Maxi Biancucchi

Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Paraguayan side Club Rubio Ñu.

Career

Early career
He started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina. He also played for Paraguayan clubs, including Sportivo Luqueño, where he won the 2006–07 Apertura Championship of the Liga Paraguaya, before joining Brazilian club Flamengo, in July 2007.

Flamengo
He played his first match as a Flamengo player on 5 August 2007, a Brazilian Série A match against Santos at Estádio Vila Belmiro, in which he came on as a substitute for Roger. And scored his first goal in a 1-0 win over rivals Fluminense in the 2007 Brazilian Série A.

Maxi ranks sixteenth in a number of appearances by a foreigner for Flamengo in the club's history.

Cruz Azul
He joined Cruz Azul of Mexico in 2010. Maxi scored his first goal for Cruz Azul against Deportivo Toluca. After he scored another goal against Tigres. He later scored 2 goals for Cruz Azul on the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

Vitória
On 15 January 2013, Maxi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.

Bahia
He and his brother Emanuel joined Bahia on 9 January 2014.

Ceará
He started playing for Ceará on 16 January 2017.

Personal life
He is the cousin of Barcelona player Lionel Messi and brother of Emanuel Biancucchi who played for Girona in Spain. He is also nicknamed "El primo de Messi" (Messi's cousin).

Career statistics

Honors
Sportivo Luqueño
Liga Paraguaya Apertura: 2007

Flamengo
Taça Guanabara: 2008
Taça Rio: 2009
Campeonato Carioca: 2009
Série A: 2009

Olimpia
Liga Paraguaya Clausura: 2011

Vitória
Campeonato Baiano: 2013

Ceará
Campeonato Cearense: 2017

References

External links
 Bio at Brazilian FA database
 Player Profile@ Flamengo.com
 Profile at footballzz.co.uk
 Maxi Biancucchi on Soccerway

Category:1984 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe
Category:Argentine footballers
Category:Argentine people of Italian descent
Category:Argentine expatriate footballers
Category:San Lorenzo footballers
Category:Club Libertad footballers
Category:Sportivo Luqueño players
Category:Clube de Regatas do Flamengo footballers
Category:General Caballero (Zeballos Cue) footballers
Category:Cruz Azul footballers
Category:Club Olimpia footballers
Category:Esporte Clube Vitória players
Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players
Category:Ceará Sporting Club players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Liga MX players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Category:Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Category:Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Association football forwards