Horacio Gabriel Carabajal (born 9 December 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos.[2]
![]() Carabajal in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Horacio Gabriel Carabajal | ||
Date of birth | (1991-12-09) 9 December 1991 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Lozada, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Central Río Segundo | |||
Mitre de Pérez | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Patriotas | 16 | (1) |
2010–2016 | Talleres | 84 | (9) |
2015 | → Univ. San Martín (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2016 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Godoy Cruz | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → San Martín SJ (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Patronato | 24 | (6) |
2019–2021 | Unión Santa Fe | 21 | (2) |
2021 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 32 | (4) |
2022 | Argentinos Juniors | 27 | (3) |
2022– | Santos | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 November 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Lozada, Province of Córdoba, Carabajal played youth and amateur football for local side Club Atlético Central Río Segundo and Club Mitre de Pérez[3] before receiving an offer from Colombian Categoría Primera B side Patriotas in 2009. He made his senior debut for the club during the season, and scored his first senior goal on 25 March of that year, netting through a penalty in a 3–2 away loss against Atlético Bucaramanga.[4]
Upon returning to Argentina, Carabajal remained four months without a club[5] before going on a trial period at Talleres.[6] He was unable to play for a period, after having troubles with his documentation, and only made his debut for the side on 4 September 2011, in a 3–1 home win over Sportivo Belgrano.[6][5] He scored his first goal for the side three days later, in a Copa Argentina 4–1 home success over General Paz Juniors.[7]
Carabajal scored his first league goal for Talleres on 11 March 2012, netting his team's second in a 4–1 home routing of Douglas Haig.[8] He was a regular starter in the club's promotion campaign to the Primera B Nacional, being close to a move to Godoy Cruz in July 2013.[9]
On 23 January 2015, Carabajal joined Universidad San Martín of the Peruvian Primera División on loan.[10] His debut for Universidad San Martín occurred on 7 February, in a Torneo del Inca win against Juan Aurich,[11] while his league debut came on 2 May, in a 1–1 away draw against Melgar.
Carabajal left the club in December 2015, after one goal in 30 appearances.
On 3 January 2016, Carabajal moved to Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División on loan for 18 months.[12] He started his career at the club by scoring twice in seven appearances, before being sidelined for two months due to an injury.[13]
On 4 August 2016, Carabajal signed for the club permanently after Fernando Godoy moved in the opposite direction.[14]
On 23 July 2017, after losing his starting spot at Godoy Cruz, Carabajal joined fellow top tier club San Martín de San Juan on loan.[15]
On 22 June 2018, Carabajal signed for Patronato, also in the first division.[16] He scored a career-best six goals for the side during the season, as the club avoided relegation.
On 4 July 2019, Carabajal agreed to a three-year contract with Unión de Santa Fe, with the club acquiring 50% of his economic rights.[17]
On 17 February 2021, after just five matches in the previous campaign, Carabajal joined Argentinos Juniors on loan until December.[18] A regular starter, he was bought outright by the club on 19 December, for a US$ 500,000 fee.[19]
On 12 August 2022, Carabajal was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Santos, signing a four-year contract,[20] for a rumoured fee of US$ 1.5 million.[21] He made his debut for the club ten days later, starting in a 1–0 home win over São Paulo.[22]
Carabajal scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2022, netting his side's second in a 3–2 away loss against Flamengo.[23]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Patriotas | 2009 | Categoría Primera B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Talleres | 2010–11 | Torneo Argentino A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||||
2012–13 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||||
2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
2014 | Torneo Federal A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
Total | 84 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 95 | 12 | ||||
Universidad San Martín | 2015 | Peruvian Primera División | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
Godoy Cruz | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
San Martín SJ | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Patronato | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
Unión Santa Fe | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2020–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
Argentinos Juniors | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
2022 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
Total | 59 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 70 | 8 | ||||
Santos | 2022 | Série A | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 267 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 312 | 36 |
Talleres[2]
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