Emi Buendía
Emiliano Buendía Stati (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano βwenˈdi.a ˈstati]; also known as Emi, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈemi]; born 25 December 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for the Championship club Norwich City. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emiliano Buendía Stati[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 December 1996||
Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
Number | 17 | ||
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) |
2017–2018 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 40 | (6) |
2018– | Norwich City | 72 | (9) |
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 17:42, 11 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015 |
Club career
Getafe
Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Emi 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.[3] On 13 April he scored his first goal, the first of a 2–0 win at Peña Sport FC.[4]
Emi started the 2014–15 season still with the B-team and in the third level,[5] notably scoring twice in a 3–0 home success against CF Fuenlabrada.[6] 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.[7]
Emi made his La Liga debut on 1 February 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against UD Almería.[8] 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, Emi signed a new five-year deal with the Madrid outskirts side.[9] On 27 July of the following year, he was loaned to fellow second tier club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, for one year.[10]
Norwich City
On 8 June 2018, Emi signed a four-year deal with EFL Championship side Norwich City.[11]
He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 1–0 win over Brentford on 27 October 2018. He continued his fine form that season scoring a thunderbolt against Swansea City, a double against Hull City. He also scored a pivotal goal against QPR, that massively boosted Norwich's title hopes.
He scored a total of 8 League goals in the season, helping Norwich to promotion to the Premier League. Fans voted him into third place in the annual Player of the Season awards.[12]
International career
On 16 September 2014, Emi was called up to the Spain under-19s.[13] On 29 April of the following year, he was called up by Argentina under-20s for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[14] and joined the latter's training camp on 5 May 2015.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 July 2020[16]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
Total | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 7 | ||||
Norwich City | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 8 | |
2019–20 | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
Total | 72 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 78 | 9 | |||
Career total | 181 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 25 |
Notes
References
- "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Emiliano Buendía - Midfielder". Norwich City Football Club. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Pedro León ya hace de las suyas" [Pedro León already does his thing] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- "El Almería por fin manda en casa" [Almería finally rules its home] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- "Emi Buendía, Azulón hasta 2021" [Emi Buendía, Azulón until 2021] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Alta Emiliano Buendía" [Signing Emiliano Buendía] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Emi Buendia set to join Norwich City". Norwich City FC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "Norwich 1-0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Emiliano Buendia ya entrena en Buenos Aires" [Emiliano Buendia already trains in Buenos Aires] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Emi Buendía at Soccerway
- Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
External links
- Emi Buendía at BDFutbol
- Emi Buendía at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Emi Buendía at Soccerway