Ezequiel Vidal (footballer, born 1995)

Ezequiel Vidal

Vidal playing for Delfín in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Norberto Ezequiel Vidal
Date of birth	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Punjab
Number	10
Youth career
	Olimpo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2019	Olimpo	45	(3)
2015–2016	→ Independiente (loan)	6	(0)
2016	→ Delfín (loan)	20	(0)
2017	→ Juventud (loan)	12	(1)
2019–2020	San Martín SJ	7	(1)
2020–2021	Alvarado	37	(5)
2022	Independiente Rivadavia	13	(1)
2022–2024	Persita Tangerang	60	(17)
2024–	Punjab	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:54, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Norberto Ezequiel Vidal (born 2 August 1995), also known as Pulga Vidal, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Indian Super League club Punjab. ^[1]

Career

Vidal started his Olimpo senior career in 2011, when he was an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina win against Central Norte on 30 November. ^[1] He was also an unused sub once during the 2011–12 Argentine Primera División, prior to making his professional debut in 2013–14 in a win away to San Lorenzo on 4 August 2013. ^{[1] [2]} Two years later, after seven appearances for Olimpo, Vidal joined fellow Argentine Primera División team Independiente on loan. ^{[1] [3]} He subsequently made eight appearances over two seasons, including his Independiente debut versus Nueva Chicago on 19 September 2015. ^[1]

He returned to Olimpo in July 2016 but was immediately loaned out again, to Ecuadorian Serie A side Delfín. ^{[1] [4]} Twenty appearances followed as Delfín finished ninth overall. ^{[1] [5]} Vidal then made six more appearances for Olimpo to end the 2016–17 season, before departing on loan in August 2017 to play for Juventud in the Uruguayan Primera División. ^[1] He scored in his twelfth and final appearance for Juventud, in a 2–5 defeat at home to Montevideo Wanderers on 3 December. ^[1] Juventud ended 2017 with relegation. ^[1]

In August 2024, Vidal joined Indian Super League club Punjab. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2024. ^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Continental [lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olimpo	2011–12	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2012–13	Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2013–14	Argentine Primera División	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2014		5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		6	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2017–18		11	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	11	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	23	0
Independiente (loan)	2015	Argentine Primera División	5	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	7	0
	2016		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	—		2	0	0	0	8	0
Delfín (loan)	2016	Serie A	20	0	—		—		—		0	0	20	0
Juventud (loan)	2017	Uruguayan Primera División	12	1	—		—		—		0	0	12	1
San Martín SJ	2019–20	Primera Nacional	7	1	—		—		—		0	0	7	1
Alvarado	2020	Primera Nacional	7	2	1	0	—		—		0	0	8	2
	2021	Primera Nacional	30	3	—		—		—		0	0	30	3
Independiente Rivadavia	2022	Primera Nacional	13	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	14	1
Persita Tangerang	2022–23	Liga 1	30	10	—		—		—		3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	33	10
	2023–24	Liga 1	30	7	—		—		—		0	0	30	7
Career total			178	25	2	0	—		2	0	3	0	185	25

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Sudamericana
3. Two appearances in 2015 Copa Sudamericana
4. Three appearances in 2022 Indonesia President's Cup

References

1. "Ezequiel Vidal profile". Soccerway. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
2. "Ezequiel Vidal profile". BDFA. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
3. "Mi objetivo es que me compren". Olé. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
4. "Refuerzos habilitados". Delfín S.C. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
5. "Delfín derrotó a Independiente del Valle en Portoviejo". El Comercio. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
6. "Punjab FC rope in Ezequiel Vidal". www.indiansuperleague.com. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

External links

• Ezequiel Vidal at Soccerway