Bruno Zuculini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Zuculini[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Belén de Escobar, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2014 | Racing Club | 92 | (10) |
| 2014– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Valencia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Córdoba (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Argentina U20 | 8 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 13 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Bruno Zuculini (born 2 April 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for AEK Athens, on loan from Manchester City.
Club career
Racing Club
Born in Belén de Escobar, Zuculini graduated from Racing Club's youth setup. He made his first-team debut on 13 February 2010, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Gimnasia La Plata for the Argentine Primera División championship, and aged only 16.[3]
Zuculini appeared in further six matches during the campaign, and also played 12 during 2011–12. On 17 June 2012 he scored his first professional goal, but in a 2–4 away loss against Atlético de Rafaela.[4]
In the 2012–13 season, after the departures of Giovanni Moreno and Lucas Nahuel Castro, Zuculini was an ever-present figure for the Avellaneda side, appearing in 32 matches and scoring five goals. On 27 September 2013 he renewed his link with the club, running until 2016.[5]
Manchester City
On 23 July 2014, Zuculini scored the opening goal of Manchester City's pre-season match against Sporting Kansas City.[6] On 8 August, he was officially confirmed as a City player, being assigned the number 36 shirt.[7]
Zuculini made his competitive debut two days later in the 2014 FA Community Shield, replacing Edin Džeko after 60 minutes of an eventual 0–3 defeat to Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.[8] On 10 July 2015, it was confirmed that he would be in the club's squad for their pre-season tour in Australia.[9]
Valencia (loan)
On 19 August 2014, Zuculini was loaned to La Liga's Valencia CF in a season-long deal.[10] He made his debut in the competition on 29 August 2014, coming on at half time for André Gomes in a 3–0 home win against Málaga CF.[11]
On 30 January 2015, Zuculini's loan was rescinded, after appearing just 45 minutes for the Che.[12]
Córdoba (loan)
Hours after rescinding with Valencia, Zuculini joined fellow league team Córdoba CF on loan until June.[13] The team were relegated in last place in the league, and Spanish newspaper Marca named him in their worst team of the season.[14]
Middlesbrough (loan)
Following loan spells in Spain, Zuculini made his first loan move to an English club on 26 October 2015 as he joined Championship club Middlesbrough on a month-long loan.[15]
On the 25 November 2015 the loan was extended to 2 January 2016.
AEK Athens (loan)
Zuculini is on loan at AEK Athens until the end of the current Greek Superleague campaign. [16] On 4 February 2016, he made his debut with the club, in a away 1-0 win against Iraklis at Kaftanzoglio Stadium for Greek Cup helping his club to advance to semi finals. [17] On 23 February 2016, Argentine midfielder Zuculini suffered a serious fracture injury in the metatarsal and had to return to England in order to undergo surgery. [18]
Personal life
Zuculini's older brother Franco is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Racing Club, with both playing together in 2011.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2015.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2009–10 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Primera División | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Primera División | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | Primera División | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 92 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 100 | 10 | ||||
| Manchester City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Valencia (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Córdoba (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 106 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Four appearances in Copa Argentina
- 1 2 Two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield
References
- ↑ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Valencia CF Bruno Zuculini". Valencia CF. 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Gimnasia le complicó un poco más la vida a Racing" [Gimnasia troubles Racing's life a little more] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Atlético de Rafaela goleó a Racing y dejó la zona de descenso directo" [Atlético de Rafaela thrashed Racing and leave the direct relegation zone] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Zuculini renovó su contrato con Racing" [Zuculini renewed his deal with Racing] (in Spanish). Racing's official website. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Manchester City beat Sporting Kansas City in battle of champions". The Guardian. Press Association. 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bruno Zuculini completes City move". Manchester City F.C. 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (10 August 2014). "Arsenal 3-0 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Official Manchester City Tour 2015 squad list - Manchester City FC". Manchester City FC.
- ↑ "Comunicado Oficial: Bruno Zuculini" [Official announcement: Bruno Zuculini] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Alcácer se da un homenaje" [Alcácer gives a tribute] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicado Oficial | Bruno Zuculini" [Official statement | Bruno Zuculini] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Zuculini, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF" [Zuculini, new player of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba's official website. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Thomas Vermaelen named in Spanish league WORST team of the season despite playing just one game for Barcelona". Daily Mail. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bruno Zuculini Joins Boro On Loan From Manchester City". Middlesbrough FC. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ ANNOUNCEMENTS. "Bruno Zuculini joins AEK FC". AEK F.C. Official Web Site. Online. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "AEK beat Iraklis and advance to Greek Cup semi finals". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Zuculini: "I will return in two months to help AEK again"". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Franco & Bruno Zuculini to play together for the first time for Racing Club". Goal.com. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "B.Zuculini on Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- ESPN statistics
- Manchester City official profile
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI
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