Emiliano Buendía

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Emiliano Buendía
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Buendía playing for Norwich City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Buendía Stati[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 10
Youth career
2009 Cadetes de San Martín
2009–2010 Real Madrid
2010–2014 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Getafe B 34 (7)
2014–2018 Getafe 35 (3)
2017–2018Cultural Leonesa (loan) 40 (6)
2018–2021 Norwich City 113 (24)
2021– Aston Villa 3 (1)
National team
2014 Spain U19 3 (0)
2015 Argentina U20 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:25, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015

Emiliano Buendía Stati (born 25 December 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Aston Villa.

Club career[]

Getafe[]

Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Buendía finished his formation with Getafe CF. On 30 March 2014, still a junior, he made his senior debuts, starting for the reserves in a 2–1 away win against CD Puerta Bonita for the Segunda División B championship.[4] On 13 April he scored his first goal, the first of a 2–0 win at Peña Sport FC.[5]

Buendía started the 2014–15 season still with the B-team and in the third level,[6] notably scoring twice in a 3–0 home success against CF Fuenlabrada.[7] On 5 December 2014 he played his first match as a professional, replacing Ángel Lafita in a 3–0 Copa del Rey win against SD Eibar at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.[8]

Buendía made his La Liga debut on 1 February 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against UD Almería.[9] He scored his first goal in the category on 27 September, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Levante UD.

On 5 July 2016, despite suffering team relegation, Buendía signed a new five-year deal with the Madrid outskirts side.[10] On 27 July of the following year, he was loaned to fellow second tier club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, for one year.[11]

Norwich City[]

2018–2020[]

On 8 June 2018, Buendía signed a four-year deal with EFL Championship side Norwich City.[12]

He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 1–0 win over Brentford on 27 October 2018, and played an integral role as one of the main creative attacking players in the team - scoring 7 further league goals as the club swept to promotion to the Premier League and the Championship title. Fans subsequently voted him into third place in the annual Player of the Season awards.[13]

On 8 July 2019, he signed a new five-year deal to stay at Carrow Road until the summer of 2024.[14]

During December 2019, Buendía created 29 chances for his teammates. This is the most chances created by a player in a single month in the Premier League since the stat began to be recorded in 2003–04.[15]

On 7 July 2020, Buendía scored his first-ever goal in the Premier League, coming in a 1–2 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road.[16] Norwich would lose their next match to West Ham, a result which confirmed their relegation back to the Championship after only a single season in the top flight.[17]

2020–21 season: Promotion and Championship POTS[]

On 6 April 2021, Buendía scored once and provided three assists in an emphatic 7–0 victory over Huddersfield Town.[18]

On 17 April, Norwich secured automatic promotion back into the Premier League,[19] and won the division on 1 May with a 4–1 defeat of Reading.[20][21]

On 29 April, following a season in which Buendía scored 15 league goals and added a further 16 assists, he won the EFL Championship Player of the Season award.[22] He was also named as Norwich's Player of the Season, becoming only the fourth player from outside the British Isles to win the award.[23]

Aston Villa[]

On 7 June 2021, it was announced that an agreement had been reached for Buendía to be transferred to fellow Premier League club Aston Villa once he had returned from international duty with Argentina.[24] The deal was completed on 10 June. According to sources at Sky Sports the transfer fee was believed to be worth around £38 million.[25] and was confirmed to be both Aston Villa's record signing,[26] and Norwich City's record sale.[27]

Buendía made his debut for Aston Villa on 14 August 2021, in a 3–2 loss to Watford on the opening day of the season.[28] He scored his first goal for Aston Villa on 28 August 2021, in a 1–1 draw against Brentford in the Premier League.[29]

International career[]

