Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Gigliotti | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Unión La Calera | ||
Youth career | |||
Platense | |||
Comunicaciones | |||
Lamadrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Lamadrid | 37 | (13) |
2007–2008 | Argentinos Juniors | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | All Boys | 34 | (16) |
2009–2010 | Atlético Tucumán | 28 | (5) |
2010–2013 | Novara Calcio | 7 | (1) |
2011 | → All Boys (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2011–2012 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 33 | (10) |
2012–2013 | → Colón (loan) | 36 | (21) |
2013–2015 | Boca Juniors | 53 | (21) |
2015 | → Chongqing Lifan (loan) | 19 | (9) |
2016 | Chongqing Lifan | 37 | (15) |
2017–2018 | Independiente | 49 | (21) |
2019–2021 | Toluca | 34 | (9) |
2020–2021 | → León (loan) | 33 | (9) |
2021 | León | 18 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Nacional | 50 | (15) |
2024– | Unión La Calera | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 |
Emmanuel Gigliotti (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmanwel ɟʝiˈɣljoti]; born 20 May 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Unión La Calera.
He is often known as El Puma (The Puma).[1]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Buenos Aires, Gigliotti represented Platense, Comunicaciones and Lamadrid, making his senior debut with the latter during the 2006–07 season, in Primera C Metropolitana. He contributed with 13 goals in 37 appearances as his side reached the play-offs.[2]
In July 2007, Gigliotti joined Primera División side Argentinos Juniors after impressing in a friendly against the side. A request from Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, he was completely ostracized by new coach Néstor Gorosito and failed to make any appearances for the club.[2]
On 25 July 2008, Gigliotti signed for All Boys of the Primera B Nacional,[3] and finished the season as the club's top scorer and third overall.
Atlético Tucumán
[edit]On 9 August 2009, Gigliotti moved to Atlético Tucumán, newly promoted to the top tier.[4] He made his debut for the club on 3 September, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Pablo Pereyra in a 2–0 away win against Huracán.[5]
On 7 November 2009, in his first start, Gigliotti scored his first top tier goal by netting his team's last in a 4–2 home defeat of Tigre. Seven days later, he netted the opener in a 3–1 loss at River Plate,[6] and finished the campaign with five goals.
Novara
[edit]On 10 July 2010, Gigliotti moved abroad for the first time in his career after joining Serie A side Novara.[7] He made his debut for the club on 15 August 2010, replacing Marco Rigoni late into a 4–1 Coppa Italia home routing of Taranto.
Gigliotti made his debut in the first division of Italian football on 25 September 2010, replacing Cristian Bertani in a 4–1 home routing of Livorno. His first goal abroad came on 27 November, as he netted a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Siena.
On 18 January 2011, Gigliotti returned to his homeland, after agreeing to a six-month loan deal at former side All Boys, now in the first division.[8][9] On 20 July, he moved to fellow league team San Lorenzo in a temporary one-year deal.[10]
On 12 July 2012, Gigliotti signed a one-year loan deal with Colón, with a buyout clause.[11] With the side, he scored a career-best 21 league goals, being the top scorer of the Torneo Final.[12]
Boca Juniors
[edit]On 4 July 2013, after being heavily linked to Pumas UNAM,[13] Gigliotti signed a three-year contract with Boca Juniors.[14] He made his debut for the club on 13 August, replacing goalscorer Nicolás Blandi in a 3–2 away loss against Newell's Old Boys.
Gigliotti scored his first goal for Boca on 15 September 2013, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against Racing. Late in the month, he scored a brace in a 2–0 home defeat of Quilmes, and netted the game's only in an away success over rivals River Plate on 6 October.
On 27 November 2014, during the year's Copa Sudamericana semifinals, Gigliotti missed a penalty kick in a 1–0 loss against River Plate.[15] After that match, he was demoted to backup option behind new signing Dani Osvaldo.
