Juan Brunetta (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juan Brunetta

| image = Juan Brunetta.png

| caption = Brunetta with Santos Laguna in 2023

| fullname = Juan Francisco Brunetta

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|5|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Laboulaye, Argentina

| height = 1.75 m{{cite news|title=Juan Brunetta|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/juan-brunetta/|accessdate=15 June 2019|work=World Football}}

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub = UANL

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = 2006–2009

| youthclubs1 = Boca Juniors

| youthyears2 = 2009–2012

| youthclubs2 = Estudiantes

| youthyears3 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs3 = Arsenal de Sarandí

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Arsenal de Sarandí

| caps1 = 26

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2017–2019

| clubs2 = Belgrano

| caps2 = 36

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2019–2023

| clubs3 = Godoy Cruz

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2020–2022

| clubs4 = → Parma (loan)

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = → Santos Laguna (loan)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = Santos Laguna

| caps6 = 38

| goals6 = 15

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Tigres UANL

| caps7 = 36

| goals7 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2020–2021

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U23

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 1 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

| medaltemplates =

}}

Juan Francisco Brunetta (born 12 May 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.{{cite news|title=Juan Brunetta profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/juan-francisco-brunetta/452476/|accessdate=10 December 2016|work=Soccerway|date=10 December 2016}}

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.{{cite news|title="¡Ni mi mamá me creía!"|url=http://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/mama-creia_0_1607239441.html|accessdate=10 December 2016|work=Diario Olé|date=4 July 2016}} He was promoted into the first-team squad of the latter for the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season. He made his Arsenal debut on 13 September in a home loss to Atlético Tucumán. Four matches later, versus Banfield, Brunetta scored his first career goal.{{cite news|title=Juan Brunetta profile|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/245771/juan-brunetta|accessdate=10 December 2016|work=ESPN FC|date=10 December 2016}} Brunetta signed a new three-year contract with Arsenal in January 2017.{{cite news|title=Grondona arrancó un nuevo período al frente de Arsenal|url=http://www.diariopopular.com.ar/notas/276847-grondona-arranco-un-nuevo-periodo-al-frente-arsenal|accessdate=8 January 2017|work=Diario Popular|date=5 January 2017}} However, in August, Brunetta joined Belgrano.{{cite news|title=Llega Juan Brunetta, el nuevo refuerzo de Belgrano|url=http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/llega-juan-brunetta-el-nuevo-refuerzo-de-belgrano|accessdate=22 August 2017|work=Mundod Lavoz|date=22 August 2017}} His first match came in the Copa Argentina against Defensores de Belgrano.

On 15 June 2019, having suffered relegation with Belgrano, Brunetta was announced as a new signing for Godoy Cruz ahead of 2019–20.{{cite news|title=¡Bienvenido, Juan Brunetta, al único grande del oeste argentino!|url=https://twitter.com/ClubGodoyCruz/status/1139894176382955520|accessdate=15 June 2019|work=Godoy Cruz|date=15 June 2019}}{{cite news|title=Juan Brunetta, el quinto elemento del mercado de pases de Godoy Cruz|url=https://www.losandes.com.ar/article/view?slug=juan-brunetta-el-quinto-elemento-del-mercado-de-pases-de-godoy-cruz|accessdate=15 June 2019|work=Los Andes|date=13 June 2019}} He scored six goals, including braces over Gimnasia y Esgrima and Patronato, across twenty-three total appearances for the club. On 3 October 2020, Brunetta headed to Italian football after he was loaned to Serie A's Parma for an initial two-year term.{{cite news|title=Juan Francisco Is a Parma Calcio Player|url=https://parmacalcio1913.com/2020/10/03/juan-francisco-brunetta-is-a-parma-calcio-player/?lang=en|accessdate=3 October 2020|work=Parma|date=3 October 2020}} 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. He scored twice on his first start, netting against Cosenza in the Coppa Italia fourth round on 25 November.

On 23 June 2022, Brunetta was loaned to Santos Laguna for a season, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Santos Laguna|url=https://www.clubsantos.mx/news/detail/juan-brunetta-se-sumar-de-manera-oficial-a-las-filas-de-santos-laguna|title=JUAN BRUNETTA SE SUMARÁ DE MANERA OFICIAL A LAS FILAS DE SANTOS LAGUNA|date=23 June 2022|access-date=3 July 2022|language=es|archive-date=24 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624004657/https://www.clubsantos.mx/news/detail/juan-brunetta-se-sumar-de-manera-oficial-a-las-filas-de-santos-laguna|url-status=dead}}

International career

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

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|League cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal de Sarandí \|2016–17 \|Argentine Primera División \|23	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana	2	0	0	27	6
rowspan="3"\|Belgrano \|2017–18 \|rowspan="2"\|Argentine Primera División \|13	1	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	16	1
2018–19 \|21	2	1	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	22	3
colspan="2"\|Total !34	3	4	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	38	4
rowspan="3"\|Godoy Cruz \|2019–20 \|rowspan="2"\|Argentine Primera División \|19	6	1	0	1	0	2Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores	0	0	0	23	6
2020–21 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !19	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	6
Parma (loan) \|2020–21 \|Serie A \|10	1	2	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	11	3
colspan="3"\|Career total !86	14	7	3	1	0	6	2	0	0	99	19

Honours

Argentina U23

Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020

Individual

Liga MX Balón de Oro: 2023–24https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/13853311/liga-mx-quienes-fueron-los-ganadores-del-balon-de-oro
Liga MX Best Offensive Midfielder 2023–24
Liga MX All-Star: 2024https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/liga-mx-roster-for-2024-mls-all-star-game