Gerónimo Rulli

Gerónimo Rulli

Rulli with Estudiantes in 2014
Personal information
Full nameGerónimo Rulli
Date of birth20 May 1992
Place of birthLa Plata, Argentina
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number1
Youth career
Estudiantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2014Estudiantes53(0)
2014–Deportivo Maldonado0(0)
2014–→ Real Sociedad (loan)13(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gerónimo Rulli (born 20 May 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Sociedad as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Estudiantes

Born in La Plata, Rulli graduated from local Estudiantes' youth setup, being promoted to the first-team squad in 2012, being initially assigned as a backup to Justo Villar and Agustín Silva. On 8 April 2013, after profitting from Villar's departure to Nacional and Silva's injury, he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 loss at Arsenal de Sarandí.[1]

Rulli appeared in further 11 matches during the campaign, and established a record of 588 minutes without suffering a goal.[2] He appeared in all league matches in 2013–14, definitely overtaking Silva in the pecking order.

Real Sociedad

On 24 July 2014 Rulli was loaned to La Liga's Real Sociedad for one year from Deportivo Maldonado,[3] which bought the player's rights a month earlier.[4] He made his debut for the club on 28 August, starting and being replaced in the 85th minute of a 0–3 away loss against FC Krasnodar for the season's UEFA Europa League due to an ankle injury.[5]

Rulli returned to action in November, and made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 20 December 2014, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD.[6] On 4 January of the following year, he made several key saves which granted the Txuri-urdin a 1–0 home win against FC Barcelona.[7]

International career

On 20 March 2015 Rulli was called up to Argentina national team for the matches against El Salvador and Ecuador.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 March 2015[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2011–12 Primera División 0000000000
2012–13 120300000150
2013–14 380000000380
Subtotal 500300000530
Real Sociedad 2014–15 La Liga 130301000170
Career total 630601000700

References

  1. ↑ "Arsenal lo ganó sobre el final" [Arsenal wins it in the end] (in Spanish). Cuatro Cuatro Dos. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rulli, ¿el sustituto de Courtois?" [Rulli, Courtois' replacement?] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gerónimo Rulli joins on a one-year loan". Real Sociedad's official website. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Triángulo por Rulli: de Estudiantes a Real Sociedad, vía Maldonado" [Triangle for Rulli: from Estudiantes to Real Sociedad, via Maldonado] (in Spanish). Toda Pasion. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "La Real Sociedad se olvida del fútbol y de Europa" [Real Sociedad forgets their football and Europe] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Moyes denied at the death". ESPN FC. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Barcelona lose away to Real Sociedad for third straight time". ESPN FC. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rulli y Finnbogason, convocados con sus selecciones" [Rulli and Finnbogason, called up for their national teams] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad's official website. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Gerónimo Rulli profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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