Ever Maximiliano David Banega is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sevilla FC and the Argentina national team as a central midfielder.
A tactically intelligent and versatile playmaker, Banega is mostly known for his technical skills, dribbling ability, quick feet, vision and accurate passing, which enables him to retain possession, dictate the tempo of his team's play in midfield and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates. Although he is usually deployed as a central midfielder, he can also be deployed as an attacking one; whilst at Boca Juniors, he operated as a defensive midfielder, or as a deep-lying playmaker due to his creativity, work-rate, and ball-winning abilities, and he is also an accurate set-piece taker.
He started his career with Boca Juniors, and signed with Valencia in 2008 where he remained for several years, appearing in 162 official games and winning the 2008 Copa del Rey. After joining Sevilla in 2014, he conquered consecutive Europa League trophies. Banega won an Olympic medal in 2008 with Argentina, and appeared in three Copa America tournaments, helping the team to the final of the 2015 and 2016 editions. |
