Juan Brunetta (footballer)

Juan Francisco Brunetta (born 12 May 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.[2][3]

Juan Brunetta
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Brunetta
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997
Place of birth Laboulaye, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2009 Boca Juniors
2009–2012 Estudiantes
2012–2016 Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Arsenal de Sarandí 23 (4)
2017–2019 Belgrano 34 (3)
2019–2023 Godoy Cruz 19 (6)
2020–2022 → Parma (loan) 37 (2)
2022–2023 → Santos Laguna (loan) 16 (4)
2023– Santos Laguna 28 (9)
International career
2020–2021 Argentina U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:23, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Brunetta's youth career started with Boca Juniors, he remained there between 2006 and 2009 when he joined the ranks of Estudiantes and subsequently Arsenal de Sarandí.[4] He was promoted into the first-team squad of the latter for the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season.[2] He made his Arsenal debut on 13 September in a home loss to Atlético Tucumán.[2] Four matches later, versus Banfield, Brunetta scored his first career goal.[2][3] Brunetta signed a new three-year contract with Arsenal in January 2017.[5] However, in August, Brunetta joined Belgrano.[2][6] His first match came in the Copa Argentina against Defensores de Belgrano.[2]

On 15 June 2019, having suffered relegation with Belgrano, Brunetta was announced as a new signing for Godoy Cruz ahead of 2019–20.[7][8] He scored six goals, including braces over Gimnasia y Esgrima and Patronato, across twenty-three total appearances for the club.[2] On 3 October 2020, Brunetta headed to Italian football after he was loaned to Serie A's Parma for an initial two-year term.[9] The deal included an obligation to buy, which would come into effect at the conclusion of the loan as the attacking midfielder agreed a contract until 2025.[9] He scored twice on his first start, netting against Cosenza in the Coppa Italia fourth round on 25 November.[2]

On 23 June 2022, Brunetta was loaned to Santos Laguna for a season, with an option to buy.[10]

International career

Brunetta was selected by Julio Olarticoechea for Argentina U20s training in July 2016.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 May 2021[2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal de Sarandí 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 23400—4[lower-alpha 1]200276
Belgrano 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 13130——00161
2018–19 2121100—00223
Total 3434100—00384
Godoy Cruz 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 19610102[lower-alpha 2]000236
2020–21 000000—0000
Total 19610102000236
Parma (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 10122——00113
Career total 8614731062009919
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

Argentina U23[2]

References
  1. "Juan Brunetta". World Football. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Juan Brunetta profile". Soccerway. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Juan Brunetta profile". ESPN FC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. ""¡Ni mi mamá me creía!"". Diario Olé. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. "Grondona arrancó un nuevo período al frente de Arsenal". Diario Popular. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. "Llega Juan Brunetta, el nuevo refuerzo de Belgrano". Mundod Lavoz. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. "¡Bienvenido, Juan Brunetta, al único grande del oeste argentino!". Godoy Cruz. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  8. "Juan Brunetta, el quinto elemento del mercado de pases de Godoy Cruz". Los Andes. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. "Juan Francisco Is a Parma Calcio Player". Parma. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  10. "JUAN BRUNETTA SE SUMARÁ DE MANERA OFICIAL A LAS FILAS DE SANTOS LAGUNA" (in Spanish). Santos Laguna. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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