Emmanuel Gigliotti

Emmanuel Gigliotti (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmanwel ɟʝiˈɣljoti]; born 20 May 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Leon.

He is often known as El Puma (The Puma).

Club Career

Early career

Born in Buenos Aires, Gigliotti represented Platense, Comunicaciones and Lamadrid, making his senior debut with the latter during the 2006–07 season, in Primera C Metropolitana. He contributed with 13 goals in 37 appearances as his side reached the play-offs.

In July 2007, Gigliotti joined Primera Division side Argentinos Juniors after impressing in a friendly against the side. A request from Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, he was completely ostracized by new coach Nestor Gorosito and failed to make any appearances for the club.

On 25 July 2008, Gigliotti signed for All Boys of the Primera B Nacional, and finished the season as the club's top scorer and third overall.

Atletico Tucuman

On 9 August 2009, Gigliotti moved to Atletico Tucuman, newly promoted to the top tier. He made his debut for the club on 3 September, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Pablo Pereyra in a 2–0 away win against Huracan.

On 7 November 2009, in his first start, Gigliotti scored his first top tier goal by netting his team's last in a 4–2 home defeat of Tigre. Seven days later, he netted the opener in a 3–1 loss at River Plate, and finished the campaign with five goals.

Novara

On 10 July 2010, Gigliotti moved abroad for the first time in his career after joining Serie A side Novara. He made his debut for the club on 15 August 2010, replacing Marco Rigoni late into a 4–1 Coppa Italia home routing of Taranto.

Gigliotti made his debut in the first division of Italian football on 25 September 2010, replacing Cristian Bertani in a 4–1 home routing of Livorno. His first goal abroad came on 27 November, as he netted a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Si

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