Adrián Ezequiel Cirigliano (; born 24 January 1992) is an Argentine

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, who plays as a

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Club career

Cirigliano made his first team debut for River Plate on April 11, 2010, in a 0–0 away draw with

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. At 18, he started the game against Atlético alongside 36-year-old

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in midfield. A tough tackling midfielder who is useful on the ball, Cirigliano has been likened to a cross between

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and

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. On July 18, 2013, Cirigliano joined the newly promoted

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club

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on a loan deal. On the first days of July, 2014, Cirigliano returns to River Plate coming back from his loan and attends practice. He refuses to travel to the pre-season in an attempt to negotiate a definitive transfer to

, which subsequently fails. Therefore, coach

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separates him from the rest of the squad. On September 10, 2014, after being pardoned by the director, Cirigliano starts practice with River Plate's reserve team in order to re-join the squad and be able to play again. On July 20, 2015,

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announced the deal has been reached to take the player on-loan from River Plate. Per league policy, terms were not revealed, though the club will be using their Target Allocation Money to help fund the loan-deal. He was released by Dallas in January 2016 and signed on loan by Club Atlético Tigre, resigning contract in May 2016. On July 12, 2017, Cirigliano signed with Zacatepec.

International career

Cirigliano played for the

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the

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and the

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, and with the

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the

2011 South American Youth Championship The 2011 South American Youth Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011, pt, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 “Juventude da America” Peru 2011) was a football competition for U-20 national teams in ...

. He has also been selected for the

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Honours

;River Plate *

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 ...

: 2011–12 *

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References

External links

Ezequiel Cirigliano
Player Profile at Sabotage Times *
Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI * 1992 births Living people People from Tres de Febrero Partido Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine Primera División players Men's association football midfielders Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Serie A players Serie D players Major League Soccer players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Hellas Verona F.C. players FC Dallas players Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Atlético Zacatepec players Atlético Tucumán footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers Primera B de Chile players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate soccer players in the United States {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub