Sebastián Tagliabúe

Sebastián Lucas Tagliabúe (born 22 February 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Argentina, he plays for the United Arab Emirates national team.

Club career Tagliabúe started his association football career at Primera C side Club Atletico Colegiales from 2003 to 2008. He helped win the Primera C (fourth tier) championship with Colegiales. He was signed abroad by Everton from the Primera División de Chile. Tagliabúe made his debut in a 5–5 draw against Deportes La Serena where he scored a hat-trick. After a spell at Everton where he scored six goals in 13 matches, Tagliabúe moved to Deportes La Serena scoring 13 times in 27 matches. After one year, in 2010, he moved to Once Caldas where he was able to participate in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Saudi Arabia After his spell in Colombia, Tagliabúe moved overseas to Saudi Arabia after being approached by Al-Ittifaq. Tagliabúe scored 21 goals in 44 matches from 2010 to 2012. Al-Shabab signed him in 2012. Tagliabúe scored 19 goals in 25 matches in the 2012–13 Saudi Premier League season.

United Arab Emirates Tagliabúe was offered to join UAE Pro-League side Al-Wahda and in June 2013 agreed to a five-year contract. He scored a hat-trick on 14 December 2017 in a UAE League Cup match against Al-Wasl. After spending seven years at the club winning at least four domestic titles, Tagliabúe joined Al-Nasr on a two-year contract. And on 13 June 2022, Tagliabúe joined his former club Al-Wahda.

International career In 2020, Tagliabúe was granted UAE passport, making him one of the first three South American-born players to represent the United Arab Emirates, alongside fellow Brazilian-born players Fábio Virginio de Lima and Caio Canedo Corrêa Following the naturalization, he was called up to the United Arab Emirates team by Jorge Luis Pinto in October 2020 where he made his debut against Uzbekistan and scored his first international goal in a 2–1 defeat.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tagliabúe goal. + List of international goals scored by Sebastián Tagliabúe No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 12 October 2020 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–2 1–2 Friendly 2. 29 March 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 6–0 6–0 Friendly 3. 11 June 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 5–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 30 December 2022 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 Friendly 5. 7 January 2023 Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq 1–2 1–2 25th Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours Club Atletico Colegiales Primera B Metropolitana: 2007–08

Al Wahda UAE President's Cup: 2016–17 UAE League Cup: 2017–18 UAE Super Cup: 2017, 2018

Individual Saudi Professional League top scorer: 2012–13 UAE Pro-League top scorer: 2015–16, 2018–19