Antonio Bustamante

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Antonio Bustamante
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 B.93
Number 11
Youth career
2012–2015 D.C. United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 William & Mary Tribe 68 (34)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 D.C. United 0 (0)
2019 → Loudoun United (loan) 26 (5)
2020 Blooming 0 (0)
2020–2021 Náutico 2 (0)
2021–2022 Thisted 40 (7)
2023– B.93 15 (0)
International career‡
2020 Bolivia U23 4 (0)
2020 Bolivia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020

Antonio Bustamante (born June 20, 1997) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club B.93.[1] Born in the United States, Bustamante represents the Bolivia national team.

Career[edit]

D.C. United[edit]

On January 21, 2019, Antonio signed a homegrown contract with D.C. United.[2] Antonio had his first start for D.C. against the Philadelphia Union on June 12, 2019, in a U.S. Open Cup match. After the 2019 season, D.C. United did not exercise Bustamante's contract option.[3]

Loudoun United[edit]

Bustamante was loaned to D.C. United's USL team, Loudoun United before their inaugural season.[4] Bustamante was rewarded Man of the Match after scoring one goal and assisting a goal against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2019.[5] He played 2,133 minutes in his one season with Loudoun.[6]

Club Blooming[edit]

Bustamante joined Club Blooming in March 2020.[7]

Club Náutico Capibaribe[edit]

In 2020, Bustamante was loaned out to Club Náutico Capibaribe. [1]

Thisted FC[edit]

On 11 September 2021, Bustamante joined Danish 2nd Division club Thisted FC.[8] Bustamente left the Danish club at the end of 2022.[9]

B.93[edit]

On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, Bustamante joined another Danish 2nd Division club, B.93.[10]

International career[edit]

Bustamante was called up by César Farías to play with the Bolivia national under-23 football team in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[11] Bustamante made his first international appearance as a substitute in the 60th minute of the opening match against Paraguay's own U23 side.[12]

On 9 October 2020, Bustamante debuted for the senior Bolivia national team in a 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification defeat to Brazil.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "USA – A. Bustamante – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Bogert, Tom (January 21, 2019). "DC United sign midfielder Antonio Bustamante to Homegrown deal". MLS. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "D.C. United have announced that 16 players are under contract for the 2020 MLS season". dcunited.com. November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Keefer, Ryan (March 7, 2019). "Loudoun United signs 1, receives 3 on loan from D.C. United for opener". blackandredunited.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Loudoun United shuts out Louisville City". Loudoun Times-Mirror. July 30, 2019. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Antonio Bustamante". USL Championship.
  7. ^ "Former All-American Antonio Bustamante Receives Bolivian National Team Call-Up". tribleathletics.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  8. ^ THISTED FC SKRIVER MED ANTONIO BUSTAMANTE, thistedfc.dk, 11 September 2021
  9. ^ BUSTAMANTE STOPPER I THISTED FC, thistedfc.dk, 16 December 2022
  10. ^ Antonio Bustamante til B.93, b93prof.dk, 31 January 2023
  11. ^ Asturizaga, Jorge (January 15, 2020). "Bustamante, a la Sub-23 desde Estados Unidos". La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Análisis del Partido". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). January 22, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Brazil vs. Bolivia – 10 October 2020 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.

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