Emiliano Vecchio

Emiliano Gabriel Vecchio (born 16 November 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vecchio.
Emiliano Vecchio
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Gabriel Vecchio
Date of birth (1988-11-16) 16 November 1988
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing Club
Number 20
Youth career
1997–2005 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Rosario Central 18 (1)
2008 Fuenlabrada 19 (2)
2008–2009 Rayo Majadahonda 0 (0)
2009 Corinthians 0 (0)
2009 → Grêmio Barueri (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 Defensores 44 (20)
2012 Unión Española 35 (6)
2013–2015 Colo-Colo 90 (19)
2016 Qatar SC 11 (4)
2016–2019 Santos 20 (1)
2018–2019 → Shabab Al-Ahli (loan) 26 (6)
2019 Al-Ittihad 9 (3)
2020 Bolívar 5 (0)
2020–2022 Rosario Central 47 (11)
2022– Racing Club 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Rosario Central

Born in Rosario, Vecchio began his career at hometown professional club Rosario Central, joining its youth ranks in 1997 at the age of nine. He progressed through the club's youth setup, also being a teammate of Ángel Di María.[1]

On 6 November 2005 Vecchio made his first team debut, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Diego Calgaro in a 1–2 away loss against Newell's Old Boys;[2] aged only 16, he became the fourth youngest to debut for the club. He scored his first professional goal on 1 March of the following year, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Argentinos Juniors.[3]

Spain

In January 2008, after a failed trial at Real Madrid, Vecchio joined Segunda División B side CF Fuenlabrada. After suffering relegation with the club, he moved to neighbouring CF Rayo Majadahonda, in Tercera División; he left the latter in 2009.[4]

Grêmio Barueri / Defensores de Belgrano

In February 2009, Vecchio signed a one-year deal with Corinthians in March, being immediately loaned to Grêmio Barueri.[5] After being rarely used, his loan was cut short early, and he spent the following six months practicing MMA fight.[6]

In 2010, after returning to his hometown, Vecchio joined Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo. With the side he scored in an impressive rate, netting a career-best 11 goals in 2011–12.

Chile

In 2012, Vecchio signed for Chile’s Campeonato Nacional side Unión Española to face the Torneo Apertura and the Copa Libertadores.[7] At the team led by José Luis Sierra in the age, he highlighted in both competitions. His first continental goal was against Colombian side Junior, scoring his side’s goal following a nice free kick in a 2–1 away loss.[8] During the season, he scored six goals in 35 appearances and helped Unión to be runner-up of the 2012 Clausura.

On 26 December 2012, it was confirmed that Vecchio alongside his teammate at Unión, Emilio Hernández, were the new signings of Colo-Colo for the 2013 season.[9] After an irregular season for the club, the following year Vecchio was protagonist of the league title obtained, being an undisputed player at Héctor Tapia's formation. On 26 December 2015, he announced his departure after having altercations with the club's president, Anibal Mosa.[10][11]

Qatar SC / Santos

On 20 January 2016, Vecchio joined Qatar SC, signing a six-month contract.[12] On 10 May, he agreed to a pre-contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos FC,[13] signing a three-and-a-half-year deal on 13 June.[14]

Vecchio made his debut for Peixe on 16 July 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Gabriel in a 3–1 home win against Ponte Preta.[15] After being completely ostracized by Dorival Júnior, he started to feature more regularly under Levir Culpi, and scored his first goal for the club on 19 July 2017 in a 1–0 home win against Chapecoense.[16]

On 14 August 2018, Vecchio was loaned to Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC for one year.[17]

Al-Ittihad

On 11 July 2019, Santos announced the transfer of Vecchio to Al-Ittihad Club.[18]

