Federico Gastón Nieto (born 26 August 1983) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Career

Nieto was born in

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. He previously played for Almagro, with a loan spell at Scottish club Rangers in 2005 where he scored three times, once in the league against Dunfermline and twice against Clyde in the League Cup. In 2007 Nieto returned to Argentina to play for Huracán, in 2008 he joined Banfield and in January 2009 he was loaned back to Huracán where he was a member of the squad that finished in 2nd place in the Clausura 2009 tournament. In 2009, he joined

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where he started well with four goals in his first six games with the club. Since 2010 he has been playing in

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where, after a not so good 2010 season, he became one of the most important players of the team in 2011, scoring seven goals at a total of seven games played.

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at Fútbol XXI {{DEFAULTSORT:Nieto, Federico 1983 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Spanish descent Association football forwards Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Club Almagro players Rangers F.C. players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Hellas Verona F.C. players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Athletico Paranaense players Barcelona S.C. footballers S.D. Quito footballers Boca Unidos footballers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Argentine Primera División players Scottish Premier League players Primera Nacional players Primeira Liga players Serie B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ecuadorian Serie A players