Lionel Messi's 2005 Youth World Cup winning Argentina Squad: Where are they now?

Champions of the World! Who said Messi doesn’t have an international trophy, eh!

The Midfielders

PASADENA, CA - AUGUST 07:  Fernando Gago #5 of Real Madrid during the pre-season friendly soccer match against Los Angeles Galaxy on August 7, 2010 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Real Madrid will travel back to Spain after the soccer match completing their pre-season USA tour.  (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Fernando Gago celebrates a goal at Real Madrid with a man you may have heard of... Cristiano Ronaldo

5. Juan Manuel Torres

Better known as Chaco Torres, the defensive midfielder has had a proper hipster’s journeyman career

Current Club: Aktobe (Kazhakstan)

Past Club(s): Racing Club, San Lorenzo, Metallist Kharkiv, Atletico Defensores de Vielas

Biggest Club: Like so many others on the list, San Lorenzo


7. Lucas Biglia

A favourite of the recent senior national team Managers, the Argentine midfield destroyer has had a pretty succesful career

Current Club: Lazio (Italy)

Past Club(s): Argentinos Juniors, Independiente, Anderlecht

Biggest Club: Lazio


8. Pablo Zabaleta (captain)

We all know Zabaleta as a great right back, but at the Youth World Cup he was a box-to-box midfielder who scored three goals (the second highest for the team). Maybe Pep is onto something with that midfield experiment, eh?

Current Club: Manchester City (England)

Past Club(s): San Lorenzo, Espanyol, Manchester City

Biggest Club: San Lorenzo Manchester City


10. Patricio Perez

The central midfielder is another one who has had a journeyman career

Current Club: Once Caldas (Colombia)

Past Club(s): Velez Sarsfield, Leon, Chacarita, Everton, SM Tucuman, Defensa y Justicia, Central Coast Mariners, All Boys, Boca Unidos, Patronato

Biggest Club: Everton – for whom he played 15 times


11. Emiliano Armenteros

The midfielder will look back at his career and is likely to nod his head in satisfaction.

Current Club: Santos Laguna (Mexico)

Past Club(s): Banfield, Independiente, Sevilla B, Sevilla, Xerez, Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna, Chiapas, Santos Laguna

Biggest Club: Sevilla


15. Rodrigo Archubi

The winger barely made an appearance in the Youth World Cup, and has had a predominantly domestic career

Current Club: Sportivo Italiano (surprisingly... Argentina)

Past Club(s): Lanus, Olympiacos, River Plate, Juventude, Kazma, Boca Unidos

Biggest Club: River Plate


17. Fernando Gago

A regista who doubled up as a Claude Makelele replacement for Real Madrid, the Argentine was a wonderful player in his heyday and was a mainstay of the Argentina team that won the Youth World Cup

Current Club: Boca Juniors (Argentina)

Past Club(s): Boca Juniors, Real Madrid, Roma, Valencia, Velez Sarsfield

Biggest Club: Signor Francesco Totti may think otherwise, but there is only name that makes it here... Real Madrid

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