Gastón Brugman Duarte (born 7 September 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pescara.
.jpg) Brugman with Nashville SC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Brugman Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pescara | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | LA Galaxy | 58 | (5) |
| 2025 | Nashville SC | 24 | (0) |
| 2026– | Pescara | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Uruguay U17 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn 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
editIn 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
editParma
editLA Galaxy
editOn 6 July 2022, Brugman joined Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He was the MVP of MLS Cup 2024, providing the assist on the opening goal scored by Joseph Paintsil.
Nashville SC
editOn 19 December 2024, Brugman was traded to Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.[9]
Return to Pescara
editInternational career
editIn November 2009, he made his debut for Uruguay U17 in a match against Spain U17, which Spain won on penalties.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Empoli | 2010-11 | Serie B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2011-12 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Pescara | 2012-13 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 | Serie B | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2014-15 | Serie B | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2015-16 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | Serie A | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2017-18 | Serie B | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 8 | |||
| 2018-19 | Serie B | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2019-20 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 153 | 18 | 9 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | 169 | 20 | |||
| Grosseto (loan) | 2012-13 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Palermo (loan) | 2015-16 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2019-20 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Parma | 2020-21 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2021-22 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Oviedo (loan) | 2021-22 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 2022 | MLS | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2023 | MLS | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Nashville SC | 2025 | MLS | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 364 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 403 | 32 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, U.S. Open Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie B Promotion play-offs
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup playoffs
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
Honours
editLA Galaxy
Nashville SC
Individual
References
edit- ↑ "Gastón Brugman". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Pescara, Brugman si presenta: "Io il dopo Insigne"" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb. 26 July 2012.
- 1 2 Mancini, Francesco (20 March 2014). "Pescara scopre il suo Pirlo: Brugman, l'uomo della svolta". Tutto B (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Brugman: Ho capita già cosa vuole Iachini". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Brugman al Palermo". U.S. Citta' di Palermo (in Italian). palermocalcio. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "GASTÓN BRUGMAN JOINS PARMA, BRUNORI, MARTELLA AND PAVONE HEAD TO PESCARA ON LOAN". parmacalcio1913. 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "Gastón Brugman, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" (in Spanish). Oviedo. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ↑ "LA Galaxy Acquire Midfielder Gastón Brugman". LA Galaxy. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Audi 2024 MLS Cup MVP Gastón Brugman and up to $100,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money from LA Galaxy in Exchange for Sean Davis". Nashville SC.
- ↑ "Ufficiale: Gastón Brugman torna a vestire la maglia biancazzurra" [Official: Gastón Brugman returns to the white and blue jersey.] (in Italian). Delfino Pescara. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ Gastón Brugman at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ "Gastón Brugman". MLS soccer. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (7 December 2024). "Champions! LA Galaxy lift MLS Cup 2024 over New York Red Bulls". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "CHAMPIONS! Nashville SC win US Open Cup over Austin FC". Major League Soccer. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.