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 | |
