Manuel Alejandro Arteaga Rubianes (born 17 June 1994) is a

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who plays as a

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for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

Club career

Zulia

Arteaga began his career with Zulia FC. where he made his debut on the 15/8/2010 in a 4-1 victory over

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. He scored his first senior goal against

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on 20 February 2011, coming on as a 69th minute sub he scored in the 85th minute to seal a 1-0 victory for his team. On 30 October 2011 Arteaga scored a 67th-minute equaliser (2-2) against Estudiantes de Mérida it ended 2-2. He scored in the 8th minute beating

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1-0 on 6 November 2011. Arteaga scored the only goal in the 1-0 match v

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on 15 April 2012, he also scored the first goal in the 18th minute against

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on 22 April 2012 where his team won 2-1 away from home. In January 2011 he went on trial with

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but they declined to sign him. In May 2011 he went on trial with

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but they did not sign him after the period expired.

Parma

On 31 August 2012, Arteaga signed a loan deal with

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Palermo

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club U.S. Città di Palermo announced the signing of the promising Venezuelan, for €800,000.

Hajduk Split

Arteaga signed a loan deal with

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on 25 January 2016 and made his debut as a substitute against

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in February that year. On 20 February 2016, he played against

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in an away defeat where he was substituted at halftime. After that game, Artega didn't play for Hajduk anymore for reasons unknown. On 7 June 2016, his loan spell with Hajduk Split was terminated.

Indy Eleven

On 11 January 2021, USL Championship club Indy Eleven announced that they had signed Arteaga. On June 7, 2022, Arteaga was named player of the week for Week 13 of the

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USL Championship season. He was released by Indy Eleven on November 30, 2022, following the conclusion of the 2022 season.

Phoenix Rising FC

Arteaga signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 13, 2022. On April 1, 2023, he scored a brace in a 2-2 draw against

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International career

On 13 March 2011 in the Sudamericano U-17 2011. Arteaga scored twice away to Brazil U-17 in the 5th and 8th minute, the score ended 4-3 to Venezuela. He made his full international debut as a Substitute on 7 August 2011 in a friendly under

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against

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, losing the match 2-1.

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