Manuel Arteaga
Personal information
Full name Manuel Alejandro Arteaga Rubianes[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994[1]
Place of birth Maracaibo, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2008 U.A. Maracaibo
2008–2010 Zulia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Zulia 80 (33)
2012–2013 → Parma (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Dep. Anzoategui (loan) 20 (5)
2016–2017 Palermo 0 (0)
2016 → Hajduk Split (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 → The Strongest (loan) 11 (1)
2017 Seraing United 6 (1)
2017–2018 Deportivo La Guaira 33 (15)
2018–2019 Arouca 18 (1)
2019–2021 Zamora 29 (12)
2021–2022 Indy Eleven 53 (15)
2023 Phoenix Rising 33 (15)
2024– Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 (0)
International career‡
Venezuela U17 3 (2)
2012– Venezuela U20 4 (0)
2011– Venezuela 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:33, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Manuel Alejandro Arteaga Rubianes (born 17 June 1994) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship.

Club career

Zulia

Arteaga began his career with Zulia FC.[2] where he made his debut on the 15/8/2010 in a 4-1 victory over Atlético El Vigía. He scored his first senior goal against Deportivo Petare on 20 February 2011, coming on as a 69th minute sub he scored in the 85th minute to seal a 1-0 victory for his team. On 30 October 2011 Arteaga scored a 67th-minute equaliser (2-2) against Estudiantes de Mérida it ended 2-2. He scored in the 8th minute beating Trujillanos FC 1-0 on 6 November 2011.[3] Arteaga scored the only goal in the 1-0 match v Anzoátegui on 15 April 2012,[4] he also scored the first goal in the 18th minute against Yaracuyanos FC on 22 April 2012 where his team won 2-1 away from home.[5]

In January 2011 he went on trial with Liverpool but they declined to sign him. In May 2011 he went on trial with Fiorentina but they did not sign him after the period expired.[6]

Parma

On 31 August 2012, Arteaga signed a loan deal with Parma.[7]

Palermo

On 7 December 2015, Italian Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo announced the signing of the promising Venezuelan, for €800,000.

Hajduk Split

Arteaga signed a loan deal with Croatian football club Hajduk Split on 25 January 2016 and made his debut as a substitute against NK Slaven Belupo in February that year. On 20 February 2016, he played against NK Lokomotiva in an away defeat where he was substituted at halftime. After that game, Artega didn't play for Hajduk anymore for reasons unknown. On 7 June 2016, his loan spell with Hajduk Split was terminated.[8]

Indy Eleven

On 11 January 2021, USL Championship club Indy Eleven announced that they had signed Arteaga.[9] On June 7, 2022, Arteaga was named player of the week for Week 13 of the 2022 USL Championship season.[10] He was released by Indy Eleven on November 30, 2022, following the conclusion of the 2022 season.[11]

Phoenix Rising FC

Arteaga signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 13, 2022.[12] On April 1, 2023, he scored a brace in a 2-2 draw against San Diego Loyal. [13]

International career

On 13 March 2011 in the Sudamericano U-17 2011. Arteaga scored twice away to Brazil U-17 in the 5th and 8th minute, the score ended 4-3 to Venezuela.[14] He made his full international debut as a Substitute on 7 August 2011 in a friendly under César Farías against El Salvador, losing the match 2-1.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 July 2017 [16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zulia FC 2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División 7100--71
2011–12 18400--184
2012–13 1000--10
2013–14 16500--165
2014–15 17600--176
2015 211700--2117
Zulia 803300008033
Deportivo Anzoátegui (loan) 2013–14 Venezuelan Primera División 104002[lower-alpha 1]1125
2014–15 101002[lower-alpha 2]1122
Anzoátegui 2050042247
U.S. Città di Palermo 2015–16 Serie A 0000--00
Hajduk Split (loan) 2015–16 Prva HNL 20000020
The Strongest (loan) 2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 1110000111
Seraing 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division 6100--61
Deportivo La Guaira 2017 Venezuelan Primera División 2000--20
Career total 12140004212542
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

International

Venezuela national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201520
Total30

References

[17]

  1. 1 2 3 4 "M. Arteaga - Soccer - scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway. 17 June 1994. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Manuel Arteaga". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Zulia vs. Trujillanos - 6 November 2011 - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "M. Arteaga Rubianes". GoalFace. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Yaracuyanos vs. Zulia - 22 April 2012 - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Zuliano Manuel Arteaga ficha para la Fiorentina italiana | Noticias de Maracaibo y Sucesos del Zulia 24 horas al dia en Venezuela". Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Le ultime operazioni di mercato" [Last transfer market moves]. Parma F.C. FCParma.com. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Manuel Arteaga novi je igrač Hajduka".
  9. ↑ "Indy Eleven Signs Venezuelan Forward Manuel Arteaga". indyeleven.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 13". uslchampionship.com. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Indy Eleven Announces Additional Player Transactions".
  12. ↑ Minnick, Jason (13 December 2022). "Phoenix Rising Signs Forward Manuel Arteaga". phxrisingfc.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Photos: Phoenix Rising FC vs. San Diego Loyal SC".
  14. ↑ "Manuel Arteaga :: Manuel Alejandro Arteaga Rubianes :: Zulia :: Statistics :: Titles :: Titles :: Career :: Goals :: Matches :: News :: Videos :: Photos". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "El Salvador vs Venezuela Lineups and Statistics". Goal.com. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  16. ↑ Manuel Arteaga at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Manuel Arteaga".
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