentina defeated Paraguay 6–1 to reach the tournament final . In the final against hosts Chile on 4 July , Pastore came off for Éver Banega in the 81st minute ; following a 0–0 draw after extra-time , Chile claimed the title with a 4–1 penalty shoot-out victory . In 2016 , Pastore was included in Argentinas 23-man squad for the Copa América Centenario . Argentina went on to reach the final , only to lose out on penalties to Chile once again . Style of play . An elegant , creative and technically gifted advanced playmaker , with excellent dribbling skills and close control , Pastore is capable of playing in several offensive roles , due to his ability to both score and create goals . Although he is usually deployed as an attacking midfielder due to his vision , passing and striking ability from distance , he is also capable of functioning as a winger , as a supporting striker or even as a forward , and has also been deployed in more withdrawn midfield roles on occasion , operating as a central midfielder , as a deep-lying playmaker , or even as a mezzala , due to his work-rate , creativity , skill , and physical attributes , despite his lack of notable pace . A talented , strong , quick and hard-working right-footed player , his playing style has drawn comparisons to Kaká , Zinedine Zidane , Zlatan Ibrahimović and one of his childhood idols , Enzo Francescoli , although Pastore has stated that his main influence is compatriot Juan Román Riquelme . Nicknamed El Flaco ( like Francescoli before him ) due to his tall , slender build , he was regarded as a highly promising player as a youngster , and in 2010 , Don Balón named him as one of the 100 best young players in the world born after 1988 . Despite his talent , however , he is known to be injury prone , and has also drawn criticism in the media for being inconsistent . Honours . Club . Paris Saint-Germain - Ligue 1 : 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2017–18 - Coupe de France : 2016–17 , 2017–18 - Coupe de la Ligue : 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 - Trophée des Champions : 2013 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 Individual . - Serie A Young Footballer of the Year : 2010 - UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year : 2014–15 - UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month : September 2011 , November 2014 , March 2015 , April 2015 External links . - Sky Sports profile - Profile at LegaSerieA