Chongqing Lifan
[edit]On 28 February 2015, Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan announced Gigliotti joined the club for one-year loan deal.[16] On 24 July, after scoring nine goals, he was bought outright by US$ 3 million.[17]
Independiente
[edit]On 20 February 2017, Gigliotti returned to his homeland and was signed by Independiente.[18]
Deportivo Toluca
[edit]On 2 January 2019, Gigliotti was signed by Mexican Toluca.[19]
Club León
[edit]On 18 July 2020, Gigliotti was signed by Mexican León.[20]
Club Nacional de Football
[edit]On 15 January 2022, Gigliotti was signed by Uruguayan Nacional.[21][22][23]
Unión La Calera
[edit]In 2024, he moved to Chile and signed with Unión La Calera in the top division.[24]
International career
[edit]Gigliotti made his full international debut for Argentina on 14 September 2011, replacing injured Mauro Boselli in a 0–0 home draw against Brazil for the 2011 Superclásico de las Américas.[25]
Personal life
[edit]Gigliotti's younger brother Sebastián is also a footballer and a forward.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 15 January 2022[27]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lamadrid | 2006–07 | Primera C Metropolitana | 37 | 13 | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | |||
Argentinos Juniors | 2007–08 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
All Boys | 2008–09 | Primera B Nacional | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 16 | ||
Atlético Tucumán | 2009–10 | Primera División | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||
Novara | 2010–11 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
All Boys | 2010–11 | Primera División | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||
San Lorenzo | 2011–12 | Primera División | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
Colón | 2012–13 | Primera División | 36 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | — | 41 | 23 | |
Boca Juniors | 2013–14 | Primera División | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 16 | ||
2014 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 2 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Subtotal | 53 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 62 | 23 | |||
Chongqing Lifan | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 15 | ||
2016 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 9 | ||||
Subtotal | 56 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 24 | ||||
Independiente | 2016–17 | Primera División | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
2017–18 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11[c] | 6 | — | 34 | 11 | |||
2018–19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 22 | 12 | ||
Subtotal | 49 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 27 | ||
Deportivo Toluca F.C. | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||
Club León | 2020–21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
Nacional | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 410 | 154 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 391 | 149 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation playoffs
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Six appearances and four goals in Copa Sudamericana, five appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ One appearance in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Suruga Bank Championship
International
[edit]- As of 25 January 2017[28]
Argentina | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Independiente
León
References
[edit]- ^ "El Puma bate récords" [El Puma breaks records] (in Spanish). Olé. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ a b ""Soy un burro con suerte adentro del área, je"" [I am a lucky donkey inside the area] (in Spanish). Olé. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Nuevo delantero para el plantel del campeón" [New forward for the squad of the champion] (in Spanish). Los Albos del Oeste. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Se sumó Gigliotti" [Gigliotti joined] (in Spanish). Olé. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Atlético Tucumán le pegó otro cachetazo a Huracán" [Atlético Tucumán hit another blow on Huracán] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "River Plate se da un respiro en el Apertura con Atlético Tucumán" [River Plate take a breather in Apertura with Atlético Tucumán] (in Spanish). Futbol Argentino. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Nuovo ingaggio per il Novara" [New signing for Novara] (in Italian). Forza Novara. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Suma delanteros" [Forwards join]. Clarín (in Spanish). 17 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Emmanuel Gigliotti all'Atlético All Boys" [Emmanuel Gigliotti to Atlético All Boys] (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Gigliotti firmó su contrato y ya es jugador de San Lorenzo" [Gigliotti signed his contract and already is a San Lorenzo player] (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Colón (SF): firmó Emmanuel Gigliotti" [Colón (SF): Emmanuel Gigliotti signed] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Desde el 2000 que Colón no tenía un goleador" [Since 2000 that Colón did not have a goalscorer] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "¡Pumas vence a Boca y ficha a Gigliotti!" [Pumas defeat Boca and sign Gigliotti!]. Fox Sports (in Spanish). 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Gigliotti arregló y lleva todos sus goles a Boca" [Gigliotti agreed and takes all his goals to Boca] (in Spanish). Clarín. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Boca perde pênalti, River Plate vence e vai à final da Copa Sul-Americana" [Boca miss penalty, River Plate win and go through the final of the Copa Sudamericana] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ 力帆压哨签下阿根廷射手 曾效力博卡53场21球 [Chongqing Lifan sign Argentine striker who played for Boca with 53 games and 21 goals] (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Se queda en China" [Stays in China] (in Spanish). Olé. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Denis rescinde y Gigliotti llega a Independiente" [Denis rescinds and Gigliotti arrives at Independiente] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Emmanuel Gigliotti, nuevo fichaje del Toluca". Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "León: La Fiera hizo oficial el fichaje de Emmanuel Gigliotti". 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Hay reemplazo para Bergessio: Nacional confirmó la llegada de Gigliotti".
- ^ "Nacional: El argentino Emmanuel Gigliotti se transformó en nuevo jugador de los tricolores".
- ^ "Emanuel Gigliotti, de León al Nacional de Uruguay". 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Unión La Calera fichó al experimentado delantero Emmanuel Gigliotti". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Argentina y Brasil empatan 0–0 en primer "Superclásico de las Américas"" [Argentina and Brazil draw 0–0 in the first "Superclásico de las Américas"] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Sebastián Gigliotti, hermano del ex Boca, golpeó su cabeza contra un paredón en pleno partido" [Sebastián Gigliotti, brother of former Boca player, hit his head against a wall inside the match] (in Spanish). La Nación. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Emmanuel Gigliotti at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Emmanuel Gigliotti". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- Emmanuel Gigliotti at ESPN FC
- Emmanuel Gigliotti at Soccerway
- Emmanuel Gigliotti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)