Emanuel Cecchini

Rodrigo Emanuel Cecchini (born 24 December 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gimnasia LP.

Emanuel Cecchini
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Emanuel Cecchini
Date of birth (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996
Place of birth Ingeniero Huergo, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gimnasia LP
Number 5
Youth career
CSyD Huergo
2010–2015 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Banfield 30 (4)
2017–2020 Málaga 2 (0)
2018 → León (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Banfield (loan) 15 (0)
2019 → Seattle Sounders (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Unión (loan) 5 (0)
2021– Gimnasia LP 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Banfield

Born in Ingeniero Luis A. Huergo, Río Negro Province, Cecchini joined Banfield's youth setup in 2010, from CSyD Huergo.[1] On 14 June 2013, he made his first team debut at the age of 16, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–2 away win against Defensa y Justicia in the Primera B Nacional.

Cecchini subsequently returned to the youth setup, only appearing once on the bench during the 2013–14 season as his side achieved promotion to the Primera División. He made his debut in the category on 21 February 2015, replacing Nicolás Bertolo in a 4–1 defeat of Atlético de Rafaela.

Cecchini became a regular starter under Julio César Falcioni during the 2016–17 campaign, and scored his first goal on 2 October 2016 by netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over San Martín de San Juan.[2]

Málaga

On 27 July 2017, Cecchini signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Málaga CF.[3] He made his debut on 15 October, replacing Paul Baysse late into a 0–2 home loss against CD Leganés.

On 28 December 2017, Cecchini was loaned to Mexican Club León for the next six months without a buying option.[4] After appearing in only 63 minutes for the club, he returned to Banfield the following 25 June, also in a temporary deal.[5]

On 8 August 2019, Cecchini was loaned to Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) on the last day of the league's summer transfer window.[6] After again appearing rarely, he joined Unión de Santa Fe also in a temporary deal.

Cecchini was one of the eight first-team players released by Málaga on 3 October 2020, due to a layoff; his loan, however, is maintained until its expiration (January 2021), with the player being officially released afterwards.[7]

Gimnasia La Plate

On 18 February 2021, Cecchini joined Gimnasia LP, signing a deal until the end of 2021.[8] On 7 January 2022, Cecchini signed a new contract with the club until the end of the year.[9]

Honours

Seattle Sounders FC

References
  1. "Emanuel Cecchini". Mondo Fútbol. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "Banfield se despertó a tiempo y derrotó a San Martín de San Juan" [Banfield woke up in time and defeated San Martín de San Juan] (in Spanish). El Intransigente. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "El centro del campo ya tiene nombre, Emanuel Cecchini" [The centre of the midfield already has a name, Emanuel Cecchini] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. "León oficializa contratación del Argentino Cecchini" [León makes official that the Argentine Cecchini joins the team] (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. "Cecchini loaned out to Banfield". Málaga CF. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. "Sounders FC adds Emanuel Cecchini and Luis Silva as summer transfer window closes" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  7. "Several players leave the Club". Málaga CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. Cecchini es nuevo jugador del Lobo, gimnasia.org.ar, 18 February 2021
  9. Emanuel Cecchini arregló su continuidad en Gimnasia, tycsports.com, 7 January 2022
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