Federico Jesús Flores (born 18 May 1992) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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for Gualaceo.
Career
Flores started in the youth teams of
Rosario Central
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, he subsequently made his first-team debut on 16 June 2013 in a
Primera B Nacional
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win over
Deportivo Merlo
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as he was substituted on for the final five minutes.
Rosario Central ended that season by winning promotion to the
2013–14 Argentine Primera División.
Two years later, in June 2015, after making only one appearance for Rosario Central, Flores was loaned out to
Bolivian Primera División
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side
Real Potosí
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His first match came on 9 August in a league defeat against
Jorge Wilstermann
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.
On 10 December, Flores scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory versus
Oriente Petrolero
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.
Those were his only three goals in sixteen appearances in all competitions for the team.
Upon returning to Rosario Central, he departed the club in 2016 to join fellow
Argentine Primera División
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team
Arsenal de Sarandí
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.
His debut for Arsenal came in a
Copa Argentina
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tie against
Defensores de Belgrano
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on 12 August.
After zero league appearances, he was released in July 2017.
Following a spell with Sportivo Figherense, Flores signed for
Ecuadorian Serie B
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side Gualaceo in February 2018.
Career statistics
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Honours
;Rosario Central
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Primera B Nacional
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:
2012–13
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References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Primera Nacional players
Argentine Primera División players
Bolivian Primera División players
Ecuadorian Serie B players
Rosario Central footballers
Club Real Potosí players
Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
21st-century Argentine sportsmen