Norberto Ezequiel Vidal (born 2 August 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Super League club PSIM Yogyakarta.
Career Vidal started his Olimpo senior career in 2011, when he was an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina win against Central Norte on 30 November. He was also an unused sub once during the 2011–12 Argentine Primera División, prior to making his professional debut in 2013–14 in a win away to San Lorenzo on 4 August 2013. Two years later, after seven appearances for Olimpo, Vidal joined fellow Argentine Primera División team Independiente on loan. He subsequently made eight appearances over two seasons, including his Independiente debut versus Nueva Chicago on 19 September 2015.
He returned to Olimpo in July 2016 but was immediately loaned out again, to Ecuadorian Serie A side Delfín. Twenty appearances followed as Delfín finished ninth overall. Vidal then made six more appearances for Olimpo to end the 2016–17 season, before departing on loan in August 2017 to play for Juventud in the Uruguayan Primera División. He scored in his twelfth and final appearance for Juventud, in a 2–5 defeat at home to Montevideo Wanderers on 3 December. Juventud ended 2017 with relegation.
In August 2024, Vidal joined Indian Super League club Punjab.
Personal life Vidal is nicknamed La Pulga (The Flea) due to his height, speed and dribbling ability.
Vidal is of Chilean descent through his Chilean grandparents.
Career statistics .
+ Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the Copa ArgentinaLeague CupContinentalIncludes the Copa SudamericanaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOlimpo2011–12Argentine Primera División0000——00002012–13Primera B Nacional0000——00002013–14Argentine Primera División1000——001020145000——005020150000——000020160000——00002016–176000——00602017–1811000——00110Total23000——00230Independiente (loan)2015Argentine Primera División5000—2Two appearances in 2015 Copa Sudamericana0007020161000—000010Total6000—200080Delfín (loan)2016Serie A200———00200Juventud (loan)2017Uruguayan Primera División121———00121San Martín SJ2019–20Primera Nacional71———0071Alvarado2020Primera Nacional7210——00822021Primera Nacional303———00303Independiente Rivadavia2022Primera Nacional13110——00141Persita Tangerang2022–23Liga 13010———3Three appearances in 2022 Indonesia President's Cup033102023–24Liga 1307———00307Total601700—00306317Punjab2024–25Indian Super League2270000—00227PSIM Yogyakarta2025–26Super League3280000—003282026–27Super League10 00 – 000010Career total2334020—203024040
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