Federico Elduayen

Football player infobox
playername = Federico Elduayén

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fullname = Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña
nickname = "Vikingo"
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1977|7|25|mf=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Uruguay
height = Height|m=1.81
currentclub = flagicon|Chile U. de Concepción
clubnumber = 22
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = flagicon|Uruguay Peñarol
years = 1999-2005
2005-
clubs = flagicon|Uruguay Peñarol
flagicon|Chile U. de Concepción
caps(goals) = 95 (0)
71 (0)
nationalyears = 2002
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 29 February 2008
ntupdate =

Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña (born June 25, 1977) is an Uruguayan football goalkeeper, who currently plays for U. de Concepción. His nickname is "Vikingo" (Viking).

He began his career in the youth squads of Peñarol. He made his professional debut in 1999,in the copa Mercosur defending Peñarol against Vasco Da Gama in Brazil. Elduayén participated in six straight Copa Libertadores with Peñarol from 2000-2005. He was the team's first team goalkeeper until 2005 when he lost his job and signed for Universidad de Concepción in Chile. Ever since joining the Chilean side he has been the starting goalkeeper. He renewed his contract until the year 2010.

He played for the Uruguay national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.