Federico Andrés Mancuello (born 26 March 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as

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for

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club Independiente. Mancuello started his career at Independiente and had a brief loan at

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during 2011–12 season. He moved to Flamengo at the beginning of the 2016 season. He also represented

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on two occasions scoring one goal.

Club career

Early years

Mancuello made his league debut for Independiente in a 1–2 home defeat by

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on 14 December 2008. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 away defeat to Lanús on 5 April 2009. He scored again on 11 April in a 2–1 win over Huracán.

Loan to Belgrano

After not being considered by Independiente's coach Antonio Mohamed in July 2011 Mancuello was loaned to

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for one year. On 26 October he scored his first and only goal in a 1–0 victory against Tigre. In January 2012 Mancuello suffered an injury in a match of the

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which kept him out of the fields for several weeks when he was being a key player of his team.

Return to Independiente

For the 2012 Torneo Clausura, Mancuello returned to Independiente. His only goal that season came in a 2-1 victory against Liverpool in Uruguay, where he scored the equaliser. However, the club was relegated for the first time in his first season back. Independiente were soon promoted back to the Primera División after only one season in the Nacional B where they finished third and Mancuello scored two goals. On 31 August 2014, Independiente faced their

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Racing Club, but Mancuello scored to help Independiente to a 2-1 victory, saying it was "the most important goal of my career". After scoring 10 goals in 19 games in the 2014 season, Argentina manager

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stated that he would keep Mancuello in mind for future call-ups.

Flamengo

2016 season

On January 6, 2016, Mancuello was signed by Brazilian club

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for a fee of R$12 million. In the first half of the season Mancuello didn't perform as expected due to some injuries, playing all of his 12 matches as a starter and scoring 3 goals. As the 2016 Série A started he lost his status of starter, but established himself as of the most important substitutes of the team. On 6 August 2016 Mancuello scored his first Série A goal in a 1–0 win against

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in Kléber Andrade Stadium, the game-winner goal was scored in a beautiful back heel flick. On 28 August 2016, against Chapecoense, he substituted Éverton on the 62nd minute and scored his second Série A in the injury time, Flamengo won the match 3–1 at

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. His third Série A goal was, once again, a game-winner, this time against Cruzeiro in a beautiful placed shot in the 87th minute. In his first season at

, Mancuello made 36 appearances and scored five goals in all competitions.

International career

On March 20, 2015, Mancuello was called up by

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coach

for the friendly matches against

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on March 28 and

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on March 31, 2015."Fiera, Mancu y Melli"
at Diario Olé. 17 March 2015 He made his debut against

at Fedex Field, replacing

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in the second half and scoring a debut goal from a free kick at the end of the match."Argentina, without Messi, beats El Salvador 2–0"
at

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. 29 March 2015 In May, he was selected for the preliminary squad for the

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but he wasn't considered for the definitive draft.

Career statistics

Club career

International career

Honours

Independiente *

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Flamengo *

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Cruzeiro *

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* * * * at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mancuello, Federico 1989 births Living people Footballers from Reconquista, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentina men's international footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers CR Flamengo footballers Cruzeiro EC players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Puebla players Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 21st-century Argentine sportsmen