Marcelo Emanuel Argüello (born 19 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Deportivo Merlo.[1]

Marcelo Argüello
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Emanuel Argüello
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Monje, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Merlo
Youth career
Sebastián Gaboto
2010–2012 Colón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Colón 6 (0)
2014–2015Gimnasia Jujuy (loan) 9 (0)
2016Deportivo Quito (loan) 5 (2)
2016–2017 Gimnasia Concepción 18 (4)
2017–2018 Universitario de Sucre 25 (11)
2018–2019 Olimpo 15 (1)
2019–2020 Sportivo Belgrano 14 (2)
2020 Santos 9 (5)
2021 Real Santa Cruz 6 (0)
2021 Universitario de Sucre
2022 Gimnasia Jujuy 12 (1)
2022– Deportivo Merlo 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:19, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Career edit

Argüello started his career with Colón, after a stint with Sebastián Gaboto.[3][4] He made four appearances during the 2012–13 season, which included his Primera División bow against San Martín on 10 August 2012 and his Copa Sudamericana debut on 23 August versus Racing Club.[1][5][6] In July 2014, Argüello was loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima of San Salvador de Jujuy.[1] Eleven matches followed across the 2014 and 2015 seasons in Primera B Nacional.[1] A loan move to Deportivo Quito was completed in January 2016.[1] He scored two goals, against Portoviejo's Colón FC and Imbabura, in five games.[1][4][7]

2016 saw Argüello leave parent club Colón to join Concepción del Uruguay's Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] The forward netted four times in the 2016–17 Torneo Federal A, including two against Defensores de Pronunciamiento as they finished sixth.[1] In mid-2017, Argüello switched Argentina for Bolivia by agreeing a contract with Universitario de Sucre.[1] He scored on his starting debut versus Real Potosí on 13 August, on the way to a total of six goals throughout the third part of 2016–17.[1] Argüello remained for one further campaign in Bolivia's top-flight, appearing eleven more times whilst scoring five goals.[1]

Argüello returned to Argentina with Olimpo of Primera B Nacional on 15 July 2018, remaining for one season before heading to Sportivo Belgrano.[1][8] In February 2020, Argüello terminated his contract in order to join a Peruvian team - later revealed to be Santos of the Segunda División.[9][10][11] He scored on debut against Cultural Santa Rosa on 27 October, which preceded further goals against Deportivo Coopsol, Alianza Atlético, Unión Huaral and Chavelines Juniors as they placed second bottom of a ten-team division.[1] In January 2021, Argüello made a return to the Bolivian Primera División with Real Santa Cruz.[12]

After leaving Real Santa Cruz in July 2021,[13] Argüello returned to his former club Universitario de Sucre, who was now playing in the Copa Simón Bolívar.[1] Argüello helped the club with promotion to the Bolivian Primera División again for the 2022 season.[14] In January 2022, he moved back to his homeland, and signed for Gimnasia Jujuy, before joining a news club again in June 2022; Deportivo Merlo.[15]

Career statistics edit

As of 14 January 2021.[1][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colón 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 4 0
2013–14 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2014 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (loan) 2014 Primera B Nacional 7 0 0 0 2[b] 0 9 0
2015 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 9 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
Deportivo Quito (loan) 2016 Serie B 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 2016–17 Torneo Federal A 18 4 0 0 0 0 18 4
Universitario de Sucre 2016–17 Bolivian Primera División 16 6 0 0 1[c] 0 17 6
2018 9 5 0 0 2[c] 0 11 5
Total 25 11 0 0 3 0 28 11
Olimpo 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Sportivo Belgrano 2019–20 Torneo Federal A 14 2 0 0 0 0 14 2
Santos 2020 Segunda División 9 5 0 0 0 0 9 5
Real Santa Cruz 2021 Bolivian Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 101 25 0 0 1 0 5 0 107 25
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Bolivian Primera División play-offs

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Argentina - M. Argüello". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Marcelo Argüello". World Football. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "El pasado sábado debutó el Papu Arguello en Colón". Sintesis Deportiva. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "La espera y el desahogo de Marcelo Argüello tras el gol de la 'AKD'". El Comercio. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MARCELO ARGUELLO". BDFA. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Colón cambia de goleador". El Litoral. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b "MARCELO EMANUEL ARGUELLO". FEF. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Marcelo Argüello ya es de Olimpo". Olimpo. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  9. ^ "ARGÜELLO SE FUE DE SPORTIVO". La Voz Deportiva. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Arguello rescindió su contrato". Sportivo Belgrano. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Llegaron los extranjeros..." Santos. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Octavo club boliviano para Clausen". Olé. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  13. ^ Real Santa Cruz se reforzará con dos dominicanos y un haitiano, eju.tv, 5 July 2021
  14. ^ Universitario de la capital vuelve al ‘fútbol grande’, la-razon.com, 19 December 2021
  15. ^ Llegó un refuerzo para la delantera del Charro, soloascenso.com.ar, 6 June 2022

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