Emiliano Purita (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Arsenal Sarandí.

Career

Club

Purita began his senior career in 2016 with

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side San Lorenzo, appearing on the substitutes bench for a match against

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on 30 October. In August 2017, Purita joined fellow top-flight club

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

on loan. He made his debut in a home defeat to

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. Purita's first career goal arrived on 5 May 2018 during a 4–0 victory over

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. He spent a second season out on loan in 2018–19, joining newly promoted San Martín in June 2018. On 6 August 2019 it was confirmed, that Purita had terminated his contract with San Lorenzo and signed permanently with San Martín.Emiliano Purita volvió a San Martín
viapais.com.ar, 6 August 2019

International

Purita represented the Argentina U20s at the 2016 COTIF Tournament in Spain. He played three times, playing against

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and

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. He scored in the match against Costa Rica.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Purita, Emiliano 1997 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Volos F.C. players SC Dnipro-1 players Club Atlético Patronato footballers Argentine Primera División players Super League Greece players Ukrainian Premier League players Primera Nacional players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine 21st-century Argentine sportsmen