Emiliano Buendía

Why drive when you can fly? The Norwich City winger posses great speed and an unusually high leaping ability. Little wonder we haven't been able to spot himself behind a steering wheel!

Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, he began his footballing prospects with local side Cadets de San Martín in 2009 as a thirteen-year old, but soon moved to Spain that very same year to join the youth system of Real Madrid; just a year later the youngster joined Getafe CF’s youth academy, where he completed his development in 2014. After impressive showings with Getafe’s reserve team, the teenager was handed his first-team debut on 5 December 2014; the winger got a few minutes as Getafe beat SD Eibar 3-0 in the Copa del Rey. Two months later, the Argentinian made his La Liga vow, featuring in the final few minutes of a 1-0 defeat against UD Almería. On 27 September 2015, he scored his first professional goal, helping Getafe beat Levante UD 3-0. Struggling for a regular place in the first-team, he was sent out on season-long loan to Spanish third-division outfit Cultural Leonesa ahead of the 2017/18 season. In 42 appearances for La Cultu, the diminutive winger recorded 7 goals and 8 assists. His performances led to a four-year deal with EFL Championship side Norwich City in England. The playmaking winger established himself as a vital component of the Canaries attacking force; in 38 league games, he totalled 20 goals and assists, helping Norwich City secure promotion to the Premier League as the team in yellow and green sealed top spot in the EFL Championship. In the summer of 2021 he made the move to Aston Villa.