Gerónimo Rulli

Gerónimo Rulli (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾonimo ˈruli]; born 20 May 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Real Sociedad and the Argentina national team.

Gerónimo Rulli

Rulli with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Gerónimo Rulli
Date of birth	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Real Sociedad
Youth career
2009–2011	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Estudiantes	50	(0)
2014–2016	Deportivo Maldonado	0	(0)
2014–2016	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	58	(0)
2016–2017	Manchester City	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	38	(0)
2017–	Real Sociedad	53	(0)
2019–2020	→ Montpellier (loan)	25	(0)
National team^‡
2016	Argentina Olympic	6	(0)
2018–	Argentina	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 8 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:26, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Estudiantes

Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Rulli graduated from local Estudiantes' youth setup, being promoted to the first-team squad in 2012, being initially assigned as a backup to Justo Villar and Agustín Silva. On 8 April 2013, after profiting from Villar's departure to Nacional and Silva's injury, he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 loss at Arsenal de Sarandí.[1]

Rulli appeared in further 11 matches during the campaign, and established a record of 588 minutes without suffering a goal.[2] He appeared in all league matches in 2013–14, overtaking Silva in the pecking order.

Real Sociedad

On 24 July 2014 Rulli was loaned to La Liga's Real Sociedad for one year from Deportivo Maldonado,[3] which bought the player's rights a month earlier.[4] He made his debut for the club on 28 August, starting and being replaced in the 85th minute of a 0–3 away loss against FC Krasnodar for the season's UEFA Europa League due to an ankle injury.[5]

Rulli returned to action in November, and made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 20 December 2014, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD.[6] On 4 January of the following year, he made several key saves which granted the Txuri-urdin a 1–0 home win against FC Barcelona.[7]

On 4 July 2015, Rulli's loan was extended for a further year.[8]

On 19 July 2016, Rulli was signed by Premier League side Manchester City for £4 million.[9] He was shortly afterwards loaned back to Real Sociedad, before moving permanently in January 2017.[10]

On 14 August 2019, Rulli joined Ligue 1 club Montpellier on a season-long loan with the option to make the transfer permanent.[11]

International career

On 20 March 2015, Rulli was called up to the Argentina national team for the matches against El Salvador and Ecuador,[12] but he did not play in either fixture. In 2016, Rulli was included in the preliminary squad for Copa América Centenario but was eventually excluded.[13]

After Jorge Sampaoli took charge in May 2017, Rulli had consistently been called up to Argentina's senior squad, however had yet to secure his first cap.[14][15]

Under Lionel Scaloni, Rulli made his first team debut against Guatemala on 8 September 2018.November 20, played at the start of a friendly match against Mexico, when Argentina won 2-0 and took Copa Adidas 2018[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 June 2019[17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estudiantes	2011–12	Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13		12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2013–14		38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
	Total		50	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	53	0
Real Sociedad	2014–15 (loan)	La Liga	22	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
	2015–16 (loan)		36	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
	2016–17 (loan)		38	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
	2017–18		26	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	34	0
	2018–19		27	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	Total		149	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	170	0
Career total			199	0	15	0	9	0	0	0	223	0

International

As of 20 November 2018[18]

Argentina
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	2	0
Total	2	0

Honours

Individual

• Ubaldo Fillol Award: 2014 Torneo Final

References

1. "Arsenal lo ganó sobre el final" [Arsenal wins it in the end] (in Spanish). Cuatro Cuatro Dos. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
2. "Rulli, ¿el sustituto de Courtois?" [Rulli, Courtois' replacement?] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
3. "Gerónimo Rulli joins on a one-year loan". Real Sociedad's official website. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
4. "Triángulo por Rulli: de Estudiantes a Real Sociedad, vía Maldonado" [Triangle for Rulli: from Estudiantes to Real Sociedad, via Maldonado] (in Spanish). Toda Pasion. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
5. "La Real Sociedad se olvida del fútbol y de Europa" [Real Sociedad forgets their football and Europe] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
6. "Moyes denied at the death". ESPN FC. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
7. "Barcelona lose away to Real Sociedad for third straight time". ESPN FC. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
8. "Official Statement: Agreement reached on Gerónimo Rulli loan". Real Sociedad's official website. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
9. Aarons, Ed (19 July 2016). "Manchester City agree £4m deal for goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
10. "Gero Rulli is now officially a Real Sociedad player". Real Sociedad. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
11. "Le MHSC tient son nouveau gardien: Gerónimo Rulli" [MHSC have their new keeper: Gerónimo Rulli] (in French). Montpellier HSC. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
12. "Rulli y Finnbogason, convocados con sus selecciones" [Rulli and Finnbogason, called up for their national teams] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad's official website. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
13. "Argentina recalls Tevez for initial Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
14. "La primera lista de convocados de Sampaoli en Argentina - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
15. "Eliminatorias: Pinola, Bustos, Benedetto y Acosta, convocados del fútbol local". www.lanacion.com.ar. 27 August 2017.
16. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/el-uno-uno-seleccion-argentina-mexico-regreso-nid2193785
17. Gerónimo Rulli at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
18. Gerónimo Rulli at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Real Sociedad official profile
• ESPN Deportes profile (in Spanish)
• Gerónimo Rulli at BDFutbol
• Gerónimo Rulli at Soccerway