Cristian Bunino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pinerolo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pro Vercelli | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pro Vercelli | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Pro Vercelli | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Livorno (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Siena (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Alessandria (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Pescara | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Juventus U23 (loan) | 34 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | → Padova (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Viterbese (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Teramo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Monopoli (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2021– | Pro Vercelli | 27 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Fermana (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Lecco (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Brindisi (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Italy U19[1] | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 | |||
Cristian Bunino (born 27 August 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Pro Vercelli.
Career
[edit]Pro Vercelli
[edit]Born in Pinerolo, in the Province of Turin (now part of the Metropolitan City of Turin), Piedmont, Bunino started his career at Piedmontese club Pro Vercelli. He made his Serie B debut in the last round of the 2012–13 Serie B season. Bunino was brought on for substitute Antonio Romano.[2] Vercelli were relegated from Serie B that season, after finishing third from bottom in Group A of the Allievi league.[3]
During the 2013–14 season, his team finished as the winners of Group A in the Berretti under-19 league. However, the team was eliminated by Südtirol in the first round of the play-offs.
Bunino played three more Serie B games for the first team in the first half of the 2014–15 Serie B season.
Juventus
[edit]On 2 February 2015, Turin-based Serie A giants Juventus, signed Bunino for €1.75 million on a 4+1⁄2-year contract in a straight swap deal involving: Luca Castiglia (for €1.5 million) plus Giuseppe Ruggiero (for €250,000).[4][5] Bunino was immediately loaned back to Vercelli on a temporary deal for 1+1⁄2 seasons.[4]
Pro Vercelli (loan)
[edit]Since returning to Pro Vercelli on 2 February 2015, Bunino made just a single appearance during the 2014–15 Serie B campaign. He scored 10 goals for the under-19 team that season, and was Pro Vercelli's top-scorer and ninth best in the Primavera under-19 league.[6]
He played once for Pro Vercelli in the 2015–16 season in the Coppa Italia.
Livorno (loan)
[edit]On 31 August 2015, Bunino and Cristian Pasquato were signed by Serie B club Livorno on temporary deals,[7] rejoining Juventus team-mate Carlo Pinsoglio and Andrea Schiavone. Pro Vercelli also acquired Fausto Rossi from Juventus as a replacement.
Siena (loan)
[edit]On 24 August 2016 Bunino was signed by Siena on a temporary deal.[8]
Alessandria (loan)
[edit]On 8 August 2017 Bunino was signed by another Piedmontese club Alessandria on a temporary deal, with an option to buy.[9] He was assigned number 27 shirt.[10]
Pescara
[edit]On 31 January 2018 Bunino was signed by Pescara in a definitive deal, with Leonardo Mancuso moved to Juventus in the same formula.[11] He was assigned number 11 shirt, which was owned by Francesco Zampano. On 9 August 2019 he joined Padova on loan with an option to purchase.[12] On 10 January 2020 he moved on a new loan to Serie C club Viterbese.[13] On 5 October 2020 he joined Teramo on loan.[14] On 16 January 2021 he moved on a new loan to Monopoli.[15]
Return to Pro Vercelli
[edit]On 30 July 2021, he returned to his boyhood club Pro Vercelli of the Serie C.[16]
Loans to Fermana, Lecco and Brindisi
[edit]On 1 September 2022, Bunino was loaned by Fermana.[17] On 31 January 2023, Bunino moved on a 1.5-year loan to Lecco.[18] On 22 August 2023, Lecco arranged a sub-loan for the 2023–24 season with Brindisi.[19]
Red card incident
[edit]When at on loan at Lecco, Bunino was left red-faced and with a red card after being caught urinating on the side of the pitch before coming on for Serie C side Lecco.[20]
He was caught in the act by one of the match officials and was shown a straight red card.
References
[edit]- ^ FIGC (in Italian)
- ^ Match Report Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian), Panini Digital, hosted by Serie B official web site
- ^ "Allievi A e B: terminata la regular season, finaliste e griglia dei play off" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). 29 April 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ a b "MERCATO: TRIPLA OPERAZIONE CON LA JUVENTUS" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF (1.24MB)) on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Primavera, le classifiche marcatori dei tre gironi: il re dei bomber è…". mondoprimavera.it (in Italian). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "CRISTIAN BUNINO AL LIVORNO" (in Italian). A.S. Livorno Calcio. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Bunino nuovo giocatore della Robur Siena" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Robur Siena. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Ingaggiato Cristian Bunino" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "I numeri di maglia per la stagione sportiva 2017/18" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Movimenti di mercato #BiancAzzurri" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Cristian Bunino è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 9 August 2019.
- ^ "CRISTIAN BUNINO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE GIALLOBLU" (Press release) (in Italian). Viterbese. 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Due innesti completano il reparto offensivo" (in Italian). Teramo. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "CRISTIAN BUNINO É UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL MONOPOLI" (in Italian). Monopoli. 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Pro Vercelli: in attacco ritorna Cristian Bunino". TG Vercelli (in Italian). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "UFFICIALE. In attacco arriva Cristian Bunino" (in Italian). Fermana. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Cristian Bunino è un nuovo giocatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Lecco. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Benvenuto Cristian Bunino" [Welcome Cristian Bunino] (in Italian). Brindisi. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Italian player sent off for urinating next to pitch". ESPN.com. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Cristian Bunino at Soccerway
- AIC profile (in Italian)
- 1996 births
- People from Pinerolo
- Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Turin
- Living people
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
- Juventus FC players
- US Livorno 1915 players
- Siena FC SSD players
- US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- Juventus Next Gen players
- Calcio Padova players
- US Viterbese 1908 players
- SSD Città di Teramo players
- SS Monopoli 1966 players
- Fermana FC players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 players
- Brindisi FC players
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen