Maxi Biancucchi


Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini, 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, 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".

Career statistics

Honors

;Sportivo Luqueño
;Flamengo
;Olimpia
;Vitória
;Ceará