Erick Pulgar

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pulgar and the second or maternal family name is Farfán.
Erick Pulgar
Personal information
Full name Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán
Date of birth (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Antofagasta, Chile
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Galatasaray (on loan from Fiorentina)
Number 15
Youth career
2000–2009
2009–2011 Deportes Antofagasta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Deportes Antofagasta 38 (2)
2014–2015 Universidad Católica 35 (7)
2015–2019 Bologna 100 (10)
2019– Fiorentina 74 (8)
2022– → Galatasaray (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2015– Chile 39 (4)
Honours
Representing  Chile
Winner Copa América 2016
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:06, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:38, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán (born 15 January 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from Fiorentina, and the Chile national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a defender.

Club career[]

Deportes Antofagasta[]

Born in Antofagasta, Pulgar started playing at age 6 for South West Miramar club. At 15, he was invited to a youth championship where the professional Carlos Carcamo approached the young player to sign for the Deportes Antofagasta youth team. At Antofagasta, Pulgar played as a winger and left back. He debuted for the senior team in 2013 after which he became a first team regular. He has been described as a tall, fast player that covers the defense very well, with a good passing game. In 2014 he was named player of the season.[1]

Universidad Católica[]

On 28 June 2014, Deportes Antofagasta confirmed the transfer of Pulgar to Universidad Católica, for $400,000 US dollars for 70% of the player's rights. Pulgar signed a three-year contract.[2]

Pulgar was the most outstanding player in a poor Universidad Católica 2014-15 season. After the arrival of manager Mario Salas, he started playing as a midfielder.

Bologna[]

On 20 August 2015, Italian club Bologna signed Pulgar from Universidad Católica on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[3] He was given the number 5 shirt. On 11 January 2019, Pulgar extended his contract until 30 June 2022.[4]

Fiorentina[]

On 9 August 2019, Pulgar signed for Fiorentina.[5]

Loan to Galatasaray[]

On 3 February 2022, Turkish club Galatasaray announced the arrival of Pulgar on loan from Fiorentina.[6]

International career[]

At the 2019 Copa America, Pulgar scored a goal in Chile's opening match against Japan.[7] This was his first goal for the national side.

Personal life[]

On 23 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 17 January 2022[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Antofagasta 2011 Primera B de Chile 1 0 – – – 1 0
2012 Chilean Primera División 0 0 3 0 – – 3 0
2013 5 2 6 0 – – 11 2
2013–14 32 0 0 0 – – 32 0
2014–15 0 0 2 0 – – 2 0
Total 38 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 49 2
Universidad Católica 2014–15 Chilean Primera División 35 7 3 1 2 0 – 40 8
Bologna 2015–16 Serie A 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
2016–17 27 1 3 0 – – 30 1
2017–18 32 3 1 0 – – 33 3
2018–19 28 6 2 0 – – 30 6
Total 100 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 106 10
Fiorentina 2019–20 Serie A 37 7 4 0 – – 41 7
2020–21 31 1 2 0 – – 33 1
2021–22 6 0 2 0 – – 8 0
Total 74 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 82 8
Career total 247 27 28 1 2 0 0 0 277 28

International[]

As of match played 14 October 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 June 2019 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil  Japan 1–0 4–0 2019 Copa América
2. 8 June 2021 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile  Bolivia 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 14 October 2021  Venezuela 1–0 3–0
4. 2–0

Honours[]

Chile

References[]

  1. ^ "erick pulgar el jugador relevacion" (in Spanish). 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Erick Pulgar se suma a Universidad Catolica" (in Spanish). 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, preso Pulgar dall'Universidad Catolica" (in Italian). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, rinnovo fino al 2022 per il cileno Pulgar" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Pulgar è un nuovo giocatore della Fiorentina". Tutto Mercato (in Italian). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Erick Pulgar!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Alexis Sánchez scores first goal since January as Chile beat Japan". The Guardian. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Fiorentina: Pulgar e Ghidotti positivi al coronavirus". eurosport.it (in Italian). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  9. ^ "E. Pulgar". Soccerway.

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