Bruno Zuculini

Bruno Zuculini (born 2 April 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for River Plate.

Club Career

Racing Club

Born in Belen de Escobar, Zuculini graduated from Racing Club's youth setup. He made his first-team debut on 13 February 2010, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Gimnasia La Plata for the Argentine Primera Division championship, and aged only 16.

Zuculini appeared in further six matches during the campaign, and also played 12 during 2011–12. On 17 June 2012, he scored his first professional goal, but in a 4–2 away loss against Atletico de Rafaela.

In the 2012–13 season, after the departures of Giovanni Moreno and Lucas Nahuel Castro, Zuculini was an ever-present figure for the Avellaneda side, appearing in 32 matches and scoring five goals. On 27 September 2013 he renewed his link with the club, running until 2016.

Manchester City

On 23 July 2014, Zuculini scored the opening goal of Manchester City's pre-season match against Sporting Kansas City. On 8 August, he was officially confirmed as a City player, being assigned the number 36 shirt.

Zuculini made his competitive debut two days later in the 2014 FA Community Shield, replacing Edin Dzeko after 60 minutes of an eventual 3–0 defeat to Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. On 10 July 2015, it was confirmed that he would be in the club's squad for their pre-season tour in Australia.

Valencia (loan)

On 19 August 2014, Zuculini was loaned to La Liga's Valencia CF in a season-long deal. He made his debut in the competition on 29 August 2014, coming on at half time for Andre Gomes in a 3–0 home win against Malaga CF.

On 30 January 2015, Zuculini's loan was rescinded, after appearing just 45 minutes for the Che.

Cordoba (loan)

Hours after rescinding with Valencia, Zuculini joined fellow league team Cordoba CF on loan until June. The team wer

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