Gerónimo Rulli
Squad number 12 · Marseille
Their 2026 World Cup
Gerónimo Rulli travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Argentina, wearing number 12, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 8 matches (7 wins and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the final, beaten by Spain 1-0.
The goalkeeping job went to E. Martínez (8 matches, 810′).
One more Argentina squad member ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Argentina team page.
Who he is
- Born
- 20 May 1992 · aged 34 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- La Plata
- Club
- Manchester City F.C.
- Height
- 1.89 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Gerónimo Rulli (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾonimo ˈruli]; Italian: [ˈrulli]; born 20 May 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentina national team. Rulli joined Estudiantes's youth team in 2009, making his professional debut for them in 2013. Between 2014 and 2020, he played for Real Sociedad, twice on loan before joining them on a permanent deal in 2017. He played in 170 matches for the club in five seasons. He joined French club Montpellier on loan in 2019. In 2020, he joined Villarreal staying at the club for two-and-a-half seasons, winning the UEFA Europa League in 2020–21. He featured for Argentina in the 2016 Olympic tournament in Brazil. He made his debut for the senior national team in 2018. Though he did not play any minutes, Rulli was a member of the Argentina squads that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América. Rulli also competed for Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Carlo Bruil Fotografie · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)