Marcelo Cañete (born 16 April 1990) is an Argentine-Paraguayan[1] footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Universidad de Chile in the Primera División.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Cañete | ||
Date of birth | (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Boca Juniors | 8 | (1) |
2011 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2011–2015 | São Paulo | 17 | (1) |
2013 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2014 | → Náutico (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2015 | → São Bernardo (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2015 | CRB | 21 | (1) |
2016 | São Bernardo | 13 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Libertad | 30 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Guaraní | 21 | (4) |
2018 | Sportivo Luqueño | 12 | (2) |
2019 | Deportivo Capiatá | 6 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Cobresal | 42 | (6) |
2021– | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2021 |
Cañete started his professional career with Boca Juniors, debuting with the first team in 2010. In 2011, he was loaned to Chilean Universidad Católica.[3] After a good performance at Universidad Católica he was signed by São Paulo for three million US$ ($3,000,000). In 2013, he was loaned to Portuguesa. In 2014, he was back on São Paulo's roster but did not perform well. He suffered minor injuries, was taken off the squad and placed in the reserves. He later trained with the Sub-20 squad, in the training center in Cotia. He was loaned to Náutico August 2014.[4]
His mother is from Paraguay.[5] Cañete is the cousin of the footballer Ezequiel Cañete.[6]
Club Universidad de Chile – current squad | |
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