Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán (born 15 January 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Chile national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a defender.
Born in Antofagasta, Pulgar started playing at age 6 for South West Miramar club. At 15, he was invited to a youth championship where the professional Carlos Carcamo approached the young player to sign for the Deportes Antofagasta youth team. At Antofagasta, Pulgar played as a winger and left back. He debuted for the senior team in 2013 after which he became a first team regular. He has been described as a tall, fast player that covers the defense very well, with a good passing game. In 2014 he was named player of the season.[2]
On 28 June 2014, Deportes Antofagasta confirmed the transfer of Pulgar to Universidad Católica, for $400,000 US dollars for 70% of the player's rights. Pulgar signed a three-year contract.[3]
Pulgar was the most outstanding player in a poor Universidad Católica 2014-15 season. After the arrival of manager Mario Salas, he started playing as a midfielder.
On 20 August 2015, Italian club Bologna signed Pulgar from Universidad Católica on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4] He was given the number 5 shirt. On 11 January 2019, Pulgar extended his contract until 30 June 2022.[5]
On 9 August 2019, Pulgar signed for Fiorentina.[6]
On 3 February 2022, Turkish club Galatasaray announced the arrival of Pulgar on loan from Fiorentina.[7]
On 29 July 2022 Flamengo signed Pulgar from Fiorentina in a €3 million transfer, he signed a contract with the Brazilian club until December 2025.[8]
At the 2019 Copa America, Pulgar scored a goal in Chile's opening match against Japan.[9] This was his first goal for the national side.
On 23 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[10]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportes Antofagasta | 2011 | Primera B de Chile | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | – | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |||
| Universidad Católica | 2014–15 | Chilean Primera División | 35 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 40 | 8 | ||
| Bologna | 2015–16 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 6 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 100 | 10 | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 10 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2019–20 | Serie A | 37 | 7 | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 8 | – | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 8 | |||
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Flamengo | 2022 | Série A | 6 | 0 | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | − | 47 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 307 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 393 | 31 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 June 2019 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil |  Japan |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Copa América |
| 2. | 8 June 2021 | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile |  Bolivia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 14 October 2021 |  Venezuela |
1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4. | 2–0 |
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