Erick Pulgar

Not to be confused with Erick Pulga.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pulgar and the second or maternal family name is Farfán.

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.

Erick Pulgar

Pulgar with Chile in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Antofagasta, Chile
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Flamengo
Number	5
Youth career
2000–2009	Miramar Club Sur Este
2009–2011	Deportes Antofagasta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Deportes Antofagasta	38	(2)
2014–2015	Universidad Católica	35	(7)
2015–2019	Bologna	100	(10)
2019–2022	Fiorentina	74	(8)
2022	→ Galatasaray (loan)	11	(0)
2022–	Flamengo	97	(3)
International career‡
2015–	Chile	54	(4)
Medal record Representing  Chile Winner Copa América 2016
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024

Club career

Deportes Antofagasta

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]

Universidad Católica

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.

Bologna

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]

Fiorentina

On 9 August 2019, Pulgar signed for Fiorentina.^[6]

Loan to Galatasaray

On 3 February 2022, Turkish club Galatasaray announced the arrival of Pulgar on loan from Fiorentina.^[7]

Flamengo

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]

International career

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.

Personal life

On 23 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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		17	1	9	0	0	0	7[d]	0	7[f]	0	40	1
	Total		71	3	26	0	13	0	19	0	10	0	139	3
Career total			315	30	26	0	35	1	21	0	10	0	407	31

1. Includes Campeonato Carioca
2. Includes Copa Chile, Coppa Italia, Copa do Brasil
3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. One appearance in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
6. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, three appearances in FIFA Intercontinental Cup

International

As of match played 15 October 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

As of match played 14 October 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Erick Pulgar

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

Honours

Club

Flamengo

• FIFA Challenger Cup: 2025^[13]
• FIFA Derby of the Americas: 2025^[14]
• Copa Libertadores: 2022,^[15] 2025^[16]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2025^[17]
• Copa do Brasil: 2024
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2025^[18]
• Campeonato Carioca: 2024, 2025

National team

Chile

• Copa América: 2016

Individual

• Bola de Prata: 2023
• Campeonato Carioca Team of the Season: 2024^[19]
• Copa do Brasil Team of the Season: 2024^[20]
• Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2025^[21]

Notes