Pablo Nicolás Mouche (born 11 October 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Barracas Central. He made his debut for the Argentinian national team in 2011.
Club career
Early career
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
2003–2005
At the age of 15, Mouche debuted for Estudiantes in the Primera B Metropolitana 2002–03 season on 13 June 2003 whilst he was undergoing his fourth year of secondary school. Whilst at Estudiantes, he was the under-study of Ezequiel Lavezzi. Mouche made six appearances for Estudiantes during the 2003–04 season, and scored one goal in 17 league appearances during the 2004–05 season.
Boca Juniors
2005–2012
In 2005, Mouche was brought to Boca Juniors by his agent, Mariano, where he joined the club's reserve and youth-team.
2006–07 season
Loan to Arsenal de Sarandí
In January 2007, Mouche was loaned to Argentine Primera División side Arsenal de Sarandí on a 6-month deal in order to gain first-team experience. Mouche scored his first goal of the 2006–07 Primera División season in a 4–0 away win against Nueva Chicago on 23 February. He scored Arsenal's third goal in the 66th minute after being substituted onto the field for Cristian Llama in the 65th minute. Mouche made only five league appearances for Arsenal due to injury.
2007–08 season
Upon returning to Boca Juniors, Mouche had asked Guillermo Barros Schelotto for permission to wear the number# 7 shirt for the 2007–08 season. Mouche debuted for Boca Juniors in a 1–1 home draw against Independiente on 9 March. Mouche was substituted onto the field for Mauro Boselli in the 88th minute.
2008–09 season
Mouche's first game of the 2008–09 season was in a 0–0 away draw against Argentinos Juniors on 17 September. Mouche was substituted onto the field for Ricardo Noir in the 80th minute. One week later, Mouche debuted in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana in a first–leg 4–0 home win against LDU Quito on 23 September. He scored Boca's third goal with a left-footed shot in the 49th minute. Mouche scored his first league goal for Boca Juniors in a 1–0 away win against Banfield on 29 October. Mouche entered the field for Ricardo Noir in the 74th minute and scored in the 79th minute when he dribbled into the 18–yard box from the left touch line and fired a left-footed shot. Mouche played in Boca's second-leg 2–1 home loss against Brazil's Internacional on 6 November. The result saw Boca Juniors eliminated from the tournament as Internacional had won 4–1 on aggregate. San Lorenzo, Tigre and Boca Juniors ended the Torneo Apertura with the same number of points, a three-way playoff was required to determine the champion which Boca Juniors won. Mouche debuted in the 2009 Copa Libertadores on 4 March in a 1–0 away victory against Venezuela's Deportivo Táchira. Mouche was substituted onto the field for Ricardo Noir in the 62nd minute. On 9 March, Mouche received his first red card in a 2–0 away loss against Independiente. Mouche was cautioned in the 11th minute and then received his second yellow card in the 24th minute.
2009–10 season
During the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage, Mouche scored in Boca's first-leg 1–1 home draw against Vélez Sarsfield on 20 August. Boca would later lose 2–1 on aggregate and be eliminated from the competition. Mouche's first league appearance of the 2009–10 season came in a 2–2 home draw against Argentinos Juniors on 23 August. He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 home loss against Independiente on 5 December, Mouche was substituted onto the field in the 46th minute for Lucas Viatri and scored in the 55th minute. Mouche's second league goal came in a 3–2 away win against Independiente on 2 May, where Mouche scored Boca's third goal in the 87th minute when he dribbled just outside the 18–yard box from the right touch line before scoring with a left-footed shot. Mouche had entered the field for Nicolás Gaitán in the 71st minute and received a yellow card for removing his shirt whilst celebrating his goal, one minute later he received his second yellow card for honouring his goal celebration to Topo Gigio at Independiente's grandstand. Two weeks later, Mouche again received two yellow cards and was sent off of the field in the 82nd minute of Boca's 3–0 away loss against Banfield on 14 May.