- Member of the Argentine youth team that won at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup.
- Midfielder for Boca Juniors (2004-2006, 2013-2018), Real Madrid (Spain, 2007-2011), A.S. Roma (Italy, 2011-12), Valencia C.F. (Spain, 2012) and Vélez Sarsfield (2013, 2019-2020).
- Honours with Boca Juniors: Argentine Primera División (2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2015, 2017, 2018), Recopa Sudamericana (2005, 2006), Copa Sudamericana (2006), Argentine Cup (2015). Honours with Real Madrid: La Liga (2007, 2008), Spanish Super Cup (2008), Copa del Rey (2011). Honours with Vélez Sarsfield: Argentine Superfinal Cup (2013).
- Was named in the South America Team of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
- Was romantically linked to Silvina Luna and Luli Fernández.
- Was in a relationship with actress Micaela Vázquez (2006-2009).
- 61 appearances for Argentina National Football Team (2007-2017). Member of the Copa América 2007, 2011, 2015, and the Brazil '14 squads.
- Member of the Argentina National team who finished runner-up of the Copa América (2007, 2015) and FIFA World Cup (2014).
- Won the gold medal with Argentina Olympic Football Team at the 2008 Olympic Games.
- Began a relationship with tennis player Gisela Dulko in 2009. They married in 2011, but separated in 2021.
- Father of, with his wife Gisela Dulko, Mateo Gago (b. June 9, 2013), Antonella Gago (b. August 20, 2015) and Daniele Gago (b. April 19, 2018).
- Won the Jorge Newbery Gold Award (by Government of the City of Buenos Aires) in 2006.
- Won the Alumni Gold Award (by CIDEDFA) in 2013.
- Named in the Copa Sudamericana Team of the Tournament in 2014.
- Captain of the Boca Juniors from 2017-2018.
- Retired from football at the age 34. (November 2020)
- Over his entire career, he was various serious injuries the Achilles tendon rupture x3 (September 2015, April 2016 and December 2018) and Cruciate Ligament Rupture x2 (October 2017 and January 2020).
- Played well over 100 games for Real Madrid and Boca Juniors.
- Head coach of the Aldosivi (2021) and Racing Club de Avellaneda (since 2021).
- Boyfriend of Verónica Laffitte since 2021.
- As a coach, he won the Trofeo de Campeones (2022) with Racing Club de Avellaneda.
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