Federico Puppo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Federico Puppo Gross | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Montevideo Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | River Plate | 57 | (18) |
| 2011 | Danubio | 10 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Chicago Fire | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Defensor Sporting (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2013 | → LDU Quito (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Defensor Sporting (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | CA Fénix | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Plaza Colonia | 47 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Uruguay U-22 | 3 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2013 | |||
Carlos Federico Puppo Gross (born 6 December 1986) is a Uruguayan footballer.
Club career
[edit]Federico Puppo began his career in the youth ranks of Montevideo Wanderers and made his first team debut in 2004. In 2006, he moved to Uruguayan Primera División rivals River Plate. While with River he made 57 league appearances and scored 37 goals. He helped River win the 2008 Clausura championship and was a key player in the club's historic run to the Copa Sudamericana 2009 semifinals. In 2011, he joined Danubio, and made 10 appearances scoring 5 goals as the club finished second during the 2011 Apertura campaign.
On 11 January 2012 it was announced that Puppo had signed with Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.[1]
Puppo struggled in his first season with Chicago, and was loaned out to Defensor Sporting on 23 July 2012 for the remainder of 2012.[2]
On 26 January 2013, Puppo was loaned out to LDU Quito for the 2013 season.[3]
On 24 February 2014 Chicago Fire and Puppo have mutually agreed to terminate the contract.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2011, Puppo was named to participate for the Uruguay national football team under-22 squad at the 2011 Pan American Games.
References
[edit]- ^ Greg Lalas (11 January 2012). "Fire sign Uruguayan Puppo". Mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Fire Loan Federico Puppo to Defensor Sporting Club". Chicago Fire. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Crandall, Jeff (26 January 2013). "Chicago Fire Loan Federico Puppo". Chicago Fire. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Terminates Contract of Federico Puppo". chicago-fire.com. 24 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- (in English) Profile at soccerway
- (in Spanish) Profile at BDFA
- (in English) https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/federico-puppo
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Footballers from Colonia del Sacramento
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- Danubio F.C. players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Defensor Sporting players
- Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
- Centro Atlético Fénix players
- Plaza Colonia players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Major League Soccer players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Uruguay
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
- Uruguayan football forward, 1980s birth stubs