Maxi Biancucchi


Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Early career

Biancucchi started his career playing for Club [Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo] of Argentina. He also played for Paraguayan clubs, including Sportivo Luqueño, where he won the 2006-07 Apertura Championship of the Paraguayan [Primera División|Liga Paraguaya], before joining Brazilian club Flamengo, in July 2007.

Flamengo

Biancucchi 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 Série A 2007|2007 Brazilian Série A].
Maxi ranks sixteenth in a number of appearances by a foreigner for Flamengo in the club's history.

Cruz Azul

Biancucchi 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, Biancucchi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.

Bahia

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

Ceará

Biancucchi started playing for Ceará on 16 January 2017.

Personal life

He is the cousin of Lionel Messi and as a result is often nicknamed El primo de Messi. He is the older brother of Emanuel Biancucchi of Vila Nova in Brazil.

Honours

Sportivo Luqueño
Flamengo
Olimpia
Vitória
Ceará