Antonio Bustamante

Bolivian-American footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Antonio Bustamante (born June 20, 1997) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Aurora.[1] Born in the United States, Bustamante represents the Bolivia national team.

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Antonio Bustamante
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Aurora
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)
2019Loudoun United (loan) 26 (5)
2020 Blooming 0 (0)
2020–2021 Náutico 2 (0)
2021–2022 Thisted 40 (7)
2023 B.93 15 (0)
2024– Aurora 25 (6)
International career
2020 Bolivia U23 4 (0)
2020 Bolivia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020
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Career

D.C. United

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

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

Bustamante joined Club Blooming in March 2020.[7]

Club Náutico Capibaribe

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

Thisted FC

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

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

International career

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

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