Maxi Biancucchi

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Biancucchi and the second or maternal family name is Cuccittini.

Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former^[1] footballer who played as a forward.

Maxi Biancucchi

Personal information
Full name	Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini
Date of birth	(1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger, second striker, centre-forward
Youth career
	San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	San Lorenzo	2	(0)
2002–2004	Libertad	2	(0)
2005	General Caballero	14	(2)
2005	Tacuary	10	(0)
2006	Fernando de la Mora	16	(6)
2007	Sportivo Luqueño	19	(8)
2007–2009	Flamengo	45	(5)
2010–2013	Cruz Azul	26	(3)
2011–2012	→ Olimpia (loan)	62	(12)
2013	Vitória	23	(11)
2014–2015	Bahia	48	(7)
2016	Olimpia	4	(1)
2017	Ceará	1	(0)
2017	Rubio Ñu	16	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2017

Career

Early career

He started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Vitória

On 15 January 2013, Maxi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.^[6][7]

Bahia

He and his brother Emanuel joined Bahia on 9 January 2014.^[8]

Ceará

He started playing for Ceará on 16 January 2017.^[9]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Lionel Messi (the son of his mother's sister) and as a result is often nicknamed El primo de Messi ("Messi's cousin").^[10] He is the older brother of Emanuel Biancucchi of Vila Nova in Brazil.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 18 September 2014

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		State and Regional League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
General Caballero	2005	14	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	2
	Total	14	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	2
Tacuary	2005	10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	0
	Total	10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	0
Fernando de la Mora	2006	16	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	6
	Total	16	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	6
Sportivo Luqueño	2007	19	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	8
	Total	19	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	8
Flamengo	2007	17	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	2
	2008	23	3	0	0	1	0	11	1	35	4
	2009	5	0	1	1	1	0	10	0	17	1
	Total	45	5	1	1	2	0	21	1	69	7
Cruz Azul	2009–10	15	2	0	0	4	0	-	-	19	2
	2010–11	11	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	11	1
	Total	26	3	0	0	4	0	-	-	30	3
Olimpia (loan)	2011	34	6	0	0	2	0	-	-	36	6
	2012	28	6	0	0	8	1	-	-	36	7
	Total	62	12	0	0	10	1	-	-	72	13
Vitória	2013	23	11	3	0	2	0	14	6	42	17
	Total	23	11	3	0	2	0	14	6	42	17
Bahia	2014	22	3	5	1	1	0	11	0	39	4
	2015	26	4	2	0	2	2	22	9	52	15
	Total	48	7	7	1	3	2	33	9	91	19
Career Total		263	54	11	2	21	3	68	16	373	75

Honours

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