Marcelo Cañete (born 16 April 1990) is an Argentine-

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who plays as an

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for

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in the Primera División.

Career

Cañete started his professional career with Boca Juniors, debuting with the first team in 2010. In 2011, he was loaned to Chilean Universidad Católica. After a good performance at Universidad Católica he was signed by

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for three million US$ ($3,000,000). In 2013, he was loaned to Portuguesa. In 2014, he was back on

's roster but did not perform well. He suffered minor injuries, was taken off the squad and placed in the reserves. He later trained with the Sub-20 squad, in the training center in Cotia. He was loaned to Náutico August 2014.

Personal life

His mother is from

. Cañete is the cousin of the footballer Ezequiel Cañete.

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* * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine sportspeople of Paraguayan descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Boca Juniors footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers São Paulo FC players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Club Libertad footballers Club Guaraní players Sportivo Luqueño players Club Deportivo Capiatá players C.D. Cobresal footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Huachipato FC footballers {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub