Emiliano Buendía talked about everything: his experience in a European giant, which team he is a fan of and his friendship with Dibu Martínez

Emiliano Buendiaof great present in the astonvillewas part of Argentina national team during the Scaloni cycle and was left at the gates of the call for the definitive list of players which was established in Qatar World Cup 2022. So it’s no surprise that DT has included him among its favorites to play friendlies on March 23 and 28 against Panama and Curaçao, respectively.

At the age of 26, the footballer from Mar del Plata has a long tour of Europe. In Spain he played for Getafe B and for Cultural Leonesa, who were a member of the second division. Finally, in 2018 he traded Spain for England and ended up at Norwich City where he showed his best version of himself and started making a name for himself in the world of football. He played for the English team in the Championship and in the Premier League, until Aston Villa bought his pass worth € 38 million euros.

However, it all started at Real Madrid. “At the age of 11 I had the opportunity to move from Argentina to Spain to go and play for Real Madrid. And of course I’ve always wanted to play football, it was my childhood dream. I accepted and was alone for six or seven months. A person took me and opened the doors of his house to give me the opportunity there. Later my family managed to move to Spain and from there, in 2009, I already settled there with them,” Emiliano said in an interview with ESPN.

At one point in his speech, Buendía surprised everyone when he said which team he is a fan of in Argentina. “I’ve been a River fan since I was little. I’ve always dreamed of playing for River. I never close my doors. Today I’m in Europe but I would love to, it’s the club I’m a fan of,” he confessed right away.

Partner and friend of Dibu Martínez

At Aston Villa he has a partner with whom, in addition to sharing his country of origin, he is joined by a city, Mar del Plata. “His family is like my family, we knew each other before, we have the same representatives, before signing here I was breaking my balls to come to Aston Villa,” said Emi, with a smile.

And he added: “He opened the doors of his home to me, his wife helps mine. It’s incredible to have him. Now that he’s the best goalkeeper in the world, he gives a lot of confidence to the team. He’s a great goalkeeper, but above all, he’s a good person”.

Buendía suffered the World Cup in Qatar from a distance, waiting for the national team but above all tied to his team friend, Dibu

“Before and after each game we exchanged text messages. Except after the first game, I waited a little longer, because knowing him I wanted to give him his space,” said Emiliano, referring to Albiceleste’s tough defeat against Saudi Arabia.

“When he came here, we congratulated him, we gave him a little party,” she recalled.

Finally, the 10 of the Villains spoke of his call-up to the national team and fantasized about what reunification with the people will be like after his consecration in Qatar.

“I can’t wait to be there right now. A great celebration is planned, the best celebration in the world. You’ve already seen what it was when all the players arrived. Seeing the movement of people, the passion and fun of everyone is something unique. The truth that makes you feel proud to be Argentinian. I really want to be there, have fun, learn and keep working so that good things like this keep coming,” concluded the footballer.

Before traveling to Argentina with Dibu, Buendía will be part of the Aston Villa squad that host Bournemouth in Birmingham this Saturday from 12:00.