On 16 September 2014, Buendía was called up to the Spain under-19s.[30] On 29 April of the following year, he was called up by Argentina under-20s for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[31] and joined the latter's training camp on 5 May 2015.[32] In May 2021, Buendía was called up to the Argentina senior squad for the first time.[33][34]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 28 August 2021[35]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Getafe B 2013–14 Segunda División B 5 2 5 2
2014–15 Segunda División B 26 5 26 5
2015–16 Segunda División B 3 0 3 0
Total 34 7 34 7
Getafe 2014–15 La Liga 6 0 5 0 11 0
2015–16 La Liga 17 1 0 0 18 1
2016–17 Segunda División 12 2 0 0 13 2
Total 35 3 5 0 40 3
Cultural Leonesa (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 40 6 2 1 42 7
Norwich City 2018–19 Championship 38 8 0 0 3 0 41 8
2019–20 Premier League 36 1 2 0 1 0 39 1
2020–21 Championship 39 15 2 0 0 0 41 15
Total 113 24 4 0 4 0 121 24
Aston Villa 2021–22 Premier League 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 225 41 11 1 4 0 0 0 240 42

Honours[]

Getafe

Norwich City

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Emiliano Buendía: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Emiliano Buendía: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "P. Bonita 1-2 Getafe B | Resurrección y agonía" [P. Bonita 1–2 Getafe B | resurrection and agony] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Peña Sport 0-2 Getafe B | El filial cumple en Tafalla" [Peña Sport 0–2 Getafe B | The reserves deliver in Tafalla] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Getafe B | El filial mira al juvenil" [Getafe B | the reserves look to the juvenil] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Getafe B 3-0 Fuenlabrada | Solvente victoria getafense" [Getafe B 3–0 Fuenlabrada | Responsible victory getafense] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Pedro León ya hace de las suyas" [Pedro León already does his thing] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ^ "El Almería por fin manda en casa" [Almería finally rules its home] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Emi Buendía, Azulón hasta 2021" [Emi Buendía, Azulón until 2021] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Alta Emiliano Buendía" [Signing Emiliano Buendía] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Emi Buendia set to join Norwich City". Norwich City FC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Norwich 1-0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Emi Buendia signs new five-year deal at Norwich City". Norwich City. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. ^ @optajoe (12 June 2020). "Norwich City's Emiliano Buendía created 29 chances for his teammates in December" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Watford v Norwich". Premier League. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Norwich relegated after suffering 24th defeat of the season at home to West Ham". Goal. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Norwich City 7-0 Huddersfield Town". BBC. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Norwich City promoted back to Premier League as Brentford and Swansea fail to win". BBC. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Norwich win Championship title after securing Premier League promotion". The Athletic. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Norwich City 4-1 Reading". BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Buendia, Pukki & Toney up for EFL award". BBC Sport.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "Emi Buendia wins 2020-21 Falcon Power Player of the Season". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Villa reach agreement for Emiliano Buendia". Aston Villa F.C. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Norwich City confirm record-breaking deal to sell Buendía to Aston Villa". ITV News. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Villa confirm club record Buendia signing". Aston Villa F.C. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  27. ^ "City receive record fee as Buendia departs for Villa". Norwich City F.C. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  28. ^ Thomason, Ellie (14 August 2021). "Watford beat Villa on Premier League return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Toney scores as Brentford draw at Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Emi convocado por la Sub-19" [Emi called up for the Under-19's] (in Spanish). Getafe's official website. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  31. ^ "Argentina convoca a Emi Buendía para el Mundial sub 20" [Argentina calls up Emi Buendía for the under-20 World Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  32. ^ "Emiliano Buendia ya entrena en Buenos Aires" [Emiliano Buendia already trains in Buenos Aires] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  33. ^ "Lionel Messi, Emiliano Buendia, Emiliano Martinez in Argentina team for World Cup qualifiers". Mundo Albiceleste. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  34. ^ "Emi Buendia included in latest Argentina squad". Norwich City F.C. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  35. ^ Emiliano Buendía at Soccerway
  36. ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
  37. ^ Jump up to: a b "Norwich City dominate PFA Championship Team of the Year". Sky Sports. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  38. ^ "EFL Awards: Norwich's Emi Buendia wins Championship player of the season award". BBC. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  39. ^ "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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