Cristian Bunino (born 27 August 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Pro Vercelli.
| 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 | |||
Career
editPro Vercelli
editBorn 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
editOn 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)
editSince 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)
editOn 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)
editOn 24 August 2016 Bunino was signed by Siena on a temporary deal.[8]
Alessandria (loan)
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 30 July 2021, he returned to his boyhood club Pro Vercelli of the Serie C.[16]
Loans to Fermana, Lecco and Brindisi
editOn 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
editWhen 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)