Gustavo Puerta

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Gustavo Puerta
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Puerta with Colombia U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano [1]
Date of birth (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth La Victoria, Colombia [1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 32
Youth career
Talentos Gustavo Victoria
Supercampeones
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Bogotá 34 (3)
2023– Bayer Leverkusen 5 (0)
2023 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021– Colombia U20 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (born 23 July 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

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Club career

Born in La Victoria, Valle del Cauca, Puerta started playing football at the Talentos Gustavo Victoria Deportes school in Tuluá. [2] He also played for amateur side Supercampeones between the ages of ten and sixteen. [2]

Initially rejected by Colombian Categoría Primera A side Independiente Santa Fe in 2019 after a trial, Puerta went on to join second division side Bogotá in 2021. [3]

On 31 January 2023, Puerta moved to Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, before immediately being loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga. [4]

He won the 2023-24 Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen. [5]

International career

Puerta has represented Colombia at under-20 level. [1] Serving as captain of the side he led it to third place at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bogotá 2021 Categoría Primera B 11000—110
2022 23310—243
Total34310—353
Bayer Leverkusen 2022–23 Bundesliga 00000000
2023–24 50003 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Total50003080
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 0000—00
Career total3931030433

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gustavo Puerta at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Polanía, César (28 January 2023). "Ejemplo de superación: Gustavo Puerta, el 'gordito' al que no le creían en el fútbol" [Example of overcoming: Gustavo Puerta, the 'chubby boy' who did not believe in football]. elpais.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gustavo Puerta fue rechazado por Independiente Santa Fe" [Gustavo Puerta was rejected by Independiente Santa Fe]. eldeportivo.com (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bayer 04 sign top Colombian talent Puerta – loan deal with Nürnberg". bayer04.de. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Burkhardt, Dirk (2 August 2023). "Gustavo Puerta spielt sich bei Bayer 04 Leverkusen ins Rampenlicht" [Gustavo Puerta plays his way into the limelight at Bayer 04 Leverkusen]. WDR (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2024.


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