Emanuel in the English city of Derby
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emanuel Alejandro Villa | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Querétaro | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Huracán | 45 | (10) |
2003–2004 | Atlético Rafaela | 24 | (10) |
2004–2006 | Rosario Central | 43 | (18) |
2006–2007 | Atlas | 30 | (15) |
2007–2008 | UAG | 33 | (13) |
2008–2009 | Derby County | 46 | (5) |
2009–2012 | Cruz Azul | 107 | (54) |
2012 | UNAM | 13 | (3) |
2013–2015 | UANL | 42 | (11) |
2015 | → Querétaro (loan) | 37 | (18) |
2016– | Querétaro | 15 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2016. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2016.
Emanuel Alejandro Villa (born 24 February 1982) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Liga MX club Querétaro. He holds Mexican citizenship.
He previously played for Huracán, Atlético Rafaela and Rosario Central in Argentina; Derby County in England; and Atlas, Tecos, Cruz Azul, Pumas UNAM, Tigres UANL and Querétaro in Mexico.
Villa started his career at Club Atlético Huracán in the Primera Division Argentina in 2001. In 2003 he was transferred to Atlético Rafaela but the club were relegated at the end of the 2003–2004 season after a losing a playoff with Huracán de Tres Arroyos.
After the disappointment of relegation with Rafaela, Villa returned to the Primera the following season by joining Rosario Central. In 2006 he was signed by Atlas in Guadalajara. Villa stayed in Guadalajara, after he was transferred to Tecos UAG for the Clausura 2007 tournament.