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Gerónimo Rulli (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾonimo ˈruli]; born 20 May 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Villarreal and the Argentina national team.

Gerónimo Rulli

Rulli with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Gerónimo Rulli[1]
Date of birth	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Villarreal
Number	13
Youth career
2009–2011	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Estudiantes	50	(0)
2014–2016	Deportivo Maldonado	0	(0)
2014–2016	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	58	(0)
2016–2017	Manchester City	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	38	(0)
2017–2020	Real Sociedad	53	(0)
2019–2020	→ Montpellier (loan)	25	(0)
2020–	Villarreal	47	(0)
National team‡
2016	Argentina U23	6	(0)
2018–	Argentina	4	(0)
Honours Representing  Argentina CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:20, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Estudiantes

Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, 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 profiting 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.[2]

Rulli appeared in further 11 matches during the campaign, and established a record of 588 minutes without suffering a goal.[3] He appeared in all league matches in 2013–14, overtaking Silva in the pecking order.

Real Sociedad and loan to Montpellier

On 24 July 2014 Rulli was loaned to La Liga's Real Sociedad for one year from Deportivo Maldonado,[4] which bought the player's rights a month earlier.[5] 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 Krasnodar in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League due to an ankle injury.[6]

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.[7] On 4 January of the following year, he made several key saves which granted the Txuri-urdin a 1–0 home win against Barcelona.[8]

On 4 July 2015, Rulli's loan was extended for a further year.[9]

On 19 July 2016, Rulli was signed by Premier League side Manchester City for £4 million.[10] He was shortly afterwards loaned back to Real Sociedad, before moving permanently in January 2017.[11]

On 14 August 2019, Rulli joined Ligue 1 club Montpellier on a season-long loan with the option to make the transfer permanent.[12]

Villarreal

On 4 September 2020, after his loan ended with Montpellier, Rulli agreed to a four-year deal with Villarreal.[13] In his first season, manager Unai Emery preferred to play Sergio Asenjo in goal in the league, and Rulli in the Europa League. He made his league debut for the club on 21 April in a 2–1 loss at Deportivo Alavés, having been chosen to prepare for the European semi-final against Arsenal.[14][15]

On 26 May 2021, Rulli scored the winning penalty kick and then saved David de Gea's penalty in his side's 11–10 penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United in the final of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League after the game finished 1–1 at extra-time to win the first European title for Villarreal.[16] In the second leg of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Villarreal was leading 2–0 against Liverpool in the first half to level the tie 2–2 on aggregate. In the second half, he made goalkeeping errors and conceded three goals, in which his team eventually lost 3–2 in the Estadio de la Cerámica, and was knocked out of the competition.[17]

International career

On 20 March 2015, Rulli was called up to the Argentina national team for the matches against El Salvador and Ecuador,[18] but he did not play in either fixture. In 2016, Rulli was included in the preliminary squad for Copa América Centenario but was eventually excluded.[19]

Rulli was chosen for the Argentine Olympic team at the 2016 tournament in Brazil.[20] He played all three games in a group stage elimination, and filled in for the suspended Víctor Cuesta as captain in the last of those, a 1–1 draw with Honduras.[21]

After Jorge Sampaoli took charge in May 2017, Rulli was consistently called up to Argentina's senior squad, but did not play.[22][23] Under Lionel Scaloni, he made his first team debut against Guatemala on 8 September 2018, in a 3–0 friendly win in Los Angeles.[24][25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2022[26]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estudiantes	2011–12	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13		12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2013–14		38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
	Total		50	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	53	0
Real Sociedad (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	22	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		26	0
	2015–16		36	0	1	0	–		–		37	0
	2016–17		38	0	6	0	–		–		44	0
Real Sociedad	2017–18	La Liga	26	0	0	0	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		34	0
	2018–19		27	0	2	0	–		–		29	0
	Total		149	0	12	0	9	0	–		170	0
Montpellier (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	25	0	3	0	–		0	0	28	0
Villarreal	2020–21	La Liga	2	0	5	0	13[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		20	0
	2021–22		31	0	2	0	12[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	45	0
	2022–23		14	0	0	0	0	0	–		14	0
	Total		47	0	7	0	25	0	0	0	79	0
Career total			271	0	25	0	34	0	0	0	330	0

International

As of match played 23 September 2022[27]

Argentina
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	2	0
2022	2	0
Total	4	0

Honours

Villarreal

• UEFA Europa League: 2020–21[28]

Argentina

• CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022[29]

Individual

• Ubaldo Fillol Award: 2014 Torneo Final
• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2020–21[30]

References

External links

• Real Sociedad official profile
• ESPN Deportes profile (in Spanish)
• Gerónimo Rulli at BDFutbol
• Gerónimo Rulli at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Gerónimo Rulli

Gerónimo Rulli (* 20. Mai 1992 in La Plata) ist ein argentinischer Fußballtorhüter. Er steht beim spanischen Erstligisten FC Villarreal unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Gerónimo Rulli

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[es] Gerónimo Rulli

Gerónimo Rulli (La Plata, Argentina, 20 de mayo de 1992) es un futbolista argentino.[2][3] Juega como arquero y su equipo es el Villarreal C. F. de la Primera División de España. Es internacional con la selección Argentina.[4]

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[fr] Gerónimo Rulli

Gerónimo Rulli, né le 20 mai 1992, est un footballeur international argentin. Il évolue actuellement au poste de gardien de but au Villarreal CF.

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[it] Gerónimo Rulli

Gerónimo Rulli (La Plata, 30 novembre 1992) è un calciatore argentino, portiere del Villarreal e della nazionale argentina.

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[ru] Рульи, Херонимо

Херо́нимо Ру́льи (исп. Gerónimo Rulli; род. 20 мая 1992[1][2][3], Ла-Плата) — аргентинский футболист, вратарь клуба «Вильярреал» и национальной сборной Аргентины.

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