Alfredo Pussetto (born 2 October 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Unión Santa Fe.

Career

Pussetto began his career with

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...

, with the midfielder being promoted into their first-team squad under manager

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in 2016–17. His professional debut arrived on 22 June 2017 against Tigre, prior to Pussetto netting his first goal during his second appearance three days after versus

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. His first campaign with Rafaela ended with relegation to

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

. In January 2018, Pussetto completed a move to

Chilean Primera División The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division) is the top-tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the ''Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, ANFP''. The league is known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital ...

side

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. He rejoined Rafaela six months later without featuring for the Chileans, though had been an unused sub once in the

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. In mid-2019, Pussetto joined

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outfit Unión Santa Fe.

Personal life

Pussetto is the brother of fellow professional footballer Ignacio Pussetto.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pussetto, Alfredo 1994 births Living people People from San Martín Department, Santa Fe Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Atlético de Rafaela footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province