Emi Buendía's Partner Claudia: What We Know in 2026

Emiliano "Emi" Buendía is not reported to be married. Claudia, from Spain, is his long-term partner, and according to Argentine local press she celebrated alongside him and their children after Aston Villa won the 2026 Europa League. This page collects what is publicly known about her, and a short guide to Buendía's career for readers who landed here from a search for "Emi Buendia wife".

One honest note first. Claudia has never been profiled by a major outlet that we could find, so a lot of what circulates about her (a surname, a birthday, her height and weight, her net worth) comes from copy-paste biography sites. We left out anything we could not trace to a reliable source, which is why some sections below are short.

Is Emi Buendía married?

We could not find any report of a wedding. Many readers assume Claudia is his wife because they have been together for years and have children, but "wife" would be the wrong word: she is his partner (his "novia" or "pareja" in Spanish). If a wedding is announced, this page will be updated.

Who is Claudia?

Claudia is Spanish and keeps her private life private. The Argentine outlet La Capital (Mar del Plata) described her as Buendía's "pareja española" in its piece on the family's celebration after the Europa League final. Buendía spent his early career in Spain: he came through Getafe's youth system, made his first-team debut there in 2014 and moved to England with Norwich City in 2018.

We could not find an interview with her. Her age, birthday, job and family background are not published by any reliable outlet, so we do not give them. Some sites list her measurements, a zodiac profile and a net worth: those are guesses, not facts, and we do not repeat them.

Their children

According to La Capital, Buendía celebrated the Europa League win with his parents, his brother Agustín, Claudia and the couple's three children. We do not name the children or give birth dates, because as far as we could find the parents have not published them in a reliable outlet. An earlier version of this article gave names and months for two of the children, and bio sites repeat them, but we cannot confirm that they came from the family.

Is Claudia on Instagram?

We could not confirm an Instagram account that belongs to her. Profile sites link one account to her, but it does not mention Buendía and no reliable outlet has identified it, so we do not name or embed it.

Who is Emi Buendía?

Emiliano Buendía Stati was born on 25 December 1996 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, so he is 29 in November 2026 and turns 30 on Christmas Day. He is an attacking midfielder who also plays on the left wing.

Career timeline

Until 2014: Youth football at Cadetes de San Martín, then Real Madrid's youth system, then Getafe.
2014 to 2018, Getafe: Senior debut for Getafe B in 2014, first-team debut in the Copa del Rey in December 2014 and La Liga debut in February 2015. He signed a five-year contract in 2016.
2017/18, Cultural Leonesa (loan): A season in the Segunda División.
2018 to 2021, Norwich City: Joined in June 2018. Norwich won the Championship in 2018/19, were relegated from the Premier League a year later, and won the Championship again in 2020/21, when Buendía was named EFL Championship Player of the Season. That is the "two promotions" in the old headline of this page.
June 2021, Aston Villa: A reported fee of about £33m, rising to about £38m with add-ons, a Villa club record and a Norwich record sale, according to Wikipedia.
August 2023: An anterior cruciate ligament injury ended his 2023/24 season. He returned to training in May 2024 and played in the Premier League again in September 2024.
2025, Bayer Leverkusen (loan): Loaned until the end of 2024/25, with 11 league appearances and 2 goals.
2025/26, Villa regular again: He won his place back. He took the BBC and Premier League Goal of the Month awards for October 2025, scored in the Europa League semi-final second leg (a 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest), and scored in the 3-0 final win over SC Freiburg on 20 May 2026, when he was named player of the match.

Argentina

Buendía played for Spain at under-19 level, then for Argentina at the 2015 Under-20 World Cup. He made his senior Argentina debut on 1 February 2022 in a 1-0 win over Colombia. He was recalled in November 2025 after a three-year gap and came on in a 2-0 win over Angola on 14 November 2025. English Wikipedia lists him with two senior caps and no goals. Argentina reached the 2026 World Cup final and lost 1-0 to Spain after extra time on 19 July 2026; Buendía was not in Argentina's squad for the tournament.

Aston Villa in 2026/27

Villa won the Europa League on 20 May 2026. English Wikipedia's season table showed Buendía with 15 appearances and 3 goals in 2026/27 across competitions, including two Champions League goals, at the time we checked (November 2026). Data sites such as Soccerway list his contract as running to June 2027; we did not find a club announcement confirming it. His salary and net worth are often quoted online, but we found no reliable source, so we do not give figures.

Quick facts

Full name: Emiliano Buendía Stati
Born: 25 December 1996, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Club (November 2026): Aston Villa, shirt number 10
Honours: Championship 2018/19 and 2020/21 (Norwich), Europa League 2025/26 (Villa)
Partner: Claudia, from Spain; no wedding reported
Children: three, per La Capital (Mar del Plata)