Federico "Fede" Nicolás Cartabia (born 20 January 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays for Emirati club

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as a winger or

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Club career

Valencia

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Cartabia moved to Spain and

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at the age of 13, going on to represent several of its youth sides. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, with the reserves in the Segunda División B. Cartabia started playing with the first team in the 2013 pre-season, after impressing manager

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. He renewed his contract in late July, with the new link running until June 2017 and having a buyout clause of

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20 million. Cartabia made his debut in

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on 17 August 2013, starting and playing 65 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Málaga CF. He scored his first goals for the ''Che'' on 24 October, with a brace in the 5–1 victory over

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in the group stage of the

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. On 11 July 2014, Cartabia was loaned out to newly promoted Córdoba CF in a

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-long deal with a buying option. He made his debut for the

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ns on 25 August, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Pinillos in a 2–0 loss at Real Madrid. His first goal in the top flight arrived five days later, when he closed a 1–1 home draw with RC Celta de Vigo.

Deportivo

On 30 July 2015, Cartabia was loaned to another club in the top division,

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, for one year. In January 2017 he cut ties with Valencia and agreed to a permanent five-year contract at the

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, being then loaned to

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of the Portuguese Primeira Liga for five months.

Club statistics

* Assist Goals

Honours

Shabab Al Ahli *

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* UAE League Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartabia, Federico 1993 births Living people Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Argentine footballers Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Córdoba CF players Deportivo de La Coruña players Primeira Liga players S.C. Braga players UAE Pro League players Shabab Al-Ahli Club players Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates