Pablo Daniel Piatti (born 31 March 1989 in Ucacha, Córdoba) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain. He operates mainly as a left winger, but can also play as a second striker or a forward.

Estudiantes

A product of Estudiantes de La Plata's youth ranks, Piatti made the headlines when coach Diego Simeone gave him his first opportunity against Newell's Old Boys on 18 November 2006, as the player was just 17. He scored the winning goal (2–1) deep into injury time, and became one of the heroes of Estudiantes' championship-winning team.

Piatti made the side's starting eleven in the 2007 Clausura tournament, alongside midfielders José Luis Calderón, Juan Sebastián Verón and José Ernesto Sosa.

Almería

After making 60 appearances in all competitions for Estudiantes in two years, he was sold to UD Almería in Spain, for an undisclosed fee. Initially an undisputed starter, notably netting in a 1–1 home tie against Real Madrid, he struggled after the arrival, midway through his first season, of Mexican coach Hugo Sánchez.

In 2009–10, without the presence of striker Álvaro Negredo, Piatti was much more depended upon in goalscoring matters and netted seven times in 35 matches, joint-second in the team, as it finished in 13th position. On 23 September 2009, he opened and closed the scoresheet in a 2–2 draw at Atlético Madrid and, in the second La Liga match between the two teams, netted a last-minute winner (1–0).

Valencia

On 5 July 2011, Almería and Valencia CF reached an agreement for the transfer of Piatti, with the player signing a five-year contract for a fee of €7,5 million. He struggled to reproduce his previous form during most of his first season with the Che.

Piatti scored his first official goal for Valencia on 19 January 2012, netting the 3–1 in the 45th minute of an eventual 4–1 home win against Levante UD, for the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. He added another two in the second leg (3–0).

International career

Shortly after making his senior debuts for Estudiantes, Piatti was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. The youngest player in the roster, he managed to play in six of seven matches. On 5 June 2011, Piatti made his debut for the full side, as national team boss Sergio Batista handed him a start in a 1–2 friendly loss with Poland.