Federico Puppo

Federico Puppo
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Federico Puppo Gross
Date of birth6 December 1986
Place of birthColonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006Montevideo Wanderers9(0)
2006–2011River Plate57(18)
2011Danubio10(2)
2012–2014Chicago Fire12(1)
2012Defensor Sporting (loan)12(5)
2013→ LDU Quito (loan)13(2)
2013Defensor Sporting (loan)2(0)
National team
2011Uruguay U-223(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2013
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Puppo and the second or maternal family name is Gross.

Carlos Federico Puppo Gross (born 6 December 1986) is a Uruguayan footballer.

Club career

Federico Puppo began his career in the youth ranks of Montevideo Wanderers and made his first team debut in 2004. In 2006 he moved to Uruguayan Primera División rivals River Plate. While with River he made 57 league appearances and scored 17 goals. He helped River win the 2008 Clausura championship and was a key player in the clubs historic run to the Copa Sudamericana 2009 semifinals. In 2011 he joined Danubio, and made 10 appearances scoring 2 goals as the club finished second during the 2011 Apertura campaign.

On 11 January 2012 it was announced that Puppo had signed with Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.[1]

Puppo struggled in his first season with Chicago, and was loaned out to Defensor Sporting on 23 July 2012 for the remainder of 2012.[2]

On 26 January 2013, Puppo was loaned out to LDU Quito for the 2013 season.[3]

On 24 February 2014 Chicago Fire and Puppo have mutually agreed to terminate the contract.[4]

International career

In 2011, Puppo was named to participate for the Uruguay national football team under-22 squad at the 2011 Pan American Games.

References

  1. Greg Lalas (11 January 2012). "Fire sign Uruguayan Puppo". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. "Fire Loan Federico Puppo to Defensor Sporting Club". Chicago Fire. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. Crandall, Jeff (26 January 2013). "Chicago Fire Loan Federico Puppo". Chicago Fire. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Terminates Contract of Federico Puppo". chicago-fire.com. February 24, 2014.

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