| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fausto Emanuel Montero | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | Unión Santa Fe | 129 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Independiente Rivadavia | 34 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Argentinos Juniors | 45 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sarmiento | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Deportivo Maipú | 106 | (10) |
| 2025– | Atlanta | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 20 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Fausto Emanuel Montero (born 22 October 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlanta. [1]
Unión Santa Fe was Montero's first senior career club, who he began featuring for in the 2008–09 Primera B Nacional season. [1] [2] Aldosivi were the opponents in his debut appearance, Montero was subbed on for the final minutes of a 0–3 victory. [1] In his fourth league match for Unión Santa Fe, Montero scored for the first time during a Primera B Nacional fixture with Deportivo Merlo. [1] In total, he made ninety-nine appearances and scored eight goals in his first five seasons with the club. [1] In July 2013, Montero joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan. [1] [3] Twelve appearances followed in all competitions. [1]
He returned to Unión Santa Fe for 2014 and 2015, prior to departing to sign for Primera B Nacional's Independiente Rivadavia on 1 August 2016. [1] [4] [5] He was subsequently selected in thirty-four matches by managers Martín Astudillo and Alfredo Berti; the latter leading them to a fourth-place finish. [1] Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors completed the signing of Montero ahead of the 2017–18 campaign. [1] [6] He made his Argentinos Juniors debut against River Plate on 24 September 2017, which was followed by his 200th career appearance eight months later versus Vélez Sarsfield. [1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League Cup | Continental [b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2008–09 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Primera División | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 129 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 131 | 9 | ||||
| Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2017–18 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 197 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 9 | |||