Bruno Adriel Valdez (born 4 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera B de Chile side Barnechea.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Adriel Valdez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | San Rafael, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnechea | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán | |||
| 2015–2021 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Estudiantes | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Deportes Recoleta (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2024– | Barnechea | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Argentina U15 | ||
| 2019 | Argentina U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editValdez signed with the academy of Estudiantes in 2015, penning terms from hometown club Huracán.[1] After progressing through their youth system for the next number of years, he was promoted into their first-team squad in February 2021; making his unofficial bow in a friendly match against Arsenal de Sarandí on 3 February.[4][5] On 14 February, Valdez made his competitive senior debut during a Copa de la Liga Profesional encounter at home to River Plate, after coming off the bench to replace Martín Cauteruccio at the interval.[2][1]
In 2023, he was loaned out to Primera B de Chile side Deportes Recoleta. In 2024, he switched to Barnechea.[6]
International career
editIn 2017, Valdez appeared for Argentina at the South American U-15 Championship in Brazil; a competition they won under the guidance of Diego Placente.[1][7][8] In 2019, Valdez was selected on the preliminary squad list by Pablo Aimar for the FIFA U-17 World Cup - though didn't make the final cut.[1][9]
Style of play
editValdez is primarily a centre-back, though is capable of playing as a midfielder; he also holds experience as an attacking midfielder and as a forward from the early parts of his youth career.[1][4][10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 15 February 2021.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2021[nb 1] | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
Honours
edit- Argentina U15[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "El sanrafaelino Bruno Valdez irá al banco ante River Plate". Info Bravo. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Argentina - B. Valdez". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Bruno Valdez". World Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Bruno Valdez: ¿Quién es el juvenil sorpresa en Estudiantes?". CieloSport. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Bruno Valdez tuvo su debut en la Primera de Estudiantes de La Plata". Diario San Rafael. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Vera, Pablo (2 February 2024). "Tres de la U y un subcampeón de Primera: un club de la B mueve el mercado con 12 fichajes". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Bruno Valdez en la selección Argentina Sub 15". Sitio Andino. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Ayala y Valdez al Sudamericano Sub 15". Estudiantes. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Bruno Valdéz entrenó con la selección argentina Sub 17 de fútbol". El Grito Sagrado. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Conocé a Bruno Valdez: El elegido por Zielinski para ser titular ante Arsenal". Inferiores Platenses. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links
edit- Bruno Valdez at Soccerway