José Shaffer

José Alberto Shaffer (born 16 December 1985) is a former Argentine professional footballer who played as a left wingback.

Career 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.

On 27 June 2009, it was announced that Shaffer had signed a deal with Portuguese club Benfica for €1.9 million. 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. In 2010–2011 he was loaned to Rosario Central, until the end of the season. In 2011–2012, Shaffer was loaned to União Leiria.

On 27 September 2012, Shaffer terminated is contract with Benfica. In July 2013, he signed with Talleres de Córdoba. A year later, he joined Unión La Calera in Chile.

In 2016, Shaffer returned to Argentina and joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza. He ended his career playing for El Porvenir and Victoriano Arenas in the Primera C.

Career statistics

Honours Benfica Primeira Liga: 2009–10