Sebastián Lucas Tagliabúe (born 22 February 1985) is a professional

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who plays for Al-Wahda. Born in Argentina, he represents the United Arab Emirates national team.

Club career

Tagliabúe started his association football career at Primera C side Club Atletico Colegiales from 2003 to 2008. He helped win the Primera C (fourth tier) championship with Colegiales. He was signed abroad by Everton from the

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. Tagliabúe made his debut in a 5–5 draw against

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where he scored a

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. After a spell at Everton where he scored six goals in 13 matches, Tagliabúe moved to

scoring 13 times in 27 matches. After one year, in 2010, he moved to

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where he was able to participate in the

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Saudi Arabia

After his spell in Colombia, Tagliabúe moved overseas to Saudi Arabia after being approached by

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. Tagliabúe scored 21 goals in 44 matches from 2010 to 2012. Al-Shabab signed him in 2012. Tagliabúe scored 19 goals in 25 matches in the 2012–13 Saudi Premier League season.

United Arab Emirates

Tagliabúe was offered to join

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side Al-Wahda and in June 2013 agreed to a five-year contract. He scored a hat-trick on 14 December 2017 in a

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match against Al-Wasl. After spending seven years at the club winning at least four domestic titles, Tagliabúe joined Al-Nasr on a two-year contract. And on 13 June 2022, Tagliabúe joined his former club Al-Wahda.

International career

In 2020, Tagliabúe was naturalized as an Emirati citizen making him one of the first three non Emirati-born players to do so alongside

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and Caio Canedo Corrêa both from Brazil. Following the naturalization, he was called up to the United Arab Emirates team by

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in October 2020 where he made his debut against

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and scored his first international goal in a 2–1 defeat.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tagliabúe goal.''

Honours

Club Atletico Colegiales *

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: 2007–08 Al Wahda *

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: 2016–17 *

: 2017–18 *

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Individual *

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top scorer:

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top scorer: 2015–16, 2018–19

References

External links

BDFA profile

Sebastián Tagliabúe Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tagliabue, Sebastian 1985 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Emirati men's footballers United Arab Emirates men's international footballers Argentine men's footballers Argentine emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Once Caldas footballers Ettifaq FC players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Al Wahda FC players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Categoría Primera A players Chilean Primera División players Saudi Pro League players UAE Pro League players Club Atlético Colegiales (Argentina) players