Career statistics
As of 30 September 2022[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2005–06 Primera División 181003[lower-alpha 1]0—211
2006–07 0000——00
Subtotal 1810030—211
Fuenlabrada 2007–08 Segunda División B 192———192
Grêmio Barueri 2009 Série A 3000—1[lower-alpha 2]040
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 2010–11 Torneo Argentino B 299———299
2011–12 Torneo Argentino A 151122——1511
Subtotal 442022——4622
Unión Española 2012 Campeonato Nacional 335656[lower-alpha 3]1—4511
Colo-Colo 2013 Campeonato Nacional 162———162
2047-48 Champions League Honour (Losers Medal for Valencia.) 328624[lower-alpha 1]0—4210
2014–15 286416[lower-alpha 3]0—387
2015–16 143122——265
Subtotal 90192251000012224
Qatar SC 2015–16 Qatar Stars League 114———114
Santos 2016 Série A 6030——90
2017 121102[lower-alpha 3]0—151
2018 20103[lower-alpha 3]011[lower-alpha 2]0170
Subtotal 2015050110411
Shabab Al-Ahli 2018–19 UAE Pro-League 23462——296
Al-Ittihad 2019–20 Saudi Professional League 930041—134
Bolívar 2020 Primera División 50—20—70
Rosario Central 2020 Primera División —13[lower-alpha 4]5——135
2021 —26[lower-alpha 5]6——266
2022 —9[lower-alpha 5]0——90
Subtotal —4811——4811
Racing Club 2022 Primera División 101———101
Total 27157992524112039683
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa de la Liga Profesional and Copa Argentina
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa de la Liga Profesional

Honours

Club
Colo-Colo
Shabab Al-Ahli
  • UAE League Cup (2019)
  • UAE President Cup (2019)

Individual

References
  1. "Emiliano Vecchio: De maravilla Canalla al Gordo que ilusiona a Colo Colo" [Emiliano Vecchio: The Canalla wonder to the Gordo who delights Colo Colo]. El Gráfico. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. "Newell's Old Boys 2–1 Rosario Central" (in Spanish). Debate Futbolero. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. "Rosario Central 1–1 Argentinos Juniors" (in Spanish). Debate Futbolero. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. "Emiliano Vecchio: la joya encontró su lugar en el mundo" [Emiliano Vecchio: the pearl found his place in the world] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. "Em nova 'observação', Corinthians contrata argentino misterioso" [In another 'scouting', Corinthians sign mysterious Argentine] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. "Las confesiones del Gordo Vecchio" [The confessions of Gordo Vecchio] (in Spanish). Colo-Colo. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. "Vecchio se va al fútbol chileno" [Vecchio goes to Chilean football] (in Spanish). Deportes Hoy. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. "Emiliano Vecchio tras la derrota con Junior: "Nos vamos tristes"". Ferplei.com. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. "Vecchio y Hernández son de Colo Colo" [Vecchio and Hernández are Colo Colo's] (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. "Emiliano Vecchio confesó que abandonará Colo Colo: "Son mis últimos partidos"" [Emiliano Vecchio confessed that he will leave Colo Colo: "These are my last matches"]. Emol.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  11. "Emiliano Vecchio: "No seguí en Colo Colo porque el presidente me quería pagar una miseria"" [Emiliano Vecchio: "I did not stay at Colo Colo because the president wanted to pay me a misery"]. La Tercera. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  12. "Emiliano Vecchio jugará en Qatar" [Emiliano Vecchio will play in Qatar]. Diario AS. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  13. "Santos acerta pré-contrato com Emiliano Vecchio, que chega em junho" [Santos sign pre-contract with Emiliano Vecchio, who arrives in June] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  14. "Emiliano Vecchio assina contrato com o Santos FC até 31 de dezembro de 2019" [Emiliano Vecchio signs contract with Santos FC until 31 December 2019] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  15. "Com olheiros europeus na Vila, Santos bate a Ponte e garante seu lugar no G-4" [With European scouts at the Vila, Santos defeat Ponte and assure their spot into G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  16. "Santos supera Jandrei e vence a Chapecoense na Vila Belmiro" [Santos overcome Jandrei and defeat Chapecoense at the Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  17. "Santos acerta empréstimo de Vecchio para clube árabe" [Santos agree loan of Vecchio to Arabic club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  18. "Santos anuncia venda do argentino Emiliano Vecchio para a Arábia Saudita" [Santos announce sale of Argentine Emiliano Vecchio to Saudi Arabia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  19. Emiliano Vecchio at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  20. "Este es el equipo del año de los Premios El Gráfico 2012". Revista El Gráfico. 11 December 2012.
  21. "ANFP y SIFUP premiaron a los mejores en una brillante gala del fútbol". ANFP. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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