Alejandro Fabián Gagliardi (born 6 August 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who currently plays for

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. Before joining Morelia, Gagliardi played the first eight years of his career in his home country of Argentina where he played in various first and second division clubs.

Career

Gagliardi spent the first five years of his career playing for Primera B Nacional side Instituto in his hometown of Córdoba. In 2012, he moved to Primera B Nacional side Rosario Central where he spent the majority of the time on the bench, starting only 6 games during the

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season. That season, Rosario Central managed to win the league title, thus were promoted to the

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. After being part of the triumph Rosario Central side, Gagliardi left the club in search of more playing time, he later signed with Argentine Primera División side All Boys. After playing a total of 99 minutes in six league and one cup match, Gagliardi left the club. He later went back to the Primera B Nacional after signing with Unión de Santa Fe where he played 11 matches. After his short stint with Santa Fe, Gagliardi joined Nueva Chicago for the

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. Gagliardi played 19 matches (started 16) and scored 4 goals for Nueva Chicago as he helped the club get promoted to the

. Gagliardi scored 11 goals in 22 matches for Nueva Chicago during the

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where he ranked fourth. Despite scoring 11 goals, Nueva Chicago was relegated to the Primera B Nacional after ending in 29th place in the relegation table. On December 19, 2015, Gagliardi signed with

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side Monarcas Morelia, his first club outside of Argentina. On 9 August 2016, Monarcas Morelia announced that Gagliardi would be leaving the club in a mutual agreement. In 2018, Gagliardi signed with Santa Tecla of the

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. But a serious injury in his left knee caused him to leave the team in October of the same year.

Honours

;Rosario Central * Primera B Nacional:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagliardi, Alejandro 1989 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Rosario Central footballers All Boys footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Atlético Morelia players Club Atlético Patronato footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Santa Tecla F.C. footballers Club Agropecuario Argentino players Villa Dálmine footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador