Federico "Fede" Nicolás Cartabia (born 20 January 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays for Emirati club Shabab Al Ahli Club as a winger or

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Club career

Valencia

Born in

Rosario, Santa Fe Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

, Cartabia moved to Spain and

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

at the age of 13, going on to represent several of its youth sides. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, with the reserves in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. Cartabia started playing with the first team in the 2013 pre-season, after impressing manager

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. He renewed his contract in late July, with the new link running until June 2017 and having a

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20 million. Cartabia made his debut in

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on 17 August 2013, starting and playing 65 minutes in a 1–0 home win against

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

. He scored his first goals for the ''Che'' on 24 October, with a brace in the 5–1 victory over FC St. Gallen in the group stage of the

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. On 11 July 2014, Cartabia was loaned out to newly promoted

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in a

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-long deal with a buying option. He made his debut for the

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ns on 25 August, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Pinillos in a 2–0 loss at

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. His first goal in the top flight arrived five days later, when he closed a 1–1 home draw with

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

Deportivo

On 30 July 2015, Cartabia was loaned to another club in the top division,

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

, for one year. In January 2017 he cut ties with Valencia and agreed to a permanent five-year contract at the

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, being then loaned to S.C. Braga of the Portuguese

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for five months.

Career statistics

Honours

Shabab Al Ahli *

UAE Pro League The UAE Pro League (), also known as the ADNOC Pro League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the highest level of the Emirati football league system. The first team to w ...

: 2022–23 *

UAE President's Cup The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, is a association football, football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between Football team, clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifi ...

: 2020–21 * UAE League Cup: 2020–21 *

UAE Super Cup The UAE Super Cup () and Charity Champions Cup in the first edition (1989–90), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's UAE League, Pro-League winners and UAE President's Cup, P ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartabia, Federico 1993 births Living people Argentine emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Córdoba CF players Deportivo de La Coruña players Primeira Liga players S.C. Braga players UAE Pro League players Shabab Al Ahli Club players Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates