Emmanuel Gigliotti (; born 20 May 1987) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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. He is often known as ''El Puma'' (The

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Club career

Early career

Born in Buenos Aires, Gigliotti represented Platense, Comunicaciones and

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, making his senior debut with the latter during the 2006–07 season, in Primera C Metropolitana. He contributed with 13 goals in 37 appearances as his side reached the play-offs. In July 2007, Gigliotti joined

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side Argentinos Juniors after impressing in a friendly against the side. A request from

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, he was completely ostracized by new coach Néstor Gorosito and failed to make any appearances for the club. On 25 July 2008, Gigliotti signed for All Boys of the Primera B Nacional, and finished the season as the club's top scorer and third overall.

Atlético Tucumán

On 9 August 2009, Gigliotti moved to Atlético Tucumán, newly promoted to the top tier. He made his debut for the club on 3 September, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Pablo Pereyra in a 2–0 away win against

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. On 7 November 2009, in his first start, Gigliotti scored his first top tier goal by netting his team's last in a 4–2 home defeat of Tigre. Seven days later, he netted the opener in a 3–1 loss at River Plate, and finished the campaign with five goals.

Novara

On 10 July 2010, Gigliotti moved abroad for the first time in his career after joining Serie A side Novara. He made his debut for the club on 15 August 2010, replacing Marco Rigoni late into a 4–1 Coppa Italia home routing of Taranto. Gigliotti made his debut in the first division of Italian football on 25 September 2010, replacing

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in a 4–1 home routing of

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. His first goal abroad came on 27 November, as he netted a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Siena. On 18 January 2011, Gigliotti returned to his homeland, after agreeing to a six-month loan deal at former side All Boys, now in the first division. On 20 July, he moved to fellow league team

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in a temporary one-year deal. On 12 July 2012, Gigliotti signed a one-year loan deal with Colón, with a buyout clause. With the side, he scored a career-best 21 league goals, being the top scorer of the Torneo Final.

Boca Juniors

On 4 July 2013, after being heavily linked to

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, Gigliotti signed a three-year contract with

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. He made his debut for the club on 13 August, replacing goalscorer

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in a 3–2 away loss against Newell's Old Boys. Gigliotti scored his first goal for Boca on 15 September 2013, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against Racing. Late in the month, he scored a brace in a 2–0 home defeat of Quilmes, and netted the game's only in an away success over rivals River Plate on 6 October. On 27 November 2014, during the year's Copa Sudamericana semifinals, Gigliotti missed a penalty kick in a 1–0 loss against River Plate. After that match, he was demoted to backup option behind new signing Dani Osvaldo.

Chongqing Lifan

On 28 February 2015, Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan announced Gigliotti joined the club for one-year loan deal. On 24 July, after scoring nine goals, he was bought outright by

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3 million.

Independiente

On 20 February 2017, Gigliotti returned to his homeland and was signed by Independiente.

Deportivo Toluca

On 2 January 2019, Gigliotti was signed by Mexican Toluca.

Club León

On 18 July 2020, Gigliotti was signed by Mexican León.

Club Nacional de Football

On 15 January 2022, Gigliotti was signed by Uruguayan

International career

Gigliotti made his full international debut for Argentina on 14 September 2011, replacing injured Mauro Boselli in a 0–0 home draw against Brazil for the

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Personal life

Gigliotti's younger brother

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is also a footballer and a forward.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Independiente *

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León *

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: Guardianes 2020 * Leagues Cup:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gigliotti, Emmanuel 1987 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football forwards General Lamadrid footballers All Boys footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Novara F.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club León footballers Club Nacional de Football players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Serie B players Chinese Super League players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in China Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Uruguay