Bruno Valdez
Personal information
Full name Bruno Adriel Valdez
Date of birth (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002
Place of birth San Rafael, Argentina
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Estudiantes
Number 13
Youth career
Huracán
2015–2021 Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Estudiantes 3 (0)
International career
2017 Argentina U15
2019 Argentina U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Bruno Adriel Valdez (born 4 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Estudiantes.[2][3]

Club career

Valdez 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]

International career

In 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][6][7] 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][8]

Style of play

Valdez 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][9]

Career statistics

As of 15 February 2021.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2021[nb 1] Primera División 1000——0010
Career total 1000——0010

    Notes

    1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    Honours

    Argentina U15[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "El sanrafaelino Bruno Valdez irá al banco ante River Plate". Info Bravo. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    2. 1 2 3 "Argentina - B. Valdez". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    3. ↑ "Bruno Valdez". World Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    4. 1 2 "Bruno Valdez: ¿Quién es el juvenil sorpresa en Estudiantes?". CieloSport. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    5. ↑ "Bruno Valdez tuvo su debut en la Primera de Estudiantes de La Plata". Diario San Rafael. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    6. ↑ "Bruno Valdez en la selección Argentina Sub 15". Sitio Andino. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    7. ↑ "Ayala y Valdez al Sudamericano Sub 15". Estudiantes. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    8. ↑ "Bruno Valdéz entrenó con la selección argentina Sub 17 de fútbol". El Grito Sagrado. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    9. ↑ "Conocé a Bruno Valdez: El elegido por Zielinski para ser titular ante Arsenal". Inferiores Platenses. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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