Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán (born 15 January 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo, and the Chile national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a defender.
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Full name | Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 28) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Antofagasta, Chile | |||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Flamengo | |||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2000–2009 | Miramar Club Sur Este | |||||||||
2009–2011 | Deportes Antofagasta | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2011–2014 | Deportes Antofagasta | 38 | (2) | |||||||
2014–2015 | Universidad Católica | 35 | (7) | |||||||
2015–2019 | Bologna | 100 | (10) | |||||||
2019–2022 | Fiorentina | 74 | (8) | |||||||
2022 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||
2022– | Flamengo | 0 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2015– | Chile | 41 | (4) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 23 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Antofagasta, Pulgar started playing at age 6 for South West Miramar club. At 15, he was invited to a youth championship where the professional Carlos Carcamo approached the young player to sign for the Deportes Antofagasta youth team. At Antofagasta, Pulgar played as a winger and left back. He debuted for the senior team in 2013 after which he became a first team regular. He has been described as a tall, fast player that covers the defense very well, with a good passing game. In 2014 he was named player of the season.[1]
On 28 June 2014, Deportes Antofagasta confirmed the transfer of Pulgar to Universidad Católica, for $400,000 US dollars for 70% of the player's rights. Pulgar signed a three-year contract.[2]
Pulgar was the most outstanding player in a poor Universidad Católica 2014-15 season. After the arrival of manager Mario Salas, he started playing as a midfielder.
On 20 August 2015, Italian club Bologna signed Pulgar from Universidad Católica on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[3] He was given the number 5 shirt. On 11 January 2019, Pulgar extended his contract until 30 June 2022.[4]
On 9 August 2019, Pulgar signed for Fiorentina.[5]
On 3 February 2022, Turkish club Galatasaray announced the arrival of Pulgar on loan from Fiorentina.[6]
On 29 July 2022 Flamengo signed Pulgar from Fiorentina in a €3 million transfer, he signed a contract with the Brazilian club until December 2025.[7]
At the 2019 Copa America, Pulgar scored a goal in Chile's opening match against Japan.[8] This was his first goal for the national side.
On 23 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Antofagasta | 2011 | Primera B de Chile | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2012 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2013 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||
2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 38 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
Universidad Católica | 2014–15 | Chilean Primera División | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 40 | 8 | |
Bologna | 2015–16 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||||
2018–19 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 6 | ||||
Total | 100 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 10 | ||
Fiorentina | 2019–20 | Serie A | 37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 7 | ||
2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 74 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 8 | ||
Career total | 247 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 28 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 June 2019 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Copa América |
2. | 8 June 2021 | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 14 October 2021 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
4. | 2–0 |
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