Emiliano Buendía, born on 25 December 1996 (age 29), is an Argentinian attacking midfielder with Aston Villa. Compact and sharp between the lines, he built his career in Spain before making his name in England.
His early senior development included a loan from Getafe to Cultural Leonesa, the sort of spell that tends to strip some polish off a young playmaker and give him proper football instead. From there he moved on to Norwich City, where his best league season came in 2020-2021: 15 goals in 39 appearances, a return that explained why bigger English clubs started looking harder.
Aston Villa took him from Norwich in 2021, and his time there has had the usual uneven patches that come with creative players in the Premier League. In 2026-2027, he has made nine league appearances and scored once, with 17 appearances and four goals across all competitions, including goals in the FA Cup and Champions League.
His market value is around £15.5m, according to Transfermarkt. Buendía’s career has moved from Spanish development football to Norwich productivity and then a longer Aston Villa spell, with enough end product to keep him relevant without needing much embellishment.
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