Federico "Fede" Nicolás Cartabia (born 20 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Shabab Al Ahli Club as a winger or attacking midfielder.
Club career Valencia Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Cartabia moved to Spain and Valencia CF at the age of 13, going on to represent several of its youth sides. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, with the reserves in the Segunda División B.Argentina quiere llevarse a Fede (Argentina wants to take Fede); Super Deporte, 23 August 2012 (in Spanish)
Cartabia started playing with the first team in the 2013 pre-season, after impressing manager Miroslav Đukić. He renewed his contract in late July, with the new link running until June 2017 and having a buyout clause of €20 million.Fede renueva hasta 2017 (Fede renews until 2017); Super Deporte, 31 July 2013 (in Spanish)
Cartabia made his debut in La Liga on 17 August 2013, starting and playing 65 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Málaga CF.Un error garrafal de Caballero le regala al Valencia la primera victoria de la Liga (Colossal blunder from Caballero offers Valencia the League's first win); El Confidencial, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)Costa earns Valencia narrow win; Sky Sports, 18 August 2013Fede Cartabia, al Braga antes de fichar por el Dépor (Fede Cartabia, to Braga before signing for Dépor); Levante-EMV, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish) He scored his first goals for the Che on 24 October, a brace in the 5–1 victory over FC St. Gallen in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.Rampant Valencia make light work of St Gallen; UEFA, 24 October 2013
On 11 July 2014, Cartabia was loaned out to newly promoted Córdoba CF in a season-long deal with a buying option.Fede Cartabia, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF (Fede Cartabia, new player of Córdoba CF) ; Córdoba CF, 12 July 2014 (in Spanish) He made his debut for the Andalusians on 25 August, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Pinillos in a 2–0 loss away to Real Madrid.El Madrid gana al Córdoba pero no contenta al Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid beat Córdoba but do not make Santiago Bernabéu happy); RTVE, 25 August 2014 (in Spanish) His first goal in the top flight arrived five days later, when he closed the 1–1 home draw with RC Celta de Vigo.Cordoba show their resolve; Sky Sports, 30 August 2014El argentino Fede Cartabia tomó el relevo a Fermín como goleador de Primera (Argentine Fede Cartabia took over from Fermín as scorer in Primera); Mundo Deportivo, 31 August 2014 (in Spanish)
Deportivo On 30 July 2015, Cartabia was loaned to another club in the top division, Deportivo de La Coruña, for one year.Principio de acuerdo entre Deportivo y Valencia para la cesión de Fede Cartabia (Agreement in principle between Deportivo and Valencia for the loan of Fede Cartabia); Deportivo La Coruña, 30 July 2015 (in Spanish) In January 2017, he cut ties with Valencia and agreed to a permanent five-year contract at the Galicians, being subsequently loaned to S.C. Braga of the Portuguese Primeira Liga for five months.Fede Cartabia jugará en el Dépor a partir de junio (Fede Cartabia will play in Dépor from June); Marca, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
Back at the Estadio Riazor, on 26 August 2017 Cartabia opened an eventual 2–2 draw at Levante UD.2–2. Un buen Levante merece más ante un efectivo Deportivo (2–2. Good Levante deserve more against effective Deportivo); La Vanguardia, 26 August 2017 (in Spanish) The campaign ended in relegation to Segunda División.El Deportivo desciende por tercera vez en siete años (Deportivo are relegated for the third time in seven years); Diario AS, 30 April 2018 (in Spanish)
Shabab Al Ahli Cartabia spent the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons on loan to UAE Pro League side Shabab Al Ahli Club.Fede Cartabia vuelve a salir cedido al Al-Ahli (Fede Cartabia goes out on loan to Al-Ahli again); Marca, 18 September 2020 (in Spanish) He signed a permanent deal in 2022, then scored a career-best 11 goals in 2022–23 – along with six assists – to help his team claim the eighth national championship in their history.شباب الأهلي يمدد عقد كارتابيا (Shabab Al Ahli extend Cartabia's contract); Arriyadiyah, 25 June 2023 (in Arabic)
Career statistics
ClubSeasonDivision LeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsValencia B2012–13Segunda División B307––––307Valencia2013–14La Liga25030–123–4032016–17La Liga4020––—60Total29050—123—463Córdoba (loan)2014–15La Liga30400––—304Deportivo (loan)2015–16La Liga26331––—294Deportivo2017–18La Liga20200———2022018–19Segunda División34311———3542019–20Segunda División0000———00Total80842———8410Braga (loan)2016–17Primeira Liga1130000——113Shabab Al Ahli2019–20UAE Pro League154207220102762020–21UAE Pro League1322264—102282021–22UAE Pro League82003265—1792022–23UAE Pro League20112021——24122023–24UAE Pro League184202000122362024–25UAE Pro League8211327110206Total82259323111564213347Career total2624718523112794233474
Honours Shabab Al Ahli UAE Pro League: 2022–23 UAE President's Cup: 2020–21 UAE League Cup: 2020–21 UAE Super Cup: 2020, 2023, 2024
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