Emmanuel Gigliotti

Emmanuel Gigliotti
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Gigliotti
Date of birth (1987-05-20) 20 May 1987 (age 37)
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

Early career

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

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

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

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

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

On 20 February 2017, Gigliotti returned to his homeland and was signed by Independiente.[18]

Deportivo Toluca

On 2 January 2019, Gigliotti was signed by Mexican Toluca.[19]

Club León

On 18 July 2020, Gigliotti was signed by Mexican León.[20]

Club Nacional de Football

On 15 January 2022, Gigliotti was signed by Uruguayan Nacional.[21][22][23]

Unión La Calera

In 2024, he moved to Chile and signed with Unión La Calera in the top division.[24]

International career

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

Gigliotti's younger brother Sebastián is also a footballer and a forward.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 January 2022[27]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation playoffs
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Six appearances and four goals in Copa Sudamericana, five appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ One appearance in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Suruga Bank Championship

International

As of 25 January 2017[28]
Argentina
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Independiente

León

References

  1. ^ "El Puma bate récords" [El Puma breaks records] (in Spanish). Olé. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Se sumó Gigliotti" [Gigliotti joined] (in Spanish). Olé. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Nuovo ingaggio per il Novara" [New signing for Novara] (in Italian). Forza Novara. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Suma delanteros" [Forwards join]. Clarín (in Spanish). 17 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Colón (SF): firmó Emmanuel Gigliotti" [Colón (SF): Emmanuel Gigliotti signed] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "¡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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Se queda en China" [Stays in China] (in Spanish). Olé. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Emmanuel Gigliotti, nuevo fichaje del Toluca". Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  20. ^ "León: La Fiera hizo oficial el fichaje de Emmanuel Gigliotti". 18 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Hay reemplazo para Bergessio: Nacional confirmó la llegada de Gigliotti".
  22. ^ "Nacional: El argentino Emmanuel Gigliotti se transformó en nuevo jugador de los tricolores".
  23. ^ "Emanuel Gigliotti, de León al Nacional de Uruguay". 15 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Unión La Calera fichó al experimentado delantero Emmanuel Gigliotti". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ Emmanuel Gigliotti at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Emmanuel Gigliotti". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 December 2018.