Cristian Bunino (born 27 August 1996) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Casertana on loan from

Pro Vercelli Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly referred to as Pro Vercelli, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The club is mostly renowned as one of the most successful teams in the early football era of Ital ...

Career

Pro Vercelli

Born in

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, in the

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(now part of the

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, Bunino started his career at Piedmontese club

. He made his

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debut in the last round of the

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season. Bunino was brought on for substitute Antonio Romano. Vercelli were relegated from Serie B that season, after finishing third from bottom in Group A of the Allievi league. During the 2013–14 season, his team finished as the winners of Group A in the Berretti under-19 league. However, the team was eliminated by

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in the first round of the play-offs. Bunino played three more Serie B games for the first team in the first half of the

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season.

Juventus

On 2 February 2015, Turin-based

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A giants

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, signed Bunino for €1.75 million on a -year contract in a straight swap deal involving: Luca Castiglia (for €1.5 million) plus Giuseppe Ruggiero (for €250,000). Bunino was immediately loaned back to Vercelli on a temporary deal for seasons.

Pro Vercelli (loan)

Since returning to Pro Vercelli on 2 February 2015, Bunino made just a single appearance during the

campaign. He scored 10 goals for the under-19 team that season, and was Pro Vercelli's top-scorer and ninth best in the Primavera under-19 league. He played once for Pro Vercelli in the 2015–16 season in the

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Livorno (loan)

On 31 August 2015, Bunino and

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were signed by Serie B club

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on temporary deals, rejoining Juventus team-mate

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and

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. Pro Vercelli also acquired Fausto Rossi from Juventus as a replacement.

Siena (loan)

On 24 August 2016 Bunino was signed by

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on a temporary deal.

Alessandria (loan)

On 8 August 2017 Bunino was signed by another Piedmontese club

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on a temporary deal, with an option to buy. He was assigned number 27 shirt.

Pescara

On 31 January 2018 Bunino was signed by

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in a definitive deal, with Leonardo Mancuso moved to Juventus in the same formula. He was assigned number 11 shirt, which was owned by

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. On 9 August 2019 he joined

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on loan with an option to purchase. On 10 January 2020 he moved on a new loan to

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club Viterbese. On 5 October 2020 he joined

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on loan. On 16 January 2021 he moved on a new loan to

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Return to Pro Vercelli

On 30 July 2021, he returned to his boyhood club

of the Serie C.

Loans to Fermana, Lecco and Brindisi

On 1 September 2022, Bunino was loaned by Fermana. On 31 January 2023, Bunino moved on a 1.5-year loan to

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. On 22 August 2023, Lecco arranged a sub-loan for the 2023–24 season with

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Red card incident

When at on loan at

, Bunino was left red-faced and with a red card after being caught urinating on the side of the pitch before coming on for Serie C side Lecco. He was caught in the act by one of the match officials and was shown a straight

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References

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