Gonzalo Ludueña (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡonˈθalo luˈðweɲa], born 12 March 1986) is an Argentine footballer that currently plays at Costa Rican Primera División club Santos de Guápiles. He plays as an attacking midfielder, operating also as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Emannuel Raúl Ludueña | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-03-12) 12 March 1986 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | River Plate | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Emelec (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2009 | → Universidad San Martín (loan) | 42 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | O'Higgins | 18 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Everton (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Defensores de Belgrano | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Manta | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Santos de Guápiles | 11 | (1) |
| 2016– | Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Argentina U-17 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2009 | |||
Ludueña comes from a sport family, his father Luis was a well-known defensive midfielder and his brother Daniel, is a successful player in the Mexican league, being the third historic goalscorer of Santos Laguna with 60 goals under of Jared Borgetti and Vicente Vuoso, and also is a close friend of Radamel Falcao.[1]