Federico Mancuello
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Andrés Mancuello | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Reconquista, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder/Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Independiente | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Independiente | 143 | (20) |
| 2011–2012 | → Belgrano (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2015– | Argentina | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Federico Andrés Mancuello (born 26 March 1989 in Reconquista) is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Independiente and the Argentina national team.
Club career
Early years
Mancuello made his league debut for Independiente in a 1-2 home defeat by Arsenal de Sarandí on 14 December 2008. He scored his first goal for the club im a 5-1 away defeat to Lanús on 5 April 2009. He scored again on 11 April in a 2-1 win over Huracán.
Loan to Belgrano
After not being considerated by Independiente's coach Antonio Mohamed in July 2011 Mancuello was loaned to Club Atlético Belgrano for one year. [1] On 26 October he scored his first and only goal in a 1-0 victory against Tigre.[2] In January 2012 Mancuello suffered an injury in a match of the Copa Argentina which kept him out of the fields for several weeks when he was being a key player of his team. [3]
International career
On March 20, 2015 Mancuello was called up by Argentine coach Gerardo Martino for the friendly matches against El Salvador on March 28 and Ecuador on March 31, 2015.[4] He made his debut against El Salvador at Fedex Field, replacing Ángel Di María in the second half and scoring a debut goal from a free kick at the end of the match.[5][6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2015.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Independiente | 2008–09 | Primera División | 16 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 18 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 7 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Belgrano | 2011–12 | Primera División | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Independiente | 2012–13 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Primera División | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 82 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 22 | 17 | ||
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 28 March 2015 | Fedex Field, Landover, Maryland, USA |  El Salvador | | | Friendly | [5] |
Honours
- Independiente
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2010
References
- ↑ "Mancuello, de Diablo a Pirata" at Diario Olé. 18 July 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Con el agua al Mancuello" at Diario Olé. 26 October 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ "La Mancuello viene torcida" at Diario Olé. 26 January 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Fiera, Mancu y Melli" at Diario Olé. 17 March 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Argentina, without Messi, beats El Salvador 2-0" at The Washington Post. 29 March 2015
- ↑ "Mancuello sorprende en su debut con un golazo de falta" at Diario Marca. 29 March 2015 (Spanish)
External links
- Statistics at Irish Times
- (Spanish) Independiente profile
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
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