Emiliano Buendía

Buendía's current-season form is level with last season (Season 30→30), while his Rating held around 55. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 65).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Aston Villa · 20th	1	0	0	6.7	55	30
2025/26	Aston Villa · 4th	36	6	2	6.85	55	30
2024/25	Aston Villa · 6th	12	0	0	6.56	53	1
2024/25	Bayer LeverkusenLoan · 2nd	11	2	0	6.96	54	7
2023/24	Aston Villa	3	2	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Aston Villa · 7th	38	5	2	6.75	85	47

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Argentina · international

Side	Apps	G
Argentina	2	0
Argentina U20	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

E. Buendía is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Aston Villa, rated 54.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buendía.

On the season, Buendía graded 30 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals and 2 assists in 36 appearances (0.401 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 29 Buendía is in his prime years, and a market index of 36.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2021/22

54.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.4

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Aston Villa finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.17

Goals / app

6 goals in 36 appearances (0.17 per game) for an upper-table side. Add 2 assists for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 98.4/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 54.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.301

Assists / 900.1

Goal contribution / 900.401

Defensive actions / 903.307

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.301

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~66), then tapers with age. At 29, Buendía sits on 36.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Buendía's projected Rating — 54.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles49

Interceptions13

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€38M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Aston Villa(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

Bayer Leverkusen(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Aston VillaJun 2021 – Jan 2025€ 38M

NorwichJul 2018 – Jun 2021

Getafe(back from loan)Jun 2018 – Jul 2018

Cultural Leonesa(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jun 2018

Getafeuntil Jul 2017

About E. Buendía

Emiliano Buendía Stati is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Aston Villa, born on December 25, 1996 in Mar del Plata, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Aston Villa currently sit 20th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, E. Buendía has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 86 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 2 rated games. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Brighton (86 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 12, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Paris Saint Germain (96 minutes, 6.5 rating)

E. Buendía's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Aston Villa face Arsenal at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Buendía at 54.8 with a Season form score of 30. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Queensland Champions Cup and the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, E. Buendía has totalled 358 club appearances with 61 goals and 58 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 40 appearances for Cultural Leonesa.

E. Buendía's career has also included time at Bayer Leverkusen, Norwich, Getafe and Cultural Leonesa.

On the international stage, E. Buendía has represented Argentina and Argentina U20 — 5 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.