Patricio Cucchi

Patricio Cucchi (born 5 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Atlético Nacional.[1]

Patricio Cucchi
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993
Place of birth Oliveros, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Nacional
Youth career
2011–2014 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Rosario Central 0 (0)
2014 → Tiro Federal (loan) 13 (2)
2015 → Unión Mar del Plata (loan) 9 (0)
2016 Libertad 16 (6)
2016–2019 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 68 (29)
2019– Atlético Nacional 13 (3)
2020 → Santa Fe (loan) 21 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:12, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Cucchi began his career with Rosario Central.[3][4] In June 2014, Cucchi was loaned to Torneo Federal A's Tiro Federal.[1] He scored twice in his opening five appearances, netting in matches with Libertad and Independiente in September.[1] Upon returning to his parent club, Cucchi soon departed on loan once again by signing with Unión Mar del Plata of Primera B Nacional.[1][5] His professional bow came on 26 April against Atlético Paraná, with eight more appearances occurring; though just one was a start.[1] January 2016 saw Cucchi join Libertad on a permanent deal.[1] Six goals in 16 encounters followed.[1]

On 30 June 2016, Cucchi completed a move across Torneo Federal A by agreeing to sign for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.[1][6] He made his debut on 11 September versus Sportivo Desamparados, which was the first of 64 games in 2 seasons with the club which culminated with promotion to the second tier in 2017–18.[1][7] He netted a brace on the opening day in 2018–19 against Temperley.[1][8] A total of seventeen goals arrived that season in all competitions, with the forward subsequently announcing his intentions to depart at the conclusion of the campaign.[1][9] A move to Colombia to play for Atlético Nacional was agreed on 28 June.[10][11] In 2020, Cucchi was loaned out to Independiente Santa Fe for the rest of the year.[12]

Personal life

In May 2019, Cucchi was involved in a minor traffic collision.[13] An accident that forced him to miss subsequent training, though he and the other occupant escaped unharmed.[13]

Career statistics
As of 12 August 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2014 Primera División 0000—000000
2015 0000——0000
Total 0000—000000
Tiro Federal (loan) 2014 Torneo Federal A 13210——2[lower-alpha 1]0162
Unión Mar del Plata (loan) 2015 Primera B Nacional 9000——0090
Libertad 2016 Torneo Federal A 16600——00166
Gimnasia y Esgrima 2016–17 19820——5[lower-alpha 1]1269
2017–18 27661——5[lower-alpha 1]2379
2018–19 Primera B Nacional 221511——2[lower-alpha 2]12517
Total 682992——1248935
Atlético Nacional 2019 Categoría Primera A 2000—000020
Career total 10837102—0014413243
  1. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

References
  1. "Argentina - P. Cucchi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "Patricio Cucchi". World Football. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "Mano a mano con el delantero Patricio Cucchi". Rosario Central. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "Ficha Estadistica de PATRICIO CUCCHI". BDFA. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. "Patricio Cucchi, la nueva cara del Celeste". QUÉ. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. "Patricio Cucchi, el héroe: No esperaba que cayera adelante mío". La Capital. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. "Patricio Cucchi: Cuando me la dio Bazán, ya sabía que iba a patear". Los Andes. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. "Suenan las alarmas en el Lobo". Olé. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. "El goleador Patricio Cucchi no seguirá en Gimnasia". Los Andes. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. "Cucchi llega a reforzar el ataque Verdolaga". Atlético Nacional. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. "Patricio Cucchi, de Argentina, quinto refuerzo de Nacional". AS. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  12. Es oficial: Patricio Cucchi jugará en Santa Fe, elcolombiano.com, 27 December 2019
  13. "Patricio Cucchi sufrió un accidente vial y no pudo ir a entrenar". Diario UNO. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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