Emiliano Buendía, born on 25 December 1996 (age 29), is an Argentine attacking midfielder with Aston Villa. His current market value is around £15.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Buendía’s senior career began in Spain with Getafe, where his development included a loan spell at Cultural Leonesa. That early route mattered: it gave him senior football away from the cleaner edges of youth-level promise and helped sharpen the close control and risk-taking that later became central to his game.
Norwich City was where he properly announced himself in English football. His most productive league season came in 2020-21, when he scored 15 goals in 39 league appearances. It was enough to make Aston Villa move for him, and he has remained part of their first-team picture rather than drifting into the expensive-idea category.
In 2025-26, Buendía is still a regular presence for Villa. He has made 36 Premier League appearances, scoring six goals, and his wider season includes two FA Cup appearances with one goal, one UEFA Super Cup appearance, and 15 Europa League appearances with four goals. Across all competitions for Aston Villa that season, he has 54 appearances and 11 goals.
Buendía’s career has moved from Spain to a strong spell at Norwich and into an established role at Aston Villa. He is not just a neat attacking midfielder with good habits between the lines; he has continued to put up useful numbers in a demanding side.
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