Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Early career Biancucchi started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina. 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 Biancucchi 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. 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.
Cruz Azul Biancucchi 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.
Vitória On 15 January 2013, Biancucchi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.
Bahia He and his brother Emanuel joined Bahia on 9 January 2014.
Ceará Biancucchi started playing for Ceará on 16 January 2017.
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"). He is the older brother of Emanuel Biancucchi of Vila Nova in Brazil.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalState andRegional LeagueTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGeneral Caballero2005142142Tacuary2005100100Fernando de la Mora2006166166Sportivo Luqueño2007198198Flamengo2007172172200823300101113542009501110100171Total4551120211697Cruz Azul2009–1015200401922010–111110000111Total2630040303Olimpia (loan)2011346002036620122860081367Total6212001017213Vitória2013231130201464217Bahia20142235110110394201526420222295215Total48771323399119Career Total26354112213681637375
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
References
External links Bio at Brazilian FA database Player Profile@ Flamengo.com