Emmanuel Gigliotti (, ; born 20 May 1987) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a striker for Colón. He is often known as ''El Puma'' (The Puma).

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Gigliotti represented Platense,

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and Lamadrid, making his senior debut with the latter during the 2006–07 season, in

Primera C Metropolitana The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs, mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area ( ...

. He contributed with 13 goals in 37 appearances as his side reached the play-offs. In July 2007, Gigliotti joined Primera División side

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...

after impressing in a friendly against the side. A request from Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, he was completely ostracized by new coach

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and failed to make any appearances for the club. On 25 July 2008, Gigliotti signed for

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of the

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, and finished the season as the club's top scorer and third overall.

Atlético Tucumán

On 9 August 2009, Gigliotti moved to

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its footba ...

, newly promoted to the top tier. 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

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. 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, and finished the campaign with five goals.

Novara

On 10 July 2010, Gigliotti moved abroad for the first time in his career after joining

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side

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. He made his debut for the club on 15 August 2010, replacing Marco Rigoni late into a 4–1

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home routing of

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. 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

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. His first goal abroad came on 27 November, as he netted a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against

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. 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. On 20 July, he moved to fellow league team

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in a temporary one-year deal. On 12 July 2012, Gigliotti signed a one-year loan deal with Colón, with a buyout clause. With the side, he scored a career-best 21 league goals, being the top scorer of the Torneo Final.

Boca Juniors

On 4 July 2013, after being heavily linked to

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, Gigliotti signed a three-year contract with

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

. 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 Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

. Gigliotti scored his first goal for Boca on 15 September 2013, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against

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. Late in the month, he scored a brace in a 2–0 home defeat of

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, 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

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in a 1–0 loss against River Plate. After that match, he was demoted to backup option behind new signing

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Chongqing Lifan

On 28 February 2015,

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side

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announced Gigliotti joined the club for one-year loan deal. On 24 July, after scoring nine goals, he was bought outright by

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3 million.

Independiente

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

Deportivo Toluca

On 2 January 2019, Gigliotti was signed by Mexican

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Club León

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

Club Nacional de Football

On 15 January 2022, Gigliotti was signed by Uruguayan

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Unión La Calera

In 2024, he moved to Chile and signed with

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in the top division.

International career

Gigliotti made his full international debut for

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on 14 September 2011, replacing injured

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in a 0–0 home draw against

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for the

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Personal life

Gigliotti's younger brother

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is also a footballer and a forward.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Independiente *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

León *

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: Guardianes 2020 *

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gigliotti, Emmanuel 1987 births Living people Copa Sudamericana–winning players Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Club Atlético General Lamadrid footballers All Boys footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Novara FC players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club León footballers Club Nacional de Football players Unión La Calera footballers Primera C Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Serie B players Chinese Super League players Liga MX players Uruguayan Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in China Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen