Gonzalo Emannuel Ludueña (born 13 March 1986 in Córdoba

Córdoba, Argentina

Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...

) is an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 footballer who currently plays for O'Higgins in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

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Ludueña comes from a family of famous football players, his father was a well known defensive midfielder and his older brother Daniel Ludueña

Daniel Ludueña

Daniel Emmanuel Ludueña is an Argentine football attacking midfielder better known as "El Hachita", who currently plays with Santos Laguna in Primera División de México...

 plays in the Mexican football league for Santos Laguna

Santos Laguna

Club Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...

. Both him as his brother Daniel, have adopted the same nickname, Hachita (little Axe) in honor of their father's nickname El Hacha(The Axe) Ludueña

Club career

He did not have many chances to prove his worth for Argentine side River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 and because of that he was loaned for free to Emelec

Club Sport Emelec

Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....

 of Ecuador where he is now an important part of the first team and in his first 4 games for them he scored 3 goals.

International career

Due to heavy competition he has not been called for Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

, but he was part of the U-17 team that finished in third place in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup played in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. He played 7 games but did not score.

External links

BDFA profile Algo dejaron los Reyes