Manuel Federico Hidalgo Gasparini (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for

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club

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, on loan from

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Career

Ferro Carril Oeste

At the age of 15, Hidalgo trained with the first team of Argentine club

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in July 2014.Situación de Hidalgo
ferrocarriloeste.org.ar

Benfica

In March 2017, Hidalgo signed for Benfica U19, the most successful club in

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, after trialing with English Premier League side

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Triestina

On 31 July 2017, Hidalgo signed for

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club

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which plays in the Italian third division. He make his debut for the club on 10 August 2017 coming on as a substitution in a 5–1 win against

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Sheffield Wednesday

On 15 January 2020, Hidalgo signed for English

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team Sheffield Wednesday U21 on an 18-month contract. However, he terminated his contract with six months remaining, citing the death of Argentina international

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as one of the reasons behind the decision.

Sri Pahang

On 4 May 2021, Hidalgo moved to Southeast Asia to joined

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club

. On 5 May 2021 he scored his first goal on his debut for the club in a 2–2 home match draw against rival

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in which he also got an assist in the match putting up a 'Man of the Match' performances.

Kedah Darul Aman

On 5 January 2023, Hidalgo moved to another Malaysian club, Kedah Darul Aman which offered him a bigger salary due to his magnificent performances with Sri Pahang during the 2022 season. He make his debut for the club on 25 February 2023 in a league match against

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. On 26 August 2023, Hidalgo pulled up a fiery display performance against

in which he recorded a hat-trick of assist in a 3–3 draw against the Malaysian league champions. Hidalgo won the 'Man of the Match' afterwards for notably ending Johor Darul Ta'zim winning streak of dominance in the league.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 11 March 2024, Hidalgo was rewarded with a move to the Malaysian champions

. However, he was immediately loaned out to former club

Loan to Sri Pahang

On 11 March 2024, Hidalgo returned to Sri Pahang but on loan ahead of the

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season. During the second leg of the

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quarter-final on 22 December, Hidalgo scored his first career hat-trick against

in a 3–3 draw which sees Sri Pahang advance to the semi-final with a 4–3 aggregate.

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