| José Shaffer | |
| Fullname: | José Alberto Shaffer |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Birth Date: | 1985 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Córdoba, Argentina |
| Position: | Left wingback |
| Years1: | 2005–2009 |
| Caps1: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs2: | → IFK Göteborg (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2009–2012 |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2010 |
| Clubs4: | → Banfield (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs5: | → Rosario Central (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs6: | → União Leiria (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2014−2015 |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps10: | 46 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2019 |
| Caps11: | 7 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 185 |
| Totalgoals: | 4 |
José Alberto Shaffer (born 16 December 1985) is a former Argentine professional footballer who played as a left wingback.
In 2006, Shaffer was loaned on a one-year deal from Racing Club de Avellaneda to IFK Göteborg to replace the departing Oscar Wendt, who moved to FC Copenhagen. However, he did not manage to make a first team impact, and he subsequently moved back to Argentina after his short loan spell in Europe.[1]
On 27 June 2009, it was announced that Shaffer had signed a deal with Portuguese club Benfica for €1.9 million.[2] On 29 June, he was officially presented at Benfica's Estádio da Luz. However, after failing to hold on to a position in the first team, Shaffer moved once again back to Argentina on a 6-month loan to Banfield in January 2010.[3] In 2010–2011 he was loaned to Rosario Central, until the end of the season.[4] In 2011–2012, Shaffer was loaned to União Leiria.[5]
On 27 September 2012, Shaffer terminated is contract with Benfica.[6] In July 2013, he signed with Talleres de Córdoba.[7] A year later, he joined Unión La Calera in Chile.[8]
In 2016, Shaffer returned to Argentina and joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.[9] He ended his career playing for El Porvenir and Victoriano Arenas in the Primera C.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Racing Club | 2005–06 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| IFK Göteborg (loan) | 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Racing Club | 2007–08 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Racing Club | 2008–09 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||||||
| Benfica | 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Banfield (loan) | 2010 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||