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Cristian Bunino

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Cristian Bunino
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)
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

Cristian Bunino (born 27 August 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Pro Vercelli.

Career

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Pro Vercelli

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Born 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

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On 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)

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Since 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)

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On 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)

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On 24 August 2016 Bunino was signed by Siena on a temporary deal.[8]

Alessandria (loan)

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On 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

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On 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

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On 30 July 2021, he returned to his boyhood club Pro Vercelli of the Serie C.[16]

Loans to Fermana, Lecco and Brindisi

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On 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

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When 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

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  1. ^ FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ Match Report Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian), Panini Digital, hosted by Serie B official web site
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Primavera, le classifiche marcatori dei tre gironi: il re dei bomber è…". mondoprimavera.it (in Italian). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Movimenti di mercato #BiancAzzurri" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Cristian Bunino è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 9 August 2019.
  13. ^ "CRISTIAN BUNINO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE GIALLOBLU" (Press release) (in Italian). Viterbese. 10 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Due innesti completano il reparto offensivo" (in Italian). Teramo. 5 October 2020.
  15. ^ "CRISTIAN BUNINO É UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL MONOPOLI" (in Italian). Monopoli. 16 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Pro Vercelli: in attacco ritorna Cristian Bunino". TG Vercelli (in Italian). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  17. ^ "UFFICIALE. In attacco arriva Cristian Bunino" (in Italian). Fermana. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Ufficiale: Cristian Bunino è un nuovo giocatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Lecco. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Benvenuto Cristian Bunino" [Welcome Cristian Bunino] (in Italian). Brindisi. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Italian player sent off for urinating next to pitch". ESPN.com. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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