Federico Andrés Mancuello (born 26 March 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Independiente. Mancuello started his career at Independiente and had a brief loan at Belgrano during 2011–12 season. He moved to Flamengo at the beginning of the 2016 season. He also represented Argentina on two occasions scoring one goal.
 Mancuello at Independiente. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Andrés Mancuello | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Reconquista, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Independiente | 152 | (20) |
| 2011–2012 | → Belgrano (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Flamengo | 29 | (5) |
| 2018 | Cruzeiro | 20 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Toluca | 27 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Puebla | 58 | (6) |
| 2023– | Independiente | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Argentina | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:02, 22 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly years
editMancuello 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 in 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
editAfter not being considered 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]
Return to Independiente
editFor the 2012 Torneo Clausura, Mancuello returned to Independiente. His only goal that season came in a 2-1 victory against Liverpool in Uruguay, where he scored the equaliser.[4] However, the club was relegated for the first time in his first season back.
Independiente were soon promoted back to the Primera División after only one season in the Nacional B where they finished third and Mancuello scored two goals. On 31 August 2014, Independiente faced their rivals Racing Club, but Mancuello scored to help Independiente to a 2-1 victory, saying it was "the most important goal of my career".[5] After scoring 10 goals in 19 games in the 2014 season, Argentina manager Gerardo Martino stated that he would keep Mancuello in mind for future call-ups.[6]
Flamengo
edit2016 season
editOn January 6, 2016, Mancuello was signed by Brazilian club Flamengo for a fee of R$12 million.[7] In the first half of the season Mancuello didn't perform as expected due to some injuries, playing all of his 12 matches as a starter and scoring 3 goals. As the 2016 Série A started he lost his status of starter, but established himself as of the most important substitutes of the team.
On 6 August 2016 Mancuello scored his first Série A goal in a 1–0 win against Atlético Paranaense in Kléber Andrade Stadium, the game-winner goal was scored in a beautiful back heel flick.[8] On 28 August 2016, against Chapecoense, he substituted Éverton on the 62nd minute and scored his second Série A in the injury time, Flamengo won the match 3–1 at Arena Condá.[9] His third Série A goal was, once again, a game-winner, this time against Cruzeiro in a beautiful placed shot in the 87th minute.[10] In his first season at Flamengo, Mancuello made 36 appearances and scored five goals in all competitions.
International career
editOn 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.[11] 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.[12][13] In May, he was selected for the preliminary squad for the 2015 Copa América[14] but he wasn't considered for the definitive draft.[15]
Career statistics
editClub career
edit- As of 5 December 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2008–09 | Primera División | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 5 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 63 | 5 | ||||
| Belgrano | 2011–12 | Primera División | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Independiente | 2012–13 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Primera División | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 10 | |||
| 2015 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 93 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 100 | 16 | |||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 66 | 10 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2018 | Série A | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 286 | 39 | ||
International career
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final score | Goal | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 2015 | Fedex Field, Landover, Maryland, USA |  El Salvador |
2–0 | 1 | Win | Friendly | [12] |
| 2. | 31 March 2015 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA |  Ecuador |
2–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly | [16] |
Honours
editIndependiente
Flamengo
Cruzeiro
References
edit- ^ "Mancuello, de Diablo a Pirata" Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine at Diario Olé. 18 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Con el agua al Mancuello" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at Diario Olé. 26 October 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ "La Mancuello viene torcida" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at Diario Olé. 26 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cristian Fernández (25 October 2012). "Pasá para el Cuartos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ ""Mancuello: "El gol más importante de mi carrera"". 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Pedro Coates (16 March 2015). "Independiente captain Mancuello poised for Argentina call-up ahead of friendlies". Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Mancuello chega ao Rio e já veste a camisa do Flamengo". O Globo. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Flamengo vence o Atlético-PR com letra de Mancuello e dorme na liderança". globoesporte.com. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Damião e Diego voltam a marcar, e Flamengo assume vice-liderança". globoesporte.com. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Flamengo vira no fim, coloca Cruzeiro no Z-4 e mantém 100% em Cariacica". globoesporte.com. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Fiera, Mancu y Melli" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at Diario Olé. 17 March 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "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 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Martino anunció los 30 preseleccionados". AFA. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Gerardo Martino confirmó la lista de 23 convocados y mantuvo a Casco para la Copa América". La Nación. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Argentina venció 2-1 a Ecuador en el cierre de la minigira en Estados Unidos". eluniverso.com. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
External links
edit- Federico Mancuello at National-Football-Teams.com
- Statistics at Irish Times at the Wayback Machine (archived July 13, 2011)
- Independiente profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-03-19) (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Federico Mancuello on Instagram