 Mancuello atIndependiente. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Andrés Mancuello | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Reconquista,Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Independiente | 152 | (20) |
| 2011–2012 | →Belgrano (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Flamengo | 29 | (5) |
| 2018 | Cruzeiro | 20 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Toluca | 27 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | →Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Puebla | 58 | (6) |
| 2023– | Independiente | 58 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Argentina | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:54, 22 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Federico Andrés Mancuello (born 26 March 1989) is an Argentine professionalfootballer who plays ascentral midfielder forArgentine Primera División clubIndependiente.Mancuello started his career atIndependiente and had a brief loan atBelgrano during2011–12 season. He moved to Flamengo at the beginning of the2016 season. He also representedArgentina on two occasions scoring one goal.
Mancuello made his league debut for Independiente in a 1–2 home defeat byArsenal de Sarandí 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.
After not being considered by Independiente's coachAntonio Mohamed in July 2011 Mancuello was loaned toClub Atlético Belgrano for one year.[1] On 26 October he scored his first and only goal in a 1–0 victory againstTigre.[2] In January 2012 Mancuello suffered an injury in a match of theCopa Argentina which kept him out of the fields for several weeks when he was being a key player of his team.[3]
For the 2012Torneo Clausura, Mancuello returned to Independiente. His only goal that season came in a 2–1 victory againstLiverpool in Uruguay, where he scored the equaliser.[4] 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 theirrivalsRacing Club, but Mancuello scored to help Independiente to a 2–1 victory, saying it was "the most important goal of my career".[5] After scoring 10 goals in 19 games in the 2014 season, Argentina managerGerardo Martino stated that he would keep Mancuello in mind for future call-ups.[6]
On January 6, 2016, Mancuello was signed by Brazilian clubFlamengo for a fee ofR$12 million.[7] 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 the2016 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 firstSérie A goal in a 1–0 win againstAtlético Paranaense inKléber Andrade Stadium, the game-winner goal was scored in a beautiful back heel flick.[8] On 28 August 2016, againstChapecoense, he substitutedÉverton on the 62nd minute and scored his secondSérie A in the injury time, Flamengo won the match 3–1 atArena Condá.[9] His thirdSérie A goal was, once again, a game-winner, this time againstCruzeiro in a beautiful placed shot in the 87th minute.[10] In his first season atFlamengo, Mancuello made 36 appearances and scored five goals in all competitions.
On March 20, 2015, Mancuello was called up byArgentine coachGerardo Martino for thefriendly matches againstEl Salvador on March 28 andEcuador on March 31, 2015.[11] He made his debut againstEl Salvador atFedex Field, replacingÁngel Di María in the second half and scoring a debut goal from a free kick at the end of the match.[12][13]In May, he was selected for the preliminary squad for the2015 Copa América[14] but he wasn't considered for the definitive draft.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2008–09 | Primera División | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 5 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 63 | 5 | ||||
| Belgrano | 2011–12 | Primera División | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Independiente | 2012–13 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Primera División | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 10 | |||
| 2015 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 93 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 100 | 16 | |||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 66 | 10 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2018 | Série A | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 286 | 39 | ||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final score | Goal | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 2015 | Fedex Field,Landover, Maryland,USA |  El Salvador | 2–0 | 1 | Win | Friendly | [12] |
| 2. | 31 March 2015 | MetLife Stadium,East Rutherford, New Jersey,USA |  Ecuador | 2–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly | [16] |
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