Emiliano Buendía is an Argentine attacking midfielder, born on 25 December 1996 (age 29). His development was shaped in Spain, with the early loan to Cultural Leonesa giving him senior football before he properly settled into first-team life at Getafe.
Norwich City took him to England in 2018, and that is where his game became harder to ignore. His most productive league season came in 2020-21, when he scored 15 goals in 39 league appearances. For a player built around timing, touch and invention rather than force, it was a season with end product attached.
Buendía moved on to Aston Villa and has been used primarily as a central attacking midfielder. His current market value is around £15.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
In 2026-27, he has made 15 appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions, scoring four goals. That includes eight Premier League appearances with one goal, two FA Cup appearances with one goal, two League Cup appearances, one UEFA Super Cup outing, and two Champions League appearances with two goals.
Buendía’s career has moved from Spanish development football to a productive spell at Norwich and then to Aston Villa. He remains an established creative midfielder, with his best work coming when he is close enough to goal to turn possession into something more useful.
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