Marcelo Emanuel Argüello (born 19 January 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Argüello started his career with Colón, after a stint with Sebastián Gaboto. He made four appearances during the

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season, which included his Primera División bow against San Martín on 10 August 2012 and his

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debut on 23 August versus Racing Club. In July 2014, Argüello was loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima of

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. Eleven matches followed across the

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and

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seasons in

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. A loan move to

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was completed in January 2016. He scored two goals, against

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's Colón FC and Imbabura, in five games. 2016 saw Argüello leave parent club Colón to join

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's Gimnasia y Esgrima. The forward netted four times in the

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, including two against Defensores de Pronunciamiento as they finished sixth. In mid-2017, Argüello switched Argentina for Bolivia by agreeing a contract with

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. He scored on his starting debut versus

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on 13 August, on the way to a total of six goals throughout the third part of 2016–17. Argüello remained for one further campaign in Bolivia's top-flight, appearing eleven more times whilst scoring five goals. Argüello returned to Argentina with Olimpo of Primera B Nacional on 15 July 2018, remaining for one season before heading to

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. In February 2020, Argüello terminated his contract in order to join a Peruvian team - later revealed to be Santos of the

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. He scored on debut against Cultural Santa Rosa on 27 October, which preceded further goals against

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and Chavelines Juniors as they placed second bottom of a ten-team division. In January 2021, Argüello made a return to the

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with

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. After leaving

in July 2021, Argüello returned to his former club

, who was now playing in the

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. Argüello helped the club with promotion to the

again for the 2022 season. In January 2022, he moved back to his homeland, and signed for Gimnasia Jujuy, before joining a news club again in June 2022;

.Llegó un refuerzo para la delantera del Charro
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arguello, Marcelo 1993 births Living people People from San Jerónimo Department Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Santa Fe Province Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Ecuadorian Serie B players Torneo Federal A players Bolivian Primera División players Peruvian Segunda División players Club Atlético Colón footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers S.D. Quito footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay footballers Universitario de Sucre footballers Club Olimpo footballers Sportivo Belgrano footballers Santos de Nasca players Real Santa Cruz players Deportivo Merlo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru 21st-century Argentine sportsmen