Antonio Bustamante

Antonio Bustamante (born June 20, 1997) is an who plays as a midfielder for Clube Náutico Capibaribe.[1] Born in the United States, Bustamante represents the Bolivia national team.

Antonio Bustamante
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Clube Náutico Capibaribe
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 2 (0)
2019 → Loudoun United (loan) 26 (5)
2020 Blooming 0 (0)
2020– Náutico 2 (0)
National team‡
2020 Bolivia U23 4 (0)
2020– Bolivia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 17, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2020

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]

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.[8] Bustamante made his first international appearance as a substitute in the 60th minute of the opening match against Paraguay's own U23 side.[9]

On 9 October 2020, Bustamante debuted for the senior Bolivia national team in a 5-0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Brazil.[10]

References
  1. "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. 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. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  5. "Loudoun United shuts out Louisville City". Loudoun Times-Mirror. July 30, 2019. 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. 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.
  9. "Análisis del Partido". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). January 22, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  10. "Brazil vs. Bolivia - 10 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
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