Bruno Zuculini (born 2 April 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Racing Club.
Personal information | |||
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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] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
Racing Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Racing Club | 92 | (10) |
2014–2017 | 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) | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2017 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Hellas Verona | 16 | (2) |
2018–2024 | River Plate | 85 | (4) |
2024– | Racing Club | 12 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2014 |
Club career
editRacing Club
editBorn 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 1–0 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 4–2 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
editOn 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 Yaya Touré after 60 minutes of an eventual 3–0 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)
editOn 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)
editHours 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,[citation needed] and Spanish newspaper Marca named him in their worst team of the season.[14]
Middlesbrough (loan)
editFollowing 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 25 November 2015, the loan was extended to 2 January 2016.
AEK Athens (loan)
editZuculini was on loan at AEK Athens until the end of the 2016 Greek Superleague campaign.[16] On 4 February 2016, he made his debut with the club, in an 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]
Rayo Vallecano (loan)
editZuculini signed on loan for Rayo Vallecano until the end of the 2016–17 Segunda División campaign.[19] On 17 January, after only nine league matches, his loan was cut short and he joined his brother at Verona.[20]
Hellas Verona
editAfter spending the second half of the 2016–17 on loan at Hellas Verona, Zuculini signed a permanent deal with the club on 11 July 2017.[21]
Personal life
editZuculini's older brother Franco is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Racing Club, with both playing together in 2011.[22]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 April 2023[23]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
2011–12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
2012–13 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
2013–14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16 | 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 | |||
Córdoba (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Middlesbrough (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
AEK (loan) | 2015–16 | Superleague | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Verona (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Verona | 2017–18 | Serie A | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
River Plate | 2017–18 | Primera División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 3[f] | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
2021 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2022 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 74 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 7 | ||
Career total | 223 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 276 | 21 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- ^ Appearances in Copa de la Liga
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup, and Torneo de Verano
- ^ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones
Honours
editAEK Athens
River Plate
- Supercopa Argentina: 2017, 2019
- Copa Argentina: 2018–19
- Copa Libertadores: 2018
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
- Primera División: 2021, 2023
- Trofeo de Campeones: 2021
Racing Club
References
edit- ^ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Valencia CF Bruno Zuculini". Valencia CF. 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 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. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 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. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Young, Alex (7 September 2015). "Worst in La Liga? Zuculini answers critics with Man City wonderstrike". Goal. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "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 6 February 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.
- ^ "Bruno Zuculini nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Bruno Zuculini new player of Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Bruno Zuculini deja de ser jugador del Rayo" [Bruno Zuculini leaves Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Welcome Back Zuculini" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Franco & Bruno Zuculini to play together for the first time for Racing Club". Goal.com. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ Bruno Zuculini at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links
edit- Bruno Zuculini at BDFutbol
- Bruno Zuculini at ESPN FC
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Futbol XXI