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Emiliano Buendía
Age: 28 (born 25 December 1996)Club: Bayer LeverkusenPosition: Attacking midfielderCountry: Argentina (one cap)
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Buendía has become vital his stay in England with Norwich City and, more recently, Aston Villa Parent Club. Before achieving the Premier League’s animated lighting fixtures, however, the former San Martin cadet experienced a 10-year spell in Spain, starting with two years at the Real Madrid Academy.
The tiny midfielder went to Getafe in 2014, making his senior debut in a year and winning 40 appearances in the first team. He appreciated a fruitful loan in Cultural Leonesa in 2017/18, totaling 19 objectives and assists in 42 moment games.
His performances in Spain duly caught the eye of Premier League hopefuls Norwich, who signed Buendía ahead of the 2018/19 season. Eight goals and 12 assists helped the Canaries climb into the Premier League, where the Argentinian made 36 appearances before the club’s immediate return to the second tier. Norwich won promotion again in 2020/21, ably assisted by Championship Player of the Season Buendía. A move to Villa followed, along with 10 goals and nine assists in 97 appearances, including four in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League.
Play a bit like: Philippe Coutinho
With a slight frame and flair for the spectacular, there are plenty of similarities between Buendía and Philippe Countinho, who spent the 2019/20 season on loan at Bayern Munich. Like the Brazilian, Bayer’s new man is capable of creating something out of nothing from the middle of the park and doesn’t need an invitation to strike for goal from range. Despite being comfortable all over the pitch, the Argentine playmaker is also reminiscent of an old-fashioned No.10 with his ability to receive the ball on the half-turn before wreaking havoc in the opposition third.
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Buendía teamed up with current Augsburg left-back Dimitrios Giannoulis, as well as former Schalke striker Teemu Pukki during Norwich’s 2018/19 Championship-winning season.
What they say
“Buendía is an intelligent technical footballer, full of pastime and commitment. He has shown himself in the rigours of the Premier League with over a hundred appearances and brings a wealth of Revele to us to achieve our goals. “- Diverkusen Sporting Director Simon Rolfes
“He’s a technical player, full of creativity and has a lot of potential. ” – Former Norwich manager Daniel Farke
“Emiliano is as capable as a wide manipulation or as a number 10 and is an addition to our attack options. ” – Former Aston Villa Dean Smith manager
Borussia Dortmund showed that interim coach Mike Tullberg in his Bundesliga Fit in Heidenheim on Saturday.
Aston Villa’s midfielder joined the champions in the name of Bundesliga in an agreement until the end of the 2024/25 season.
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