Gastón Brugman

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brugman and the second or maternal family name is Duarte.

Gastón Brugman Duarte (born 7 September 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.

Gastón Brugman

Personal information
Full name	Gastón Brugman Duarte
Date of birth	(1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Rosario, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	LA Galaxy
Number	5
Youth career
	Estudiantes de Rosario
	Peñarol
	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Empoli	20	(2)
2012–2020	Pescara	153	(18)
2013	→ Grosseto (loan)	12	(0)
2015–2016	→ Palermo (loan)	14	(0)
2019–2020	→ Parma (loan)	11	(0)
2020–2022	Parma	39	(1)
2021–2022	→ Oviedo (loan)	33	(3)
2022–	LA Galaxy	27	(3)
International career
2009	Uruguay U17	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Rosario, Uruguay, Brugman began playing football in Peñarol's youth system. He moved to Italy to join Empoli in 2011. He made his debut in Empoli's 0–1 defeat to Modena coming on as 58th-minute substitute replacing Riccardo Nardini.

Pescara and loans

In summer 2012, he moved to Serie A club Pescara.^[2] The following January, he was loaned to Grosseto in Serie B. In the 2013–14 season, coach Pasquale Marino made him a regular starter at Pescara,^[3] who had been relegated to Serie B. Having further blossomed under coach Serse Cosmi, Brugman's play was likened to that of Andrea Pirlo and former Pescara player Marco Verratti.^[3]

In summer 2014, he was close to a transfer to Villarreal, which was canceled due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.^[4]

Palermo

On 10 July 2015, he moved on loan to Serie A club Palermo, with a buyout clause.^[5]

Parma

On 1 August 2019, Serie A side Parma announced the signing of Brugman on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.^[6]

Loan to Real Oviedo

On 1 September 2021, he joined Spanish club Oviedo on loan.^[7]

LA Galaxy

On 6 July 2022, Brugman joined Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[8]

International career

In November 2009, he made his debut for Uruguay U17 in a match against Spain U17, which Spain won on penalties.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2021^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Empoli	2010–11	Serie B	2	1	–		–		–		2	1
	2011–12		18	1	1	0	–		–		19	1
	Total		20	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
Pescara	2012–13	Serie A	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
Grosseto (loan)	2012–13	Serie B	12	0	0	0	–		–		12	0
Pescara	2013–14	Serie B	35	4	2	0	–		–		37	4
	2014–15		19	2	0	0	–		4	0	23	2
	Total		54	6	3	0	0	0	4	0	61	6
Palermo (loan)	2015–16	Serie A	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
Pescara	2016–17	Serie A	27	1	1	0	–		–		28	1
	2017–18	Serie B	41	7	3	1	–		–		44	8
	2018–19		31	4	2	1	–		2	0	35	5
	Total		99	12	6	2	0	0	2	0	107	14
Parma	2019–20	Serie A	23	0	2	0	–		–		25	0
	2020–21		22	1	2	0	–		–		24	1
	Total		45	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	49	1
Career total			244	21	14	2	0	0	6	0	264	23

References

1. "Gastón Brugman". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
2. "Pescara, Brugman si presenta: "Io il dopo Insigne"" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb. 26 July 2012.
3. Mancini, Francesco (20 March 2014). "Pescara scopre il suo Pirlo: Brugman, l'uomo della svolta". Tutto B (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
4. "Brugman: Ho capita già cosa vuole Iachini". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
5. "Brugman al Palermo" (in Italian). palermocalcio. 10 July 2015.
6. "GASTÓN BRUGMAN JOINS PARMA, BRUNORI, MARTELLA AND PAVONE HEAD TO PESCARA ON LOAN". parmacalcio1913. 31 July 2019.
7. "Gastón Brugman, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" (in Spanish). Oviedo. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
8. "LA Galaxy Acquire Midfielder Gastón Brugman". LA Galaxy. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
9. Gastón Brugman at Soccerway