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Marcelo Cañete

Marcelo Cañete
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Cañete
Date of birth (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santiago Wanderers
Number 32
Youth career
2008–2009 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Boca Juniors 8 (1)
2011Universidad Católica (loan) 13 (1)
2011–2015 São Paulo 17 (1)
2013Portuguesa (loan) 17 (2)
2014Náutico (loan) 18 (1)
2015São Bernardo (loan) 12 (1)
2015 CRB 21 (1)
2016 São Bernardo 13 (2)
2016–2017 Libertad 30 (2)
2017–2018 Guaraní 21 (4)
2018 Sportivo Luqueño 12 (2)
2019 Deportivo Capiatá 6 (1)
2019–2021 Cobresal 42 (6)
2021–2022 Universidad de Chile 23 (2)
2022Huachipato (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Santiago Wanderers 29 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024

Marcelo Cañete (born 16 April 1990) is an Argentine-Paraguayan[1] footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B de Chile.

Career

Cañete started his professional career with Boca Juniors, debuting with the first team in 2010. In 2011, he was loaned to Chilean Universidad Católica.[2] After a good performance at Universidad Católica he was signed by São Paulo for three million US$ ($3,000,000). In 2013, he was loaned to Portuguesa. In 2014, he was back on São Paulo's roster but did not perform well. He suffered minor injuries, was taken off the squad and placed in the reserves. He later trained with the Sub-20 squad, in the training center in Cotia. He was loaned to Náutico August 2014.[3]

In 2021, Cañete joined Universidad de Chile from Cobresal.[4]

Personal life

Cañete naturalized Paraguayan[1] since his mother is from Paraguay.[5]

Cañete is the cousin of the footballer Ezequiel Cañete.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marcelo Cañete: "Soy nacionalizado paraguayo, no ocupo el cupo de extranjero"". fmazulyoro.com.py (in Spanish). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Mientras busca reforzarse, Boca deja ir al juvenil Cañete" (in Spanish). Clarín. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  3. ^ "Negócio com meia Cañete evolui e Náutico está prestes a anunciá-lo" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  4. ^ "¡Bienvenido a la U, Marcelo Cañete!". UdeChile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Chelo Cañete, asoma otro argentino para la Albirroja". www.abc.com.py.
  6. ^ Deportivo, Santa Fe. "Ezequiel Cañete, el juvenil de Boca que se va a préstamo a Unión . Santa Fe Deportivo". www.santafedeportivo